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"First of all, he's actually not comfortable with going to jail. That is just bravado."

He said that he has "talked to Trump associates" who said Trump "doesn't want to serve time."

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[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 82 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Also: “he eats food” and “sleeps”

I cannot wait for the further groundbreaking revelations that await us when this biographer finally publishes his earth-shattering book.

/s

[–] Today@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Breaking news - he doesn't like taxes; does like porn stars.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure that I know one porn star he really does not like

[–] JokklMaster@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

"I slept with you because you reminded me of Ivanka, but you're actually a Tiffany."

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In other news water is wet.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Water is not wet.  Wetness arises from the interaction between a liquid and a solid surface. In other words, wetness is a property that occurs when water or another liquid comes into contact with a solid object.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am not smart enough to understand you. Water is wet and the sky is blue.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Btw, the sky is not blue, it just appears that way sometimes due to how the light from the sun refracts through the Earth’s atmosphere.

It also appears a full range of other colors, including no color at all.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 34 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I keep half expecting him to compare himself to legends:

"You know who else was sentenced to prison? Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela. Great men and I'm honored to serve with them."

To which the response needs to be "Yeah, so did Hitler."

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

I keep half expecting him to compare himself to legends:

That happened nearly a year ago.

[–] LimeZest@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 5 months ago

He kept Mein Kampf on his nightstand, that response would come across as a positive to Trump and his fans.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 24 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I just want him to serve at least a single day in prison because they'd have to search him. Thoroughly.

[–] comador@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

"You have to search me WHERE?!?! That's preposterous!"

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Prison guard: Take the toupée off Mr Trump

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

It gets the hose too. Orange water everywhere.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

Trump can't pronounce preposterous. Way too many syllables.

[–] homesnatch@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Even the diaper?