# 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:** 245
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4887 "2022-03-28T17:07:31Z")
Gift link: > **[Federal Judge Finds Trump Most Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election...](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/28/us/politics/trump-election-crimes.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxftm3iWka3DODmwSiPkORJCH_0bRZKF4IMcpwjGDAdJFPbQzRft0i-RFPklgUE-ovp6A0twjEhkClLiSDCkwzo6fGvcx6yPrZW20b7sgz7Tn5RjedTLrCKzA1XEnJxI1pMBnaVr8iSYCwKjOGu51jcJsnqt0XuAMTjkLYiWOuPntGk8-bI3ANkeAn1FwD-JJWjjTnsqe6aYAeWhRD1HESHB86QUs-Y8WeYNXbOukcUlWKIepiq4RC2doMI6vG5Y0IoDRnLxturbGwgeex2FgU_DbrwsePfJWifupUg&smid=url-share)** > > “The illegality of the plan was obvious,” the judge wrote in a civil case. Separately, the Jan. 6 panel voted to recommend contempt of Congress charges for two former Trump aides. > A federal judge ruled on Monday that former President Donald J. Trump and a lawyer who advised him on how to overturn the 2020 election most likely committed felonies, including obstructing the work of Congress and conspiring to defraud the United States. > The judge’s comments marked a significant breakthrough for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, which had laid out in [a civil filing](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/us/politics/trump-criminal-charges-jan-6.html) the crimes it believed Mr. Trump might have committed as it weighs making a criminal referral to the Justice Department. > The Justice Department has been conducting a wide-ranging investigation of the Capitol assault but has given no public indication that it is considering pursuing a criminal case against Mr. Trump. A criminal referral from the House committee could increase pressure on Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to do so. YES, PLEASE. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4888 "2022-03-28T17:16:46Z")
And all the sane, patriotic, genuinely freedom-loving people said, “Amen!” ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4889 "2022-03-28T17:50:26Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > YES, PLEASE. With sugar on top. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4890 "2022-03-28T17:51:31Z")
One of my peeves with so much of this reporting is that they don’t link to the actual document they are discussing in the article. If anyone is interested, here it is. Not that I expect the FBI or the DOJ to actually do anything, not when the head of the FBI claims not to even see the connection between January 6th and Trump’s election loss. He’s a Federalist Society operative that needs to go. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4891 "2022-03-28T18:09:36Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > One of my peeves with so much of this reporting is that they don’t link to the actual document they are discussing in the article. > > If anyone is interested, here it is. Is there a link missing there? > [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > Not that I expect the FBI or the DOJ to actually do anything, not when the head of the FBI claims not to even see the connection between January 6th and Trump’s election loss. He’s a Federalist Society operative that needs to go. Agreed. There is so much low-hanging criminal fruit and the FBI and DOJ are keeping their hands in their pockets for no good reason. I suspect also the Biden administration was hoping the states would do all the work so Biden wouldn’t be accused of going after his predecessor. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4892 "2022-03-28T18:10:10Z")
Whoops, here’s the missing link. > **[gov.uscourts.cacd.841840.260.0\_3.pdf](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840/gov.uscourts.cacd.841840.260.0_3.pdf)** > > 636.52 KB ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4893 "2022-03-28T18:11:59Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > > [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > > > One of my peeves with so much of this reporting is that they don’t link to the actual document they are discussing in the article. > > > > If anyone is interested, here it is. > > Is there a link missing there? > > > [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > > > Not that I expect the FBI or the DOJ to actually do anything, not when the head of the FBI claims not to even see the connection between January 6th and Trump’s election loss. He’s a Federalist Society operative that needs to go. > > Agreed. There is so much low-hanging criminal fruit and the FBI and DOJ are keeping their hands in their pockets for no good reason. I suspect also the Biden administration was hoping the states would do all the work so Biden wouldn’t be accused of going after his predecessor. I’m really trying not to delve into conspiratorial thinking, but I’m starting to wonder if some deals were cut back when Trump was deciding on his last minute pardons. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4894 "2022-03-28T18:18:25Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I suspect also the Biden administration was hoping the states would do all the work so Biden wouldn’t be accused of going after his predecessor. I understand you don’t want to set a precedent where any time there’s a change in power, the new group in charge uses their position to persecute the previous person. But here’s an easy solution… **DON’T BLATANTLY VIOLATE THE FUCKING LAW LIKE TRUMP DID.** ---
**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:** [March 28, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4895 "2022-03-28T18:20:08Z")
I agree, of course. But then I’m not the one who will be getting openly attacked by half of Congress simply for doing my job. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4896 "2022-03-28T18:29:51Z")
I imagine that’s going to happen anyway. That’s just part of being in politics. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4897 "2022-03-28T18:30:17Z")
That’s happening anyway, so he might as well do his job. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4898 "2022-03-28T19:59:02Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > One of my peeves with so much of this reporting is that they don’t link to the actual document they are discussing in the article. Talking Points Memo/TPM almost always has a copy of the legal documents at the end of stories like this. I don’t often read them, but it’s nice to know they’re there if I want to dive in. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4899 "2022-03-29T17:21:15Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > That’s happening anyway, so he might as well do his job. And be true to his oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, yeah. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4900 "2022-03-29T17:47:40Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > That’s happening anyway, so he might as well do his job. It’s not just congress, it’s the people as well. And the half that will attack them for _not_ doing their job will do so by complaining loudly on the internet. The half that would attack them _for_ doing their job has demonstrated a tendency towards extreme violence. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4901 "2022-04-01T18:18:30Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Dear lord I know that you are there to protect the weakest of your creatures, so please help those poor innocent bacterium who are under chemical assault. Let them overcome this hardship that they may be fruitful and multiply. In Jesus name Amen. Now that was funny. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4902 "2022-04-01T18:28:34Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > But a message board or Twitter-clone is different–there is no host. They can tell each _other_ they are Righteous Victims, but that doesn’t satisfy their authoritarian urges for the Great Father who lays it all out for them. And of course on a Trumpish forum the drama of moderators banning them is completely absent. So they’re missing out on both the ‘ _daddy says we’re the Best_ ’ part (that they get on Fox) and the ‘ _mean bad people are being mean to us_ ’ part (that they get on non-right-wing forums). > > Echo-chambers are fine with the Trumpist right when they are top-down affairs such as a TV show—but _not_ when they are create-the-content-yourself venues such as a forum. Thought-provoking and well written analysis. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4903 "2022-04-02T00:03:40Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Thought-provoking and well written analysis. Thank you, that’s very kind. Some wise person (probably more than one, come to think of it) has advised to always _look for what people are getting out of_ whatever it is they’re spending their time on. When it comes to “Truth Social” (still possibly the most hilarious misnomer for any site ever), users just weren’t getting any strokes/thrills/rewards at all. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4904 "2022-04-02T00:06:50Z")
Is Nunes slowly coming to the realization that Everything Trump Touches Dies? ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4905 "2022-04-02T00:31:02Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Thank you, that’s very kind. Some wise person (probably more than one, come to think of it) has advised to always _look for what people are getting out of_ whatever it is they’re spending their time on. When it comes to “Truth Social” (still possibly the most hilarious misnomer for any site ever), users just weren’t getting any strokes/thrills/rewards at all. And even Agent Orange himself isn’t posting to it, so they aren’t getting that steady diet of word salad either. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/4906 "2022-04-02T00:33:13Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > And even Agent Orange himself isn’t posting to it, so they aren’t getting that steady diet of word salad either. TFG is hoping to join soon. He’s #845,378 on the list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=244) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537.md?page=246)