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Shrek

(3,986 posts)
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 06:42 AM Apr 28

Cold and without Diet Coke, former president muddles through the dreary life of a defendant

I gifted this WSJ link so there is no paywall.

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/donald-trump-is-used-to-the-finer-things-in-life-at-the-courthouse-hes-miserable-e11fb86a?st=f3jcso7bojrjhyd&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Donald Trump, a billionaire accustomed to jet-setting between adoring campaign rallies and his Florida estate, has spent two weeks—with as many as six to go—sitting unhappily at the defense table in the city where he built his real-estate empire and his 2016 White House campaign. Though he fumes daily about the 34 New York felony charges he’s facing, the small indignities of being on trial are what appear to bother him most.

He’s freezing, he says, due to the building’s finicky heating system. In court he can’t eat or drink anything but water, robbing him of some of the multiple Diet Cokes he consumes in a typical day. He can use the bathroom only when the judge declares a break in proceedings. A panel of 18 New Yorkers—12 jurors and six alternates—have front-row seats to his every yawn, catnap and mutter.

Perhaps worst of all, Trump must remain silent in court as witnesses who swear to tell the truth recount his alleged crimes and sexual impropriety several feet away.

“He’s miserable,” said John Catsimatidis, the New York grocery-store magnate and a longtime Trump friend. “There is no more horrible thing than just having to sit there and be quiet.”
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Cold and without Diet Coke, former president muddles through the dreary life of a defendant (Original Post) Shrek Apr 28 OP
A life without Diet Coke .... yikes ! OnDoutside Apr 28 #1
He deserves to be miserable for the miseries he has caused many people in this country. Lonestarblue Apr 28 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author COL Mustard Apr 28 #8
I keep hoping for an early birthday present, but nothing so far. niyad Apr 28 #9
I applaud his misery EYESORE 9001 Apr 28 #3
Well, misery loves company. CaptainTruth Apr 28 #18
He is not miserable enough for me. Lock him up! Emile Apr 28 #4
WAY WAY WAAAAAAAAAY not miserable enough. calimary Apr 28 #7
Look at it as his misery PatSeg Apr 28 #19
"He's miserable" Good. I hope each day seems an eternity ms liberty Apr 28 #5
Oh my, that poor man...he shouldn't have to SIT there like that... MiHale Apr 28 #6
ohhh, pooooooooor cold insane toddler. After the misery and horror niyad Apr 28 #10
Why doesn't he bring a nice looking jacket? karynnj Apr 28 #11
It gives him time to contemplate the dreary life of a convict. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 28 #12
And more than likely he is sitting in his own shit because his bowels are shot from years of Botany Apr 28 #15
One has to wonder what must be going through that Adderall addled brain? NoMoreRepugs Apr 28 #13
Someone should put that diet coke 'call' button on the table, that he had in the White House Siwsan Apr 28 #14
Good. tanyev Apr 28 #16
Ahh, so nice to see Grumpy Cat! niyad Apr 28 #21
LOL Blue Owl Apr 28 #28
To be fair, a wet diaper in a cold room must be terribly uncomfortable Iris Apr 28 #17
Diaper rash would be a nice bonus. niyad Apr 28 #32
"There is no more horrible thing than just having to sit there and be quiet."?????????? GoCubsGo Apr 28 #20
That link does not work for me. The article shows up, then there niyad Apr 28 #22
Click the x in the corner and it goes away bedazzled Apr 28 #24
I did, and the article itself went away. I tried three different times. niyad Apr 28 #31
Should have known you were smart! bedazzled Apr 28 #33
President Joe says he's six years old. lpbk2713 Apr 28 #23
Cry me a river, drmeow Apr 28 #25
The woes of applying to NY's felon club must be endured, to see if you qualify for the club. republianmushroom Apr 28 #26
Him being miserable makes me happy. pandr32 Apr 28 #27
Someone get whiny baby his sippy cup of warm milk and shawl Blue Owl Apr 28 #29
Automatic KnR for gifted paywall links. nt intrepidity Apr 28 #30
I hope TSF Gets Even More Miserable!! Cha Apr 28 #34

