# 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:** 354
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7067 "2022-09-23T11:24:13Z")
The Kraken is lackin’. ---
**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 23, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7068 "2022-09-23T11:24:57Z")
What are the potential consequences of not showing up for the grand jury hearing? A contempt charge? Or just a much higher likelihood of losing? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7069 "2022-09-23T13:13:40Z")
> **[E. Jean Carroll Will File Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Trump](https://jezebel.com/e-jean-carroll-sue-trump-new-york-adult-survivors-act-1849568839)** > > New York is temporarily dropping the statute of limitations on sexual assault cases, giving Carroll an opportunity to sue Trump for battery. "… the excerpt provided an in-depth account of an encounter with the ex-president in late 1995 or early 1996, when Carroll said he forced himself on her in a Bergdorf Goodman’s dressing room and briefly penetrated her. Trump has [repeatedly denied](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-accuser-e-jean-carroll-voices-frustration-about-lack-of-consequences-for-repeated-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct/2019/06/24/852905ec-9697-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html) the allegations, saying that Carroll is “totally lying” and that she is “not [his] type.” I guess that means if she was his “type”, he would have been okay with the sex assault. This is in addition to her defamation suit against him still dragging on. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7070 "2022-09-23T13:52:26Z")
Trump Super PAC raised $40 in August. That is not a typo: > **[Trump's super Pac raised $40 in August - Inside.com](https://inside.com/daily/posts/trump-s-super-pac-raised-40-in-august-315041)** > > Former U.S. President Donald Trump's "The Make America Great Again, Again!" super Pac raised a total of $40 in August. The only active super Pac related Reporters are still uncertain if that $40 includes the 600% match. (Sorry, the original _Financial Times_ link just would not work.) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7071 "2022-09-23T14:05:24Z")
I sure don’t know, but I hope there are some consequences. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7072 "2022-09-23T14:12:32Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Reporters are still uncertain if that $40 includes the 600% match. 😀 That’s a heck of a way to spend $5.70 ---
**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:** [September 23, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7073 "2022-09-23T15:26:08Z")
Maybe they are tired of paying his personal expenses. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-team-using-pac-donations-to-pay-melania-s-fashion-designer/ar-AA128y2H?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=aae3aec2b54d473fad679a65d5cb3183](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-team-using-pac-donations-to-pay-melania-s-fashion-designer/ar-AA128y2H?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=aae3aec2b54d473fad679a65d5cb3183) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7074 "2022-09-23T16:23:47Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > That’s a heck of a way to spend $5.70 Sorry. That was me. I thought I was downloading a Super Pac Man app on my iPad. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7075 "2022-09-23T17:26:05Z")
For heaven’s sake, how many SuperPACs does he _have_ that he controls? ---
**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 23, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7076 "2022-09-23T17:46:36Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Trump has [repeatedly denied](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-accuser-e-jean-carroll-voices-frustration-about-lack-of-consequences-for-repeated-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct/2019/06/24/852905ec-9697-11e9-830a-21b9b36b64ad_story.html) the allegations, saying that Carroll is “totally lying” and that she is “not [his] type.” (Future courtroom) “You’ve said that Ms. Carroll is “not your type”. Tell me Mr. Trump, just what type of women do you prefer to rape?” ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7077 "2022-09-23T17:49:02Z")
😃 > ---
**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 23, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7078 "2022-09-23T17:57:18Z")
Lest anyone be confused, Mr. Lewis was just making up a hypothetical scenario for humor. It seemed like the majority of people responding to this on Twitter were mistakenly thinking this was real. (This is how misinformation happens.) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7079 "2022-09-23T18:10:55Z")
Dammit. That’s what I get for posting this right when I sit down for lunch. I’ll see if a mod can delete it or note it or something. Thanks, I appreciate it. ETA: Thanks, W/E! ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7080 "2022-09-23T20:52:26Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Starts with a J, has a G in the middle. I’ve seen it suggested that he typed that slur but autocorrect changed it to “peekaboo.” > I also saw it suggested that it is common slur for James – Ji##boo James–on right wing sites. Any here know? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7081 "2022-09-23T21:58:20Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Yup, the guy who uses “Pocahontas” as a perjorative and still refers to the “China Flu” wouldn’t resort to racial slurs. I don’t think he’s saying the Trump wouldn’t use a racist slur, just that he wouldn’t use that one in public. “Pocahontas” and “China Flu” are obviously racist to anyone with a basic understanding of modern race relations, but aren’t in the blatant way that J$$$bo, Pic$$$$ny or N$$ger are. > [@gnarator](#): > > I also saw it suggested that it is common slur for James – Ji##boo James–on right wing sites. If that is the case, then I think it was most likely an intentional attempt at a “clever” dog-whistle, ala “Let’s go Brandon”, rather than an auto-correct. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7082 "2022-09-23T22:35:53Z")
While I despise Trump with every fiber of my being. I don’t see why Peekaboo is a slur. It’s just stupid. Even if it was autocorrected. I guess I just don’t see or hear racial slurs. ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7083 "2022-09-23T23:14:00Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > If that is the case, then I think it was most likely an intentional attempt at a “clever” dog-whistle, ala “Let’s go Brandon”, rather than an auto-correct. Exactly ---
**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 24, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7084 "2022-09-24T00:06:31Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Maybe they are tired of paying his personal expenses. Speaking of ‘who pays for what’ and schadenfreude: as happy as many of us are to see New York’s Letitia James proceeding with civil litigation against Trump and three of his adult children, we all probably realize that it will be many, many, many months until this case reaches a resolution (most likely with a settlement). But in the meantime, Trump and the spawn will have lawyers to pay. And while the RNC may continue to pay Trump’s legal expenses—at least for a while—it seems unlikely that they will spring for representation for Don Jr., Eric, or Ivanka. And eventually they may even tire of paying for Trump. So the grifters are likely to incur some VERY big bills in coming months…how sad!!! ---
**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 24, 2022, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7085 "2022-09-24T01:29:09Z")
It’s certainly gonna be a lot longer than two weeks from now…. ---
**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 24, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7086 "2022-09-24T08:32:52Z")
I can’t verify that this is 100% authentic, but apparently Trump is accusing John Ratcliffe - his Director of National Intelligence - of posting [links from Hunter’s laptop](https://imgur.com/a/Me6hgEm) showing a plot by the FBI to set up fake proof at Mar-a-Lago of his law-breaking (I assume…it doesn’t say _what_ it was proof of). [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=353) [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=355)