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Tom of Temecula

(1,188 posts)
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 09:04 AM Apr 14

'Mortifying personal details' have Trump on edge as hush money trial takes center stage

Following a string of courthouse losses that have cost Donald Trump hundreds of millions in fines, the former president will finally enter a courtroom on Monday to face 34 felony counts that could lead to prison time and that reality is weighing heavily upon him, reports the New York Times.

On the day before the former president will attend the beginning of his so-called "hush money" trial related to paying off adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about their alleged affair before the 2016 presidential election, the Times reports that this court case has "struck a nerve" with Trump. Adding to that is his knowledge that what will come out during testimony will likely be embarrassing for a man who is already deeply unpopular in Manhattan where he used to make his home.

According to the report, "... the Manhattan prosecution presents distinctive threats: For now, it is the only case on track to conclude before Election Day, as Mr. Trump has managed to bog down the others in delays and appeals. And even if Mr. Trump wins back the White House, he could not pardon himself for the Manhattan charges, as he could in the two federal cases he’s facing."

Add to that, the trial testimony could tend to the lurid, the Times is reporting. "The Manhattan case is also replete with mortifying personal details for Mr. Trump and his family: There’s the porn star who said she had sex with him, the former Trump fixer who paid her off and the tabloid publisher who helped him bury all manner of scurrilous stories," the Times is reporting.



https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2667769095/

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'Mortifying personal details' have Trump on edge as hush money trial takes center stage (Original Post) Tom of Temecula Apr 14 OP
This could mushroom out of control on him underpants Apr 14 #1
Your Honor the jury needs to see it to corroborate the witness testimony Ponietz Apr 14 #6
I don't think that evidence will stand up in court. SeattleVet Apr 14 #37
Exactly. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 15 #61
..... bdamomma Apr 15 #62
1 skamaria Apr 18 #64
He can plead erection interference! skamaria Apr 18 #65
You mean as in "Is that a mushroom in your pants?" erronis Apr 14 #9
No respect. No respect at all. Kid Berwyn Apr 14 #12
On the other hand, if the condom doesn't fit you must acquit. hay rick Apr 14 #14
DUzy!! Thread winner!!! PCIntern Apr 14 #22
🏆 underpants Apr 14 #28
I just watched the SNL cold open from last night COL Mustard Apr 14 #23
👍 underpants Apr 14 #27
Trump/contrition... agingdem Apr 15 #56
Do you think stormy will describe his mushroom appendage? getagrip_already Apr 14 #2
Worse than not being a billionaire no_hypocrisy Apr 14 #4
He's the one that gives an inch jmowreader Apr 15 #55
Remember pukes salivating & randy as they pressed Monica for every lurid specific detail of Clinton? Or MTG & Hunter? NBachers Apr 14 #17
How could I ever forget, no matter how hard I try? Hekate Apr 15 #54
Poor sick bastard! DemMedic Apr 14 #3
There it is: "a stomach turning comparison between her and his daughter". BComplex Apr 14 #11
He's bdamomma Apr 15 #63
He's the ass with mortifying habits, he's the one that should have done a better job of staying out of the limelight. marble falls Apr 14 #5
I'd really hate it if a rumor that... Hugin Apr 14 #7
'Mortifying personal details, eh?' ShazzieB Apr 14 #8
I take exception to this line of the story but it is Raw Story. CrispyQ Apr 14 #10
Right??? That's exactly what I honed in on. maptap22 Apr 14 #13
When you're the dictator, you make the rules. wnylib Apr 15 #52
"craft a way to give Trump absolute immunity without giving it to Biden" bonniebgood Apr 14 #16
They are investigating to hurt him politically, not legally getagrip_already Apr 14 #19
I agree. President cannot pardon themselves. LiberalFighter Apr 14 #36
Trump can *effectively* pardon himself of the federal charges by making the DoJ drop pursuit... Silent3 Apr 15 #58
They seem to be giving him the same treatment Turbineguy Apr 14 #15
Will Trump be embarassed or proud of the fact he slept with a porn star? Irish_Dem Apr 14 #18
He didnt really sleep with her.... getagrip_already Apr 14 #20
Trump does not require facts to brag about something. Irish_Dem Apr 14 #21
Eww....that makes me a little sick at my stomach... CTyankee Apr 14 #39
sad sex NJCher Apr 15 #49
But there was spanking involved. EndlessWire Apr 14 #45
I wouldn't call it an affair, either. Ilsa Apr 15 #60
They text and talked many times after Tree Lady Apr 18 #66
So it was a one-time deal on her part. nt Ilsa Apr 23 #67
His followers will see this the same as they see their reality TV shows, where bad behavior makes you a star. Midnight Writer Apr 14 #24
Exactly Trump is entertainment for them. Irish_Dem Apr 14 #25
who cares how they see things NJCher Apr 15 #50
More of a "Toads tool" than a mushroom methinks. Rafi Apr 14 #26
... Celerity Apr 14 #31
Yikes! Mike Nelson Apr 14 #29
What have you got against Richard Simmons? JoseBalow Apr 14 #38
Nothing... Mike Nelson Apr 14 #43
Trump isn't capable of being mortified. sop Apr 14 #30
I would beg to differ. Ligyron Apr 14 #46
Will they call Ben Roethlisberger to testify? Stormy said livetohike Apr 14 #32
You Spelled That Name Wrong ProfessorGAC Apr 14 #33
LOL. I know Big Ben became a Christian as he livetohike Apr 14 #34
May the beans of humiliation spill forth Blue Owl Apr 14 #35
Mortifying? LudwigPastorius Apr 14 #40
OMG! Haggard Celine Apr 15 #51
Here is the NYT article.... reACTIONary Apr 14 #41
scurrilous means to spread scandalous stories to damage a reputation Marthe48 Apr 14 #42
I'm Betting Deep State Witch Apr 14 #44
what could we possibly hear about Trump Skittles Apr 15 #47
I respectfully disagree that Mango Mussolini is embarrassed, Permanut Apr 15 #48
Possibly the personal detail most mortifying (at least to a normal human) is his fixation on Ivanka... Hekate Apr 15 #53
🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄 Oopsie Daisy Apr 15 #57
We already know about the mushroom. AllyCat Apr 15 #59

