# 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:** 363
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7247 "2022-10-11T18:52:16Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Did Bobb even go to law school? You could design an entire law school ethics course around trump’s lawyers’ behavior since 2016. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7248 "2022-10-11T19:38:43Z")
I had to steal that one. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7249 "2022-10-11T19:42:41Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > > Did Bobb even go to law school? > > You could design an entire law school ethics course around trump’s lawyers’ behavior since 2016. I still recall an office safety video that showed the consequences of people not following proper practices (leaving the bottom drawer of a lateral file open so that someone coming around the corner went ass over teakettle and not locking/tagging equipment for maintenance so that someone came within an inch of being electrocuted come to mind). Despite the seriousness of the subject, it a) was hysterically funny and b) made more of an impact than a dry lecture. Point (if any) being, something similar using the Keystone Kounsels as object lessons may indeed impress potential attorneys to take ethics seriously. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7250 "2022-10-11T19:47:52Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > [@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?** Maybe? With Barney Stinson, perhaps. PLEASE ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7251 "2022-10-11T19:59:18Z")
PLEASE ( **Provide Legal Exculpation And Sign Everything** ) ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7252 "2022-10-11T20:14:04Z")
[To be fair:](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/10/trump-lawyer-christina-bobb-mar-a-lago-certify-documents) > [@](#): > > But unsure as to whether the subpoena had been fully complied with, Bobb told Corcoran to amend the certification to say that “based upon the information that has been provided to me” all documents responsive to the subpoena were being returned after a “diligent” search, the sources said Which lets her off the hook a bit. She still shouldn’t have signed it. ---
**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, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7253 "2022-10-11T20:52:08Z")
“Based upon the information that has ben provided to me” by my lying, corrupt brain. Seriously, since when can a grown up get away with such a childish, meaningless, ambiguous in the extreme phrase? Provided by whom? Provided from where? ---
**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, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7254 "2022-10-11T21:14:58Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > “Based upon the information that has ben provided to me” Which means she is attesting that Hunter Biden is a serial killer and Trump is still President. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7255 "2022-10-11T21:57:57Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Seriously, since when can a grown up get away with such a childish, meaningless, ambiguous in the extreme phrase? Not only a grown up, but someone who passed the bar. ---
**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, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7256 "2022-10-11T22:01:43Z")
It seems she hasn’t passed many. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7257 "2022-10-11T23:11:40Z")
IMHO the bigger question is why the archives/DOJ let them get away with that disclaimer. If I want to know if they returned all the documents and all I get is a note that says “That’s what they tell me.” I’m going to want to know who tells them this, and will that person sign an affirmative statement. ---
**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 12, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7258 "2022-10-12T00:16:40Z")
Well yeah, we’re kind of on the same page. 😁 ---
**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:** [October 12, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7259 "2022-10-12T00:25:29Z")
Trump supporter pleads guilty to fraudulent insurance claims and online fundraisers after he vandalized and set fire to his own house, then blamed it on Antifa and BLM. > **[Brooklyn Center man who staged arson with 'Biden 2020' graffiti pleads guilty...](https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/brooklyn-center-man-who-staged-arson-biden-2020-graffiti-pleads-guilty-to-hoax/89-90f0ef92-7784-42af-9da4-05b38dbe3add)** > > Denis Molla admitted to wire fraud for filing a false insurance claim and accepting GoFundMe donations after starting a fire and painting graffiti on his property. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7260 "2022-10-12T11:56:28Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Not only a grown up, but someone who passed the bar. For these folks the legal bar is like a limbo bar-how low can you go without touching it bottom? Very few of them have succeeded. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7261 "2022-10-12T13:42:39Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > [To be fair:](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/10/trump-lawyer-christina-bobb-mar-a-lago-certify-documents) > > > [@](#): > > > > But unsure as to whether the subpoena had been fully complied with, Bobb told Corcoran to amend the certification to say that “based upon the information that has been provided to me” all documents responsive to the subpoena were being returned after a “diligent” search, the sources said > > Which lets her off the hook a bit. She still shouldn’t have signed it. Well, that’s weird. I’m sure I remember reporting saying the statement was that she had personally conducted the search. Was all the early reporting just fooled by the wording? ---
**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 12, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7262 "2022-10-12T19:59:03Z")
BREAKING NEWS: Jury says Infowars host Alex Jones should pay $965 million to people who suffered from Sandy Hook lies. Details to come. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7263 "2022-10-12T20:18:44Z")
BBC link: > **[Alex Jones told to pay $965m damages to Sandy Hook victims' families](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63237092)** > > The shock jock is ordered to pay huge damages after branding the Connecticut school shooting a hoax. j ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7264 "2022-10-12T20:20:22Z")
Before seeing that link, I thought it was a joke. 😲 ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7265 "2022-10-12T20:23:45Z")
Regarding the Jones verdict, I know the judge has to determine how much is affected by CT’s various caps, and that’s before the appeals of course, but one can hope that as Jones tries to grift more money to defend himself / pay off whatever judgements he can’t dodge, it will further hurt the (R) fundraising, as between Jones, the Republicans and Trump’s grifting the wells may eventually run dry, hurting all of the above. One can hope. ---
**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:** [October 12, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-1/925537/7266 "2022-10-12T20:33:17Z")
Jones is up to, what, a **billion** in damages total so far? [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=362) [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=364)