LAMP

Don't hold your breath. #6 is just howling at the moon.

DOC

That doesn't surprise anyone. Trump is clever enough to know that the wounded survivors of his illegal war weren't going to be thanking him.

Another point of view: It's possible they might even have refused a visit.

LEGALLLY

"swinging from the gallows"

Only if Trump kicks the bucket before he gets a chance to issue a blanket pardon.

Trump doesn't count the deaths of any soldiers who got killed during a cease fire.

As usual, it's not his fault. Like a spoiled 2-year old, nothing is ever his fault.

It's not the money. It's the principle. Trump hates losing.

So, such it up lewser!

"In legal terms, a Hail Mary is a desperate, very low-probability last resort"such as a long-shot petition or argument made to the U.S. Supreme Court when all standard appeals have failed and the odds of winning are overwhelmingly against the filer."

Anybody want to give odds on this?

I'm surprised that Trump's bootlicking legal team didn't warn Trump about the perils of "Discovery" before they went forward with this lawsuit

Or, maybe they did and he didn't listen. . . as usual. Considering Trump always thinks he's smarter than his lawyers
anyway.

Of course, the real solution is for the Democrats to get control of both houses of congress.

And then just sit back and watch the fur fly.

HUGH

"And what exactly is Trump's "constitutional authority"?

He has none. Except maybe to call for a Constitutional Convention. I seriously doubt he'd go for that kind of national slap-down. Especially with his poll numbers sinking like a rock.

However, he seems to think all he has to do is issue an Executive Order, wait for it to be appealed up through the court system and hope, in the end, that the ass licking U.S. Supreme Court will find a statute vague enough that Trump can crawl through.

All part of Trump's plan to "nationalize" ALL State voting rights in violation of the Constitution.

Trump is what you might call an insecure control freak!

But then, who doesn't already know that?

LAMP

"What may lurk in that "detailed" financial information?"

After suddenly realizing that the word "discovery" works in both directions, Trump is making a futile effort to exclude "business records" from his lawsuit, thus limiting the damages strictly to "reputation."

It's an uphill battle considering that his name is also that of his business "brand" and is thus fair game. BBC has a good case in that respect.

But I agree with ANGRYDAD. There is nothing on heaven or earth that will make Trump release the business records of 100 companies that bear his "brand."

All-in-all, Trump has once again dug his own grave. He is nothing if not redundant.

Only 27???

I'd suggest a mass exodus before the midterms so they can still claim a modicum of integrity. Even then, their reputation would be sketchy. Guilt by association, so to speak. It's a career killer.

Fear of being scapegoated to cover up Trump's irresponsibility is possibly another reason.

I'd also guess that Trump's quest for unlimited power is skating on thin ice in the midterms. Nobody wants to be the last soldier to get killed in Trump's war on democracy, if you get my drift.

Trump is ALWAYS badly in need of a scapegoat to cover up his own incompetence. This isn't something new or even unusual. It's his m.o. . . . i.e. THE MOST INCOMPETENT PRESIDENT EVER!

Deja vu all over again . . and again . . . and again. NON STOP

AU

"Turnabout is fair play"

I can't believe you said that. Please elaborate.

He usually slithers out early to avoid the same thing getting caught on camera and broadcast on the evening news.

Or, perhaps because there may be a sharpshooter in the crowd.

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a law against politicians lying to the American people.

So, Trump takes that to the nth degree ~~ NONSTOP!

There's a saying that a lie will travel from coast to coast and back again while the truth is tying its shoelaces.

It was my impression that any astute observer could have noticed the difference in the exterior configuration of the two planes. At least that's what the reporter who published the story is claiming. IOW, public information.

Kudos to Senator Amy Klobuchar for this catch. I bust out laughing.

Somebody will probably send this loser some money just because they feel sorry for him.

His new digs in that tiny travel trailer aren't very comfortable.

REIN

"said she'd never collect a penny from the orange serial "

Based on Trump's long sleazy history, it was a safe bet.

Fortunately, in this case, the judge was ready for him.

"Unwatchable"

After the first few minutes, Trump's fear that he had lost his once loyal base was evident.

Yet he continues to lie himself into a political grave.

Wasn't it once said that repeating the same thing over and over again, expecting different results, was a sign of insanity?

2020

"So he essentially has to pay her"

He had no choice. The money was already being held by the judge pending the outcome of the appeal. It was released to Ms Carroll on the spot.

I doubt she'll get to spend it on herself. Knowing Trump penchant for revenge, chances are she'll need every dime for future lawyer fees before Trump is through trying to run her to ground.

Trump has that 2020 obsession by the tail and can't let go. And the worst part is, he's not kidding. I think he actually believes his delusion.

Yeah!

But I agree with American Unity. Trump doesn't take losing sitting down. Ms. Carroll will have to watch her step. In Trump's addled brain, his war with her has just begun.