For the sake of balance, a Cornwall based poster on here not so long ago claimed he could identify the origin of people who were imported to work in the NHS by their skin colour.

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

Untrue. General remarks about people walking towards the hospital at staff changeover times are not determinations about any one individual. When that is supported by personal knowledge of the current recruitment policy it is soundly based.

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So Trump, in his current trial has now been threatened with jail time if he goes on breaking the gag order that he is under.

As the fines he was given were never going to be enough to stop him, as the maximum would be regarded by him as a cheap investment for the publicity, will the prospect of time in jail?

Would he welcome the image it would create, the publicity that would mean he remains the centre of attention and the opportunity to present himself as a martyr whilst others in his campaign do the talking for him?

Or would he be concerned about becoming not only the first ex President to be charged with a criminal offence but the first to be jailed?

The drip, drip, drip impact of this slow burning case, his demeanour in Court and boringly repetitive statements outside, must gradually have an effect on the perceptions of the vital swing voters. Biden in contrast seems to very slowly be inching the other way, with the relative success of the US economy beginning to dawn in the minds of the people. Not yet reflected in the poling numbers but there is a sense that this is the slack tide time, the pause before it flows the other way.

So will Trump opt for jail time? It will be his choice and interesting to see.

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Completely wrong. I, and many others believe all the cases have merit and would probably result in convictions if they get heard. Which given Trump’s shenanigans and past record seems increasingly unlikely. I think there is a lot more which could be thrown at him, and possibly will be. This case has nothing to do with not telling his wife. That’s Trump spin. It’s about falsifying records to hide the truth during an election campaign. A truth that was going to hurt him.

In the current case the threat of jail doesn’t arise from the case itself. The worst he can expect is a heavy fine. Almost certainly less than his costs, meaning it would have been cheaper to have pleaded guilty. That though would have meant he would not have gained the publicity and opportunity to present himself as a victim.

The jail threat comes from him repeatedly ignoring the gag order which bans him from making comments on court staff, jurors and others involved in the case. He has been fined $1000 each for 9 transgressions already, which is the maximum but peanuts for him relative to the publicity, and now warned any more risks jail. I think he wants that. Let’s see.

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Who to believe? Find your Internet conspiracy theorist with views that nicely fit your narrative?

Or the media - Fox News? CNN? NY Times? Washington Post? The National Enquirer? The BBC? The Times? Guardian? Mail?

All on here are getting their info from one of these and nobody on here will attempt to verify the voracity of that info, me included. It's too difficult and time consuming. So you have to trust one/some of them. Of the above I know who I'd choose.

On this thread many minds are made up and some posters write with a degree of certainty that's quite frankly astounding. Not something that indicates wisdom.

Edited by Eaglehamster (01 May 2024 4.03pm)

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Yes it's US politics. Just as the GOP finds mud to sling at Biden or indirectly at him via his son. However the fact is he is accused of crimes in the financial cover-up following the pay-off. Are you suggesting that crimes that are so minor are simply ignored?

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