underpants

(182,868 posts)
1. This could mushroom out of control on him
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 09:09 AM
Apr 14

Last edited Sun Apr 14, 2024, 12:08 PM - Edit history (1)

He’s about to find out if there IS such a thing as bad publicity.

COL Mustard

(5,918 posts)
23. I just watched the SNL cold open from last night
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 12:03 PM
Apr 14

Apropos of him, he’s like a broken doorbell…no dong. At least if Stormy is to be believed.

agingdem

(7,853 posts)
56. Trump/contrition...
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 06:23 AM
Apr 15

‘When caught in the act of unscrupulous behavior, most psychopaths and sociopaths will not show signs of shame or remorse unless it is strategically advantageous to do so. On the contrary, they will double down on their aggressive tendencies, increase hostility, deny responsibility, accuse and blame others, and maintain a facade of arrogance and conceit while claiming they were se-up..a victim”.

getagrip_already

(14,825 posts)
2. Do you think stormy will describe his mushroom appendage?
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 09:11 AM
Apr 14

Now that would be epic.....

Even better if they introduce a sketch artists rendition as evidence.

Given her career, she, more than most doctors, could give expert testimony.

NBachers

(17,135 posts)
17. Remember pukes salivating & randy as they pressed Monica for every lurid specific detail of Clinton? Or MTG & Hunter?
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 11:15 AM
Apr 14

marble falls

(57,172 posts)
5. He's the ass with mortifying habits, he's the one that should have done a better job of staying out of the limelight.
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 09:29 AM
Apr 14

ShazzieB

(16,497 posts)
8. 'Mortifying personal details, eh?'
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 09:56 AM
Apr 14

'Mortifying personal details' pertaining to what, exactly? Is he afraid Stormy might say something 'mortifying' pertaining to his, err, anatomy?

CrispyQ

(36,502 posts)
10. I take exception to this line of the story but it is Raw Story.
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 10:13 AM
Apr 14
'...even if Mr. Trump wins back the White House, he could not pardon himself for the Manhattan charges, as he could in the two federal cases he’s facing."


So apparently a sitting president is not only immune from being charged while in office, he can also pardon himself? They write this like this has all been settled. If that's the case, why is there any investigation into Joe Biden? Yeah, yeah, I know. IOKIYR.

I half think that's what SCOTUS is trying to do, craft a way to give Trump absolute immunity without giving it to Biden.

maptap22

(70 posts)
13. Right??? That's exactly what I honed in on.
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 10:42 AM
Apr 14

It has not been decided but say it enough times and people think it is true and won’t complain if he tries to pardon himself. WTF??🤬

wnylib

(21,582 posts)
52. When you're the dictator, you make the rules.
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 03:35 AM
Apr 15

If Trump got into office, I'd expect him to just dump all cases against him and overturn any convictions, whether state or federal. Who or what law is going to stop a dictator?

bonniebgood

(943 posts)
16. "craft a way to give Trump absolute immunity without giving it to Biden"
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 11:12 AM
Apr 14

Not like its hasn't been done before. Remember the SCOTUS ruling in Bush v Gore? a ruling that can't be used again thing?

getagrip_already

(14,825 posts)
19. They are investigating to hurt him politically, not legally
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 11:39 AM
Apr 14

The same reason they held all the Bengazi hearings, and the email hearings.

