# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 19, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250 "2023-05-19T03:20:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 128
**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 18, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2541 "2023-10-18T22:18:31Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/56hlKpfE7sI/maxresdefault.jpg "Trump Lawyer Gets CAUGHT WITH NO LICENSE after Filing Appeal") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56hlKpfE7sI) ---
**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:** [October 18, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2542 "2023-10-18T22:33:47Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56hlKpfE7sI&ab\_channel=MeidasTouch/](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56hlKpfE7sI&ab_channel=MeidasTouch/) - He hires only the best. [![](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-27c097571f2b094ce602311d41dfafc4-lq) ](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-27c097571f2b094ce602311d41dfafc4-lq) ---
**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 18, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2543 "2023-10-18T22:41:02Z")
The Court of Appeals requires you to be a member of that court’s bar. It’s pretty easy and just some paperwork. It does not mean the lawyer is unlicensed. Still, it’s embarrassing. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2544 "2023-10-18T22:50:45Z")
You would certainly expect anyone licenses to practice law to know which courts they’d been admitted to. As you say, it’s simple to do and is a well-understood feature of American law in IAFAIK all 50 states. This lawyer may have made an honest mistake. but far more likely it’s evidence of something sadly lacking in his diligence as an Officer of the Court as opposed to just a hack for hire who happens to write legalese, not the sports page. ---
**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 18, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2545 "2023-10-18T22:55:47Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > You would certainly expect anyone licenses to practice law to know which courts they’d been admitted to. As you say, it’s simple to do and is a well-understood feature of American law in IAFAIK all 50 states. I agree completely. The imbedded video said “unlicensed.” It’s not quite that bad. But, yes, stupid. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2546 "2023-10-18T23:02:55Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > It’s pretty easy and just some paperwork. And fees. He probably hasn’t been paid. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2023, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2547 "2023-10-19T08:50:00Z")
[Ah, NINE years in a federal penitentiary for another January 6, 2021 traitor](https://www.yahoo.com/news/mississippi-man-sentenced-9-years-012657449.html). It does my heart good. > **Mississippi man sentenced to 9 years in prison for attacking Capitol police on Jan. 6** > > A Mississippi man and his cousin from Alabama were sentenced to prison for their role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department announced this week. > > Thomas Harlen Smith, 45, of Mathiston, Mississippi, was sentenced to 108 months in prison, and 36 months of supervised release, the [U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Mississippi](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndms/pr/two-men-mississippi-and-alabama-sentenced-actions-during-jan-6-capitol-breach) said in a news release Tuesday. His cousin, Donnie Duane Wren, 44, of Athens, Alabama, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, with 24 months of supervised release. Further on in the article is this nifty bit: > Before entering the grounds, Smith climbed up a column near the African American History Museum holding an “outdated” Mississippi state flag, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Gee, I wonder what “outdated” flag it was. /s ---
**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 19, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2548 "2023-10-19T14:59:14Z")
[# Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sidney-powell-pleads-guilty-in-georgia-election-interference-case/ar-AA1ivPAe?ocid=windirect&cvid=b1850de3acbb437e845f2ab1d5765be9&ei=81) > She is pleading to six misdemeanor charges, according to the agreement read in court Thursday. She will get 12 months of probation for each count, as well as a $6,000 fine. > > As part of the agreement, Powell must “testify truthfully about any codefendants” involved in the case and “provide all documents to the district attorney’s office” relevant to their case against the other co-defendants, according to Judge Scott McAfee. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2549 "2023-10-19T15:14:44Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > [# Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sidney-powell-pleads-guilty-in-georgia-election-interference-case/ar-AA1ivPAe?ocid=windirect&cvid=b1850de3acbb437e845f2ab1d5765be9&ei=81) - That’s kraken me up. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2550 "2023-10-19T15:33:13Z")
Is that 12 years of probation, and a 36k fine? The article isn’t clear. She should be dis-barred as well. Probably a moot point though. I wonder if she can practice while on probation. Hopefully no one would hire her anyway. ---
