# 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:** 362
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7227 "2022-10-07T18:56:12Z")
Drain the swamp, my bleeding ass. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/trump-officials-removed-2-7-million-ppp-fraud-flags-from-the-largest-corporations-during-his-lame-duck-period/ar-AA12HBsG?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=4a1c146aae2a42449bdb0d4aa9e67b46](https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/trump-officials-removed-2-7-million-ppp-fraud-flags-from-the-largest-corporations-during-his-lame-duck-period/ar-AA12HBsG?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=4a1c146aae2a42449bdb0d4aa9e67b46) > Zhang notes, “Special preference was given to the largest loans, which often also went to the largest corporations. On January 16, 2021, four days before President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Trump’s SBA wiped 99 percent of special review flags — which were given out to every loan above $2 million for separate investigatory purposes.” ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7228 "2022-10-07T19:03:40Z")
There are three kinds of people in the world. People who understand math, and people who don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7229 "2022-10-07T19:04:29Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Drain the swamp, my bleeding ass. He drained the swamp of alligators - and stocked it with piranhas. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7230 "2022-10-08T05:22:21Z")
Republicans simply will not live up to their agreements. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/giuliani-finally-pays-alimony-to-ex-wife-after-angry-judge-threatened-to-send-him-to-jail/ar-AA12IQuY?cvid=a4bda728ffd64bf8bf991c0e61362a28](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/giuliani-finally-pays-alimony-to-ex-wife-after-angry-judge-threatened-to-send-him-to-jail/ar-AA12IQuY?cvid=a4bda728ffd64bf8bf991c0e61362a28) > She is demanding Rudy pay up the $262,000 he allegedly owes her with interest, but says he has been inconsistent with payments, and even claimed a check he paid her for $10,000 in July bounced. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7231 "2022-10-08T14:32:49Z")
I remember hearing about this a few weeks ago. Shouldn’t he already be in jail by now? ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7232 "2022-10-08T16:39:11Z")
You get a bunch of extra chances if you’re a celebrity! ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7233 "2022-10-08T17:13:59Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > a check he paid her for $10,000 in July bounced. Don’t you realize how many of those ‘personal messages’ you have to record to get ten-grand? ---
**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:** [October 8, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7234 "2022-10-08T17:51:25Z")
My favorite part of the story is how Guiliani accused his now ex-wife of swiping the TV remotes and cable boxes so he couldn’t watch TV. I bet I know what channel he couldn’t stop watching. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7235 "2022-10-08T22:39:44Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Here’s a bit of good news. Fox news may be screwed too, concerning the Dominion lawsuit. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gLrNnSl2Hxs/maxresdefault.jpg "Fox News CEO Warned Against Letting Crazies On Air After 2020 Election") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLrNnSl2Hxs) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7236 "2022-10-10T16:31:01Z")
CBS has just released audio recorded by police officer Michael Fanone, who tried to prevent the January Insurrection. This audio was recorded at a meeting in June between members of Congress and officers & family of 1/6 police; it highlights Kevin McCarthy attempting to downplay the insurrection. > **[Newly released audio shows when GOP leaders met with Jan. 6 officers](https://www.cbsnews.com/video/newly-released-audio-shows-when-gop-leaders-met-with-jan-6-officers/)** > > A new audio recording released first to CBS News reveals GOP leadership meeting with officers attacked at the Capitol on January 6. The release in former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone's new book comes as the House select committee prepares for... ---
**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:** [October 10, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7237 "2022-10-10T22:39:43Z")
> **[Trump Lawyers Are Turning on Each Other Over Mar-a-Lago Probe](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lawyers-are-turning-on-each-other-over-mar-a-lago-probe/ar-AA12Nrqq?ocid=entnewsntp&cvid=a8126309c6b041feaf44f94ce3a5f5f3)** > > Christina Bobb, who signed a letter in June stating that there wasn’t any more sensitive material at the former president’s estate, is talking to federal investigators ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7238 "2022-10-11T00:16:34Z")
Bobb apparently signed off on a document attesting that there were no classified documents at Mar-a Lago, without any knowledge about whether or not there were classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. In other words, as a lawyer, she willfully obstructed the Department of Justice. I don’t see much in the way of career opportunities for her. Fox News Commentator? Nah, she does not have straight blonde hair, and is not 23. > **[Trump lawyer told to certify Mar-a-Lago document search she did not conduct](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/10/trump-lawyer-christina-bobb-mar-a-lago-certify-documents)** > > Christina Bobb told justice department on Friday that she signed supposedly complete list of documents at direction of another lawyer, Evan Corcoran ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7239 "2022-10-11T00:55:14Z")
I believe she’s already done time over at Newsmax or OAN or one of the other “less reputable than Faux” organizations. Here’s hoping that next, she just does time! 🥳 ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7240 "2022-10-11T13:22:08Z")
A good question is raised: why didn’t Corcoran just sign the thing himself? Sounds like this guy deserves to be thrown under the bus. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7241 "2022-10-11T17:16:43Z")
I don’t know if this is posted above, but it’s more news about the T-rump lawyers [throwing each other under the bus.](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lawyers-turning-against-each-other-trump-attorney-throws-colleagues-under-the-bus-to-doj/ar-AA12Q3qm?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=15e14cba1eb5415cb817d410c90af39f) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7242 "2022-10-11T17:47:44Z")
Nobody wants to be the toadie left holding the bag. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7243 "2022-10-11T18:07:27Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > I don’t know if this is posted above, but it’s more news about the T-rump lawyers [throwing each other under the bus.](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-lawyers-turning-against-each-other-trump-attorney-throws-colleagues-under-the-bus-to-doj/ar-AA12Q3qm?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=15e14cba1eb5415cb817d410c90af39f) > Bobb, who served as Trump’s custodian of record, has [said that she was not acting as Trump’s attorney at the time]. During her interview with the DOJ on Friday, she pointed the finger at fellow Trump attorneys Evan Corcoran and Boris Epshteyn, according to NBC. > > Bobb “did not draft the statement,” sources told NBC. She told investigators that Corcoran drafted it and told her to sign it. The Nuremberg defense? I was just following orders? It will not work. She signed it, she is responsible for it. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7244 "2022-10-11T18:08:34Z")
Yeah, the whole point of signing for it is to take responsibility. That’s why the smarter lawyer had **her** do it. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7245 "2022-10-11T18:09:16Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > The Nuremberg defense? More sophisticated than their usual Chewbacca Defense, at least. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7246 "2022-10-11T18:41:40Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Bobb “did not draft the statement,” sources told NBC. She told investigators that Corcoran drafted it and told her to sign it. “Here, sign this document that you have no knowledge of, and just trust me that it’s all accurate. Don’t worry that it might open you up to charges of obstruction of justice. Just Trust Me.” Did Bobb even go to law school? [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=361) [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=363)