Lonestarblue

(10,155 posts)
2. He deserves to be miserable for the miseries he has caused many people in this country.
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 06:52 AM
Apr 28

I still think of the hundreds of children Trump had ripped away from their migrant parents and sent somewhere with no records of where. Hundreds have still not been found, and it’s likely that they never will be since Trump and his evil twin Miller probably sent them to sex traffickers.

If I prayed, I’d be on my knees every day praying for a guilty verdict and jail time. Then Trump might know some real misery.

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PatSeg

(47,737 posts)
19. Look at it as his misery
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 09:54 AM
Apr 28

is being stretched out over a considerable time, which in itself is a form of torture for a man like Trump and it gives the entire world the opportunity to witness it, including his diehard supporters.

ms liberty

(8,622 posts)
5. "He's miserable" Good. I hope each day seems an eternity
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 08:09 AM
Apr 28

And each night the dread of returning to the courtroom the next day keeps him awake.

MiHale

(9,799 posts)
6. Oh my, that poor man...he shouldn't have to SIT there like that...
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 08:18 AM
Apr 28

Replace the chair with a kneeler. Bet he won’t doze off any more.

niyad

(113,850 posts)
10. ohhh, pooooooooor cold insane toddler. After the misery and horror
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 08:48 AM
Apr 28

Last edited Sun Apr 28, 2024, 10:30 AM - Edit history (1)

TRAITOR** has perpetrated on US and the rest of the sane world these last almost nine years, if he isn't writhing in excruciating agony every second of every day, BEHIND BARS, he isn't nearly miserable enough.

Side note: he has friends???

karynnj

(59,509 posts)
11. Why doesn't he bring a nice looking jacket?
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 08:52 AM
Apr 28

He has been cold for several days. If it were you, wouldn't you after day one wear warm socks and bring a jacket? It's not a complicated solution.

Botany

(70,637 posts)
15. And more than likely he is sitting in his own shit because his bowels are shot from years of
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 09:19 AM
Apr 28

…. drug (adderall) use and has to wait until the judge tells him he can go and use the little boy’s
room. I pity who or whom ever has the job of cleaning him up and changing his diapers. I hope
he is miserable because a large of the 14 million dead from C-19 is because of his actions.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,505 posts)
13. One has to wonder what must be going through that Adderall addled brain?
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 09:11 AM
Apr 28

My guess is constructing as best he can a list of enemies to severely punish for this public humiliation. Bring it on Slobby.

Siwsan

(26,320 posts)
14. Someone should put that diet coke 'call' button on the table, that he had in the White House
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 09:11 AM
Apr 28

Not connected to anything, of course. Just to mess with his eroding mind.

GoCubsGo

(32,100 posts)
20. "There is no more horrible thing than just having to sit there and be quiet."??????????
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 10:12 AM
Apr 28

Oh, really??? I'm thinking that all of those tens of thousands people who suffered and died from COVID due to his neglect, or who are dealing with life-long debilitation from it--and their loved ones, would heartily disagree with that. Ditto for all the Puerto Ricans who had paper towels thrown in their faces by that motherfucker, after they lost everything. And, I could go on all day with lots of other examples that are worse than having to sit down and shut up. Go fuck yourself, Mr. Catsimatidis, you over-privileged sack of shit.

niyad

(113,850 posts)
22. That link does not work for me. The article shows up, then there
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 11:40 AM
Apr 28

is a demand to subscribe, and it disappears.

republianmushroom

(13,846 posts)
26. The woes of applying to NY's felon club must be endured, to see if you qualify for the club.
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 12:31 PM
Apr 28

You will be notified if you do qualify. Hopefully you do qualify and are accepted into the club.

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