**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 19, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2551 "2023-10-19T16:08:47Z")
Putting it here rather than the Georgia thread because of the snickering schadenfreude. I wonder how carefully she’ll be able to testify truthfully without further making certain voting system’s cases against her. Probably the prosecutors will be careful to not further incriminate her, but oh boy, just telling what she knew and when is likely to shut down a lot of possible “I was saying what I knew at the time!” Losing her license to practice law is probably waaaaaay down on her list of issues right now. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2552 "2023-10-19T16:24:20Z")
Clearly she needs more practice. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2553 "2023-10-19T16:29:04Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > Clearly she needs more practice… Advocate at her disbarment hearing: “I feel she can serve her defendant clients better now that she has gained so much insight into the legal process from a client’s perspective.” ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2554 "2023-10-19T17:07:28Z")
Maybe, but how about the fact that she doesn’t seem to understand the law or what breaking it means? ---
**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:** [October 19, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2555 "2023-10-19T17:49:06Z")
DJT in 3…2…1. Never met the women. Deep state, not my type, fake news, various slanderous insults, playground nickname smears, yahdah, yahdah… All to boring to repeat. ---
**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 19, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2556 "2023-10-19T20:12:27Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > playground nickname smears I expect to see “Sydney Bowel” appear on Truth Social now. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2557 "2023-10-20T01:10:53Z")
[Another cop who (allegedly) participated in Trump’s treason gets arrested](https://www.yahoo.com/news/maryland-police-officer-faces-jan-200104750.html). > The Department of Justice (DOJ) said a Maryland police officer was arrested and is facing charges for his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol. > > [In a news release](https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland-man-indicted-assaulting-law-enforcement-and-other-charges-during-jan-6-capitol), authorities said Justin Lee of Rockville, Md., was arrested Thursday in Washington, D.C., and was indicted on seven charges, including felony offenses of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers. > > Lee, 25, was also charged with several misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds. > > According to court documents, Lee “forcibly assaulted a law enforcement officer and obstructed, impeded, or interfered with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder” on the day of the insurrection. & > [According to The Washington Post](https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland-man-indicted-assaulting-law-enforcement-and-other-charges-during-jan-6-capitol), Lee applied to join the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) six months after the insurrection occurred, becoming a police officer in January 2022. Ah, so he decided to be a cop _after_ he committed treason. Stellar! Also, what’s the Montgomery County’s background check system? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2558 "2023-10-20T01:55:54Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > According to The Washington Post That link takes me to a justice .gov website. Here is the link to the [Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2023/10/19/maryland-police-officer-justin-lee-capitol-riot/da0df4ea-6ec0-11ee-b01a-f593caa04363_story.html). > [@Monty](#): > > Also, what’s the Montgomery County’s background check system? From the Post article: > The police department said it hired Lee roughly one year after the Jan. 6 riot and didn’t know about his alleged involvement in the attack until July 2023, when it learned he was under FBI investigation. And: > The Montgomery County Police Department said in a news release that it has suspended Officer Justin Lee without pay and is “taking steps to terminate his employment” after his indictment on felony charges. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2559 "2023-10-20T02:04:47Z")
This is the best news I’ve heard in a while (gift link): > **[Judge Won’t Let Alex Jones Use Bankruptcy to Avoid Sandy Hook Damages](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/politics/alex-jones-sandy-hook.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4Ew.BjbU.bDG6snt0pnk5&smid=url-share)** > > A Texas court ruling means the Infowars broadcaster must pay most of the $1.4 billion he owes Sandy Hook families, regardless of whether his business survives. > The judge in Alex Jones’s bankruptcy case ruled on Thursday that he will not be allowed to use his Chapter 11 filing to evade paying more than $1 billion in verdicts to families of the Sandy Hook shooting. > > The ruling by Judge Christopher Lopez in a Houston bankruptcy court means that Mr. Jones, the Infowars conspiracy broadcaster, will likely be working the rest of his life to pay his debt to the families. Fuck yeah! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250/2560 "2023-10-20T02:13:02Z")
This _is_ great news. Well done, Judge Lopez!! Of course it will be appealed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250.md?page=127) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250.md?page=129)