# 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:** 335
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6687 "2022-08-24T02:04:43Z")
In “he hires only the best” news, [former prosecutors mock Trump’s attorneys](https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-prosecutors-mock-trumps-attorneys-181750543.html). > Legal experts and former prosecutors are widely panning former President Donald Trump’s team of lawyers as they continue grappling with the fallout from the FBI’s unprecedented Mar-a-Lago raid. > > “They appear to be either completely incompetent, or out of their depth,” Renato Mariotti, a longtime former federal prosecutor, told Insider. “That’s part of the reason why the former president has trouble finding lawyers: because he demands that they file documents and take positions that have no legal support whatsoever.” Relax, get yourself some popcorn, and read the entire article. It’s quite entertaining, especially the part about Tan the Conman’s lawyers risking their law licenses by filing what they’ve filed on his behalf. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6688 "2022-08-24T02:09:39Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > If promising them free beer and chicken isn’t entrapment I don’t know what is. 😄 - That’s not entrapment, that’s hunting over bait. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6689 "2022-08-24T05:46:29Z")
“Hunting over bait” – frikkin brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6690 "2022-08-24T06:24:43Z")
“Ante” Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6691 "2022-08-24T13:53:21Z")
I don’t think he realizes what his reputation really is. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6692 "2022-08-24T14:02:11Z")
the quote “maga, making attorneys get attorneys.” makes me smile. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6693 "2022-08-24T14:34:06Z")
Isn’t that like trying to get your virginity back? Forget it, man… it’s gone. ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6694 "2022-08-24T18:28:44Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > the quote “maga, making attorneys get attorneys.” makes me smile. Yup. Great line. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6695 "2022-08-25T08:09:02Z")
DOJ seeking 17.5 year sentence for Jan. 6 defendant Thomas Webster, a former NYPD officer convicted of assaulting a cop at the Capitol. > ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6696 "2022-08-25T14:53:11Z")
Yes, yes, yes. Bring it on. Then we should add up all the different prison sentences and fines, and give the sum of that to Trump. It was his party after all. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6697 "2022-08-25T15:01:26Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Fox publishes an article about how the search warrant on Mar a Lago was justified. > As much as I hate linking to Fox, in this case, I think it’s justified. This is further evidence that Mr. Murdoch has made the decision to move past Trump. I think this is part of a gradual process of weaning, though. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6698 "2022-08-25T17:38:51Z")
Probably putting one toe in the water to see how many of their eyeballs move to OANN or Newsmax. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6699 "2022-08-25T18:06:24Z")
OAN is swirling the toilet bowl - they’ve been dropped from every major cable provider and they are facing an immense lawsuit from Dominion without Fox’s deep pockets. ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6700 "2022-08-25T18:44:50Z")
Well, bless their heart! ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6701 "2022-08-25T18:46:44Z")
They have AT&T’s deep pockets, AT&T has a 70% ownership stake in the network. I wonder if the plan is to agree to shut down OAN permanently as part of the plea deal with Dominion, and have a smaller settlement. Because it seems weird that OAN still exists when DirecTV dropped them, and AT&T has a 70% ownership of that also. I think it’s just part of a legal strategy, But OAN is effectively gone. A channel that nobody can actually watch doesn’t really exist, does it? (That seems like it could make a Zen koan.) ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6702 "2022-08-25T19:01:00Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > They have AT&T’s deep pockets, AT&T has a 70% ownership stake in the network. [OAN sued AT&T for kicking it off DirecTV](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/oan-sues-att-says-being-kicked-off-directv-may-force-it-to-shut-down/), so I don’t think they are going to pony up any legal fees for them (strange relationship, those two). ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6703 "2022-08-25T19:18:07Z")
Yeah, it is strange. I’m not sure how that works. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6704 "2022-08-25T19:38:57Z")
Did they get dropped for lack of viewer interest? ---
**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:** [August 25, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6705 "2022-08-25T19:48:21Z")
I don’t think OAN ever had much viewer interest - Charter, Comcast, and Dish never carried it. DirecTV and Verizon have been close-mouthed about why they dropped it, but it probably just wasn’t worth the money. DirecTV dumped them outright when the contract expired, and Verizon said they were ‘unable to come to an agreement’ with them on a new contract. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/6706 "2022-08-25T20:18:03Z")
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