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What does the future hold for Donald Trump? - threadbans in OP

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,472 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    This was covered at the time.

    Whether the docs were classified or not isn't the only issue.

    Elect a clown... Expect a circus



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,524 ✭✭✭Niska



    Maybe - I don't think there is a reference to prison in the Former Presidents Act (1958) references incarceration.

    Newsweek speculates they will:

    Former agency officials have speculated that it's likely Secret Service agents would go with Trump to protect him in prison.

    One unnamed former official told Business Insider that while there wouldn't be protective detail inside a cell with Trump, it's likely there would be at least one agent on the property.


    However, ChatGBT does not think so:

    No, if an ex-US president goes to jail, they do not keep their Secret Service detail. Secret Service protection is provided to a former president for the rest of their life, unless they waive the protection. However, if a former president is convicted and sentenced to serve time in jail, they will lose their Secret Service detail during their time in prison.

    According to the Former Presidents Act, which was passed in 1958, former presidents are entitled to a range of benefits, including a pension, an office, and Secret Service protection. However, the law does not specify that Secret Service protection must be provided to a former president while in prison, so it would not be available during that time.

    It's worth noting that no former US president has ever been sent to jail, although several have faced legal proceedings and impeachment.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,586 ✭✭✭Economics101


    I presume there will be one on shower duty. 😁



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,145 ✭✭✭✭salmocab


    I doubt he’ll ever go to an actual prison no matter what/if he’s found guilty of. It’s a fairly strange set of circumstances and I imagine that some sort of in house incarceration would be organised



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,781 ✭✭✭Flaneur OBrien


    Hard agree. No chance he'll ever be sent to prison. House arrest, no access to internet, or limited to some news sites and no media interviews would be about the best one could hope for.

    It'll be the lack of golf that kills him 🤣



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,494 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    Years before this resolves. Found guilty, appeal, appeal, appeal. The various side cases that likely arise due to bad behavior by his defense counsel? Appeal, appeal... Every delaying tactic in the book, including ones we haven't seen, will be brought to bear.

    And when it does, apparently it's a max 4 year sentence, it'll be brief, house arrest, some limited restrictions on his behaviors.

    The absolute worst aspect of this is this clown front page news for the next few years. So depressing. Even if he drops from the race or doesn't get the nomination, he'll still be in the news.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,021 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    It's federal crimes he's supposedly charged with, why do you think he'll only get house arrest?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,456 ✭✭✭Rawr


    The best outcome from a Federal case would be barring him from public office. Which, if the GOP ever get their collective acts together is exacty what they should hope for so they can safely move on from Donnie while holding onto a chunk of the MAGA crowd.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,307 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    He is being charged by the manhattan DA not SDNY.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 37,367 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Extreme extenuating circumstances and the likelihood that imposing specific restrictions on him as part of house arrest would ensure he can't commit further similar offences.

    Not saying he shouldn't get jail time, but it's highly unlikely given his age, he's a former President, and they were non-violent crimes.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,021 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    If the charges are relating to falsification of business records in trump. Org , Weisselnberg served time for those crimes.

    If the charges are the campaign finance violations, Cohen served time for those crimes



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,905 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    He actually thought no one would prosecute him. He'll be flying from one courtroom to another in a few months.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,456 ✭✭✭Rawr


    Part of me wouldn't mind him in the news for the reason of how much of a train-wreck he is. I can't imagine him behaving himself at all, and while some might see that as him electioneering in the hope that all this will go away upon re-election, I feel that this will just serve as a regular reminder to moderate voters that the drama he'll being to the courtroom would also be returned to the White House.

    He is no longer the Trump of Apprentice fame, who might have been a billionare property kingpin in New York. He's the obnoxious wind-bag who embarressed an entire nation for 4 years straight, had a revolving door of roles in his White House (staffed also by his kids), and has enabled a ferel cult following who pepper anything that Trump says with an extra layer of stupid.

    The next few years of court appearances will serve to remind everyone what we all know. Donald Trump is an abysmal excuse for an adult who can't be counted to run a laudramat let alone any large company or nation. I hope these cases bleed him of what little cash he really has. That would be a better punishment than prison I feel. No chance to be a martyr, just poverty until the end.

    "There goes poor old Donald Trump. Did you know he used to run a fancy Manhattan property firm? Then he became preseident. He kept going to court and lost all his cash to legal fees. He tried to get more cash from Russians...but sure enough they hadn't any left either because of the War. His trophy wife left as soon as she found out that her inheritence from him didn't really exist and most of his kids swapped "Trump" from their names by deed-poll. They didn't visit after they had to put him into this Medic-aid funded Senior Center. Now he spends his days...just staring at Fox News..hoping that they'll mention his name again..."

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,905 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Bragg would be an officer of the court IWT, as of today. Mouthing off could find Trump in contempt of court.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,740 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    Oh no. He'll never step foot in a cell. We know that. We've been saying that since the start. Even if he's found guilty later of much more serious charges like election tampering and attempted insurrection, he would still not step foot in a cell. As mentioned, house arrest (Complete with ankle monitor) for 2 years, ban on media/social media and ban on writing books/profiting from his actions for a period of 10 years or something would be most likely.