There was no legal basis. It was a political hit job.

That's why they are going after hunter. It's why the keep chanting biden crime family.

There is no legal threat. It's 100% political theater meant to hurt him at the ballot box.

Scotus is merely trying to help tsf at the ballot box. They aren't trying to help him legally. Sure, they are helping him delay justice, but they haven't yet help him avoid it.

Silent3

(15,259 posts)
58. Trump can *effectively* pardon himself of the federal charges by making the DoJ drop pursuit...
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 06:40 AM
Apr 15

...of the cases against him.

As things are shaking out, Trump is likely getting his wish that none of the federal cases go to trial until after the election. If Trump were then elected, he'd just fill the DoJ with lackeys who would drop all the outstanding cases, and he's then free and clear.

I suppose there's an off chance that Trump could be convicted in the interval between the election and (hopefully this is never more than hypothetical!) assuming the Presidency again, but he'd appeal any convictions, obviously, and if the DoJ says it doesn't want to pursue those appeals, you get the same end result of an effective pardon.

Irish_Dem

(47,324 posts)
18. Will Trump be embarassed or proud of the fact he slept with a porn star?
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 11:31 AM
Apr 14

Trump loves to brag about all the women he slept with.

getagrip_already

(14,825 posts)
20. He didnt really sleep with her....
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 11:43 AM
Apr 14

He had an orgasm in close proximity to her body. She didn't take any pleasure. It took a couple of minutes and she left.

That's not quite sleeping with someone.


Tree Lady

(11,484 posts)
66. They text and talked many times after
Thu Apr 18, 2024, 12:39 PM
Apr 18

he tried to get her to do it again and when she made excuses, one time she said I am on my period, he moved on to that other girl.

I found this out from Stormy herself who talks about it in her documentary.

Midnight Writer

(21,788 posts)
24. His followers will see this the same as they see their reality TV shows, where bad behavior makes you a star.
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 12:10 PM
Apr 14

Mike Nelson

(9,966 posts)
29. Yikes!
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 12:25 PM
Apr 14

... "will likely be embarrassing..." it says. What could possibly be embarrassing, considering all that we already heard? He is Hitler's love child? He is Richard Simmons' secret lover?

Mike Nelson

(9,966 posts)
43. Nothing...
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 08:46 PM
Apr 14

... I always found him entertaining. I met him once and he was very nice. He was with an actor from General Hospital - can't remember his name. I was trying to think of a "romantic" partner that Trump supporters would find unacceptable... and he just came to mind. Imagine him trying to get Trump sweatin' to the oldies...

ProfessorGAC

(65,159 posts)
33. You Spelled That Name Wrong
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 12:47 PM
Apr 14

It should be R-A-P-E-L-I-S-B-E-R-G-E-R.
No wonder he was involved with this. Rapists hanging together I guess.

livetohike

(22,157 posts)
34. LOL. I know Big Ben became a Christian as he
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 12:52 PM
Apr 14

tried to rehabilitate his image. As a Steelers fan since birth, he disgusts me. I hope he is called.Stormy said she was afraid of him.

Blue Owl

(50,490 posts)
35. May the beans of humiliation spill forth
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 02:01 PM
Apr 14

Let's see everyone pointing and laughing at Captain Pantload -- that'll really get his blood pressure spiking....

Marthe48

(17,015 posts)
42. scurrilous means to spread scandalous stories to damage a reputation
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 08:43 PM
Apr 14

too late, NYT, too late

The trial might lead to revelations about a degenerate who got away with deplorable behavior since he was 3 or older, but it won't be scurrilous.

Deep State Witch

(10,450 posts)
44. I'm Betting
Sun Apr 14, 2024, 09:26 PM
Apr 14

That he's the father of Ms. Daniels' child. Or that he has paid for abortions for at least one of them.

Permanut

(5,628 posts)
48. I respectfully disagree that Mango Mussolini is embarrassed,
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 12:52 AM
Apr 15

mortified, fearful or worried.Those things don't seem to happen in his brain. He reacts more like a rabid badger.

Hekate

(90,779 posts)
53. Possibly the personal detail most mortifying (at least to a normal human) is his fixation on Ivanka...
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 03:44 AM
Apr 15

He talked about her anatomical features on a shock-jock radio show decades ago. When he first set out to schtup Stormy he sought to flatter her by saying she reminded him of his daughter Ivanka.

That’s just…sick.

Oopsie Daisy

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Mon Apr 15, 2024, 06:39 AM
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