# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 14, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537 "2020-11-14T00:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 138
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2745 "2021-09-01T17:20:46Z")
Da plane! Da plane! > **[Mike Lindell's unraveling begins as he sells $2.5 million MyPillow plane to...](https://www.rawstory.com/lindell-plane/)** > > Pillow mogul turned election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell is facing multiple difficulties in his two-pronged quest to prove that the 2020 election was stolen by China — and to fend off a colossal lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems, which claims... ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2746 "2021-09-01T18:06:07Z")
I wonder who’s lost the most money trying to reinstate Trump? Giuliani and Lyndell are probably the leaders, but there’s bound to be others who aren’t in front of camera as much who have contributed to this abyssal money sink. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2747 "2021-09-01T18:16:30Z")
Sidney Powell may become a contender too, at least in terms of future earnings, depending on how the disbarment/sanction proceedings and the Dominion lawsuit go. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2748 "2021-09-01T22:04:50Z")
OoooooOOOOOOooooohhhhhh, my kinda schadenfreude! MSNBC just reported that Matthew Calamari (Trump bodyguard who knows a lot) and Jeff McConney (Comptroller who worked directly under Weisselburg) are testifying to a grand jury this week. MSNBC attributes the WSJ for first publishing this. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2749 "2021-09-02T00:09:21Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > MSNBC just reported that Matthew Calamari (Trump bodyguard who knows a lot) and Jeff McConney (Comptroller who worked directly under Weisselburg) are testifying to a grand jury this week. … Goodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgood. (I mean ‘_oh, how sad!_’) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2750 "2021-09-02T01:16:02Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Matthew Calamari That’s Matthew Calamari, Jr. His job title is director of security. Matthew Calamari, Sr. just happens to be the Chief Operating Officer of the Trump Organization. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2751 "2021-09-02T01:25:34Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > That’s Matthew Calamari, Jr. His job title is director of security. That is really good information to have – thanks for fighting my ignorance! I didn’t realize there were 2 thugs named Matthew Calamari in Trump’s employ. Figures. I suspect both Calamari Jr. and McConney are testifying to bring pressure to bear on Weisselberg more than Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2752 "2021-09-02T01:29:50Z")
If he was Mon Calamari, he’d be yelling, “IT’S A TRAAAAAP!” ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2753 "2021-09-02T02:26:37Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > That is really good information to have – thanks for fighting my ignorance I must admit I had no idea until I googled the name. And two different guys popped up. Further googling reveals that [Dad is being investigated.](https://www.insider.com/who-is-matthew-calamari-trump-organization-employee-2019-2#matthew-calamari-reportedly-hired-his-own-lawyer-to-represent-him-in-the-manhattan-da-investigation-1) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2754 "2021-09-02T03:14:13Z")
Fucking squids. You can never trust them. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2755 "2021-09-02T04:23:48Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > If he was Mon Calamari, he’d be yelling, “IT’S A TRAAAAAP!” You go to your room and think about what you did, mister. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2756 "2021-09-02T08:22:38Z")
Lock up the Kraken! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2757 "2021-09-02T14:24:33Z")
Was Giuliani ever a smart man? Since he came back into the limelight, er, orangelight, he has appeared to be nothing but a bumbling moron. He’s now reduced to shilling for peanuts on Cameo. And once again, one of the videos highlights what a boob he is. Do you think he has ever recorded one of these videos that wasn’t a self-pwn? > **[Giuliani Records Cameo Endorsing Case Against His Own Client](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/09/giuliani-records-cameo-endorsing-case-against-his-own-client.html)** > > In a predictable turn of events, someone tricked him into saying something embarrassing. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2758 "2021-09-02T15:48:32Z")
Heheheheh. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2759 "2021-09-02T15:49:35Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > orangelight Holy shit I am so stealing this. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2760 "2021-09-02T16:09:37Z")
I mean, it’s seems possible there are enough people out there who would like to dunk on Giuliani that he can make a decent living like this for a while. We already know he has no shame so although it amuses us, there’s no reason to think it harms Giuliani in any way. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2761 "2021-09-02T17:03:40Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Was Giuliani ever a smart man? Probably? I mean he had a couple of minor academic plaudits and he has a string of career accomplishments, however self-serving and attention-seeking some seem in retrospect. I was never much of a fan, but it seems fair to assume he was once a reasonably intelligent man. But at some point in recent years he seems to have gone kooky and while I hate to be ageist (and this is just the kind of slur flung at Biden), cognitive decline might just be the problem with him in particular. Particularly as his dysfunction has seemed to be kinda progressive. That or a brain tumor. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2762 "2021-09-02T17:53:09Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > cognitive decline might just be the problem with him in particular Maybe, but it seems to me more psychological, like undiagnosed depression leading to self-destructive behavior. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2763 "2021-09-02T17:53:33Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > That or a brain tumor. That might explain some things. [![](https://compote.slate.com/images/74c81fb9-21d7-47b6-ab68-3048923eec21.jpeg?width=780&height=520&rect=4681x3121&offset=0x0) ](https://compote.slate.com/images/74c81fb9-21d7-47b6-ab68-3048923eec21.jpeg?width=780&height=520&rect=4681x3121&offset=0x0) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/2764 "2021-09-02T19:27:10Z")
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