    And that would please his cult too: "See? we (We!!!) beat ya. He got away with it. No prison. Hah. Screw you, libs".

    I do believe that his chances of winning election are going to be pretty minimal now though. Now that doesn't mean he won't run again. Or try to steal the election AGAIN. Or tell his hate groups "We love you. Stand down and stand by" AGAIN. But I do think it's over for him. And the sooner the GOP rid themselves of him and his GQP crew the better.

    We've all said that the GOP should have taken the opportunity in the week after Jan 6 insurrection attempt to throw trump and his croneys under the bus. They would have had a nice clean run of it since then to now to distance themselves from him. And even root out more of his cult like MGT as more revelations emerge, They could have pointed back at him and his cult and said "Look, we really DID empty the swamp.... of trump and his people who tarnished the good name of the GOP". Yadda yadda yadda. They could have dug up all the dirt they have to bury him and move on to DeSantis (Who is just as offensive but with more polish. So even worse). They would have had time to big DeSantis up as the "better" trump. A trump that actually cares for 'Murica. They would have had a rough year or so but every time more dirt comes up about trump, the BETTER it would be for them as they could say "Phew, we got rid of that guy. He wasn't the GOP. He's more DEM than GOP. Those are DEM morals!!!". And every time they compared his loose morals to the libtards, they would push the MAGA cult closer to DeSantis. By now they would be ALL OVER DeSamtis and trump would have been a Dem collaborator or something. I stated previously that I thought if they got rid of trump that they would definitely lose 2024 election but would take that hit 'cos 2024 world is still going to be in the toilet. But I now think that, had they gotten rid of trump in the week after Jan 6 insurrection attempt, they would actually win 2024 easily.

    On Jan 7 they wobbled.... And then tucked their tails between their legs and folded and embraced the GQP. The old school GOP members who folded, what do they think of themselves at 4AM. When they look in the mirror. When they hear another ignorant, ill-informed, unprofessional (Usually already-disproved) lie from MGT or trump or his cult? The career GOP members with 30, 40 + years of service. The ones who wobbled on Jan 7 and then folded after half their life representing their party. If they hadn't already sold their soul to the GQP, it would be soul destroying.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    Wouldn't be at all surprised to see a gag order imposed, due to Trump's constant nonsense whinging. That would be lovely to watch, there's no way Trump can ever keep his mouth shut so he could end up in contempt.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,307 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,307 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Legal fees only cost you money if you pay them. Trump is famous for not paying. Why do you think he keeps changing attorneys?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,740 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    Even without a gag-order I would imagine he could be held in contempt for his posts. All hyperbole aside, being as impartial as possible, I assume that there are VERY strict rules and regulations about ongoing cases and what can be publicly released. And what can be said by and about people involved with the case.

    I think there was some issue lately with some court official stating somewhere that they thought trump was guilty. I can't remember the details. But yeah, I can imagine that all parties involved in the trial(s) will have to follow extremely strict guidelines regarding media/social media. I know trump has stated that the judge hates him. But I wonder what would happen if he says that when the trial starts?

    I think your point @PropJoe10 is a VERY valid one. What will happen if he starts commenting on the ongoing case on media//social media. Or either party (But let's be honest, if anyone is going to comment, it will be him). It will be a nightmare for his lawyers.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,077 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Byron Donald hitting the Nancy Pelosi tweet on CNN just now.

    Twisting talking points and spouting shite with very little challenge on the facts from Kaitlan Collins.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,242 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Making love is being criminalized.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,456 ✭✭✭Rawr


    Did consider that. My guessing is that any lawyer who isn't of Rudy-quality will have somehow tried to get some payment guarentee given Trump's track record. Possibly even pre-payment. He didn't even pay Rudy, and look at the state of him now.

    I feel that either Trump's got the thickest idiots to ever pass the Bar exams or he's prepaid someone who is half-decent.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭charlie_says


    IMG_20230404_120335_451.jpg

    Simply CRIMINAL for the other crowd.

    Might do YUUUGE too.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,307 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,145 ✭✭✭✭salmocab


    Well uncle joe is 4 years older than Trump so by that logic Trump will also be too old.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 478 ✭✭Run Forest Run




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,070 ✭✭✭crusd


    Mar-a-lago will be declared his house and Trump International Golf Club Palm Beach his back garden.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    Well apparently he's flying straight back to Florida after today's proceedings to deliver "remarks" in a public speech. Surely a car crash situation for his legal team. He's so dumb that he'll surely say something that either incriminates him, or could be used in a contempt of court motion. Definitely one to keep an eye out for!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,494 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


    "Please, send me money because I have been indicated! Send me money!"


    There. That's the remarks. Be some awesome heckling opportunities at Mar-a-lardo if he gives his remarks outdoors.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,456 ✭✭✭Rawr


    During which he'll declare to an anticipating world....that they should buy "TrumpBucks".

    That's right...TrumpBucks. Limited to only 450000, this new cypto currency can be bought for the low-low price of $99.99 each. Buy 10 of them can you could be in with a chance to meet Trump himself at Mar-a-lago.


    ...or it could just be "It's a witch hunt....yada, yada, yada....." Hard to know how thick he can be given the examples we have to work from.



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