Jon, are you aware of a "must read"piece that explains Trump's support. With the incredible baggage that makes Nixon seem like a choir boy, I just don't get it. What explains the resentment of rural and southern America? Kinda wish I were back in school to debate this.
Thank you for this great daily report and all the ones so far and to come. Perfect mix of what we need to know and entertaining bits like the radio reporter in the bathroom.
If Trump is finally forced to confront himself, which is what the final scene sounded like, it’s hard not to feel sorry for him even after all’s said and done.
Trump knows his house of cards is falling down. We are witnessing a malignant narcissist "melt-down" in real time. If any other defendant ranted the way that trump does (gagged?🙄)...they would have been fined or imprisoned already.
I’m glued to every word of your reporting, Jon. So glad you’re there. Reading your observations and insights, I feel as if I’m in the courtroom too. Thank you!
A rather high proportion of Jurors seem to be playing the Woody Allen card, i.e., they claim they are anxious or have emotional problems which merit exclusion from serving as a juror.
Although most of my cases don't go to trial, I distincly remember the antics I witnessed during jury selection. In one case, a young man opened up a bag and started jiggling three vials of pills, excitedly and eagerly chirping about his myriad nervous conditions which called for a respite from anything as arduous as jury duty.
The pathology of the jurors seems to compliment the pathology of the Criminal Defendant. The country seems to get crazier and crazier
But none of that craziness was as stark and as sick as that scene from Saigon in 1963 when a Buddhist monk set himself on fire. I am of course referring to that poor and wounded soul who set himself on fire outside the courthouse.
Without TV coverage in the courtroom and relying only on first-hand accounts (like Jon's), we readers necessarily create pictorial images in our minds. My mind carries me to classic films to flesh out the setting. I'm hoping for a dramatic scene like Nicholson's breakdown in "A Few Good Men", or a confrontation like Spencer Tracy and Frederic March had in "Inherit the Wind". But the most vivid scene that comes to mind is Al Pacino's manic opening speech in "And Justice for All".
While this trial's main focus is accountability, it seems to be full of great dramatic possibilities as well. After all, as Oscar Wilde wrote, "Life imitates art far more than art imitates life."
Jon, are you aware of a "must read"piece that explains Trump's support. With the incredible baggage that makes Nixon seem like a choir boy, I just don't get it. What explains the resentment of rural and southern America? Kinda wish I were back in school to debate this.
Thank you for this great daily report and all the ones so far and to come. Perfect mix of what we need to know and entertaining bits like the radio reporter in the bathroom.
If Trump is finally forced to confront himself, which is what the final scene sounded like, it’s hard not to feel sorry for him even after all’s said and done.
Trump knows his house of cards is falling down. We are witnessing a malignant narcissist "melt-down" in real time. If any other defendant ranted the way that trump does (gagged?🙄)...they would have been fined or imprisoned already.
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I think I seriously almost came reading this piece...
Trump getting savaged to his face by NY-ers (nonetheless..ha ha ha) and having to STFU and deal with it.
Marchan essentially telling him: "sit the fck down, dumbass.."
Oh lordy...too too good...phew...
I’m glued to every word of your reporting, Jon. So glad you’re there. Reading your observations and insights, I feel as if I’m in the courtroom too. Thank you!
A rather high proportion of Jurors seem to be playing the Woody Allen card, i.e., they claim they are anxious or have emotional problems which merit exclusion from serving as a juror.
Although most of my cases don't go to trial, I distincly remember the antics I witnessed during jury selection. In one case, a young man opened up a bag and started jiggling three vials of pills, excitedly and eagerly chirping about his myriad nervous conditions which called for a respite from anything as arduous as jury duty.
The pathology of the jurors seems to compliment the pathology of the Criminal Defendant. The country seems to get crazier and crazier
But none of that craziness was as stark and as sick as that scene from Saigon in 1963 when a Buddhist monk set himself on fire. I am of course referring to that poor and wounded soul who set himself on fire outside the courthouse.
Without TV coverage in the courtroom and relying only on first-hand accounts (like Jon's), we readers necessarily create pictorial images in our minds. My mind carries me to classic films to flesh out the setting. I'm hoping for a dramatic scene like Nicholson's breakdown in "A Few Good Men", or a confrontation like Spencer Tracy and Frederic March had in "Inherit the Wind". But the most vivid scene that comes to mind is Al Pacino's manic opening speech in "And Justice for All".
While this trial's main focus is accountability, it seems to be full of great dramatic possibilities as well. After all, as Oscar Wilde wrote, "Life imitates art far more than art imitates life."
Great commentary. Thanks!
Absolutely love the commentary. So glad you got access.
Jonathan,
Trump ain't gonna testify. It is all more blowhard.
I wish he would, but he won't.
Jonathan your reporting is wonderful. I read it every day. Keep going. N
Excellent.