# A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 20, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175 "2025-01-20T19:23:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 105
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2081 "2025-11-25T22:05:21Z")
> Lindsey Halligan Manages To Lose Two Cases At Once Well, _technically_, it was whoever appointed her illegally who lost these cases… ---
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2082 "2025-11-26T06:04:42Z")
Karoline Leavitt’s family member is [detained by ICE and facing deportation](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitts-relative-detained-ice-rcna246000). Not an immediate family member, but still…Leavitt’s brother’s baby mama. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2083 "2025-11-26T08:18:45Z")
Might not be a Schadenfreude kinda thing so much as an attempt to win a custody dispute in favor of Leavitt’s brother, via a corrupt use of ICE resources. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2084 "2025-11-26T08:52:31Z")
I read the baby/her nephew has been with his father since birth. She was never gonna have custody. Seems there wasn’t much visitation either. Not dismissing Dad could be getting him some insurance by tattling on Baby momma. Either way, I doubt Karoline cares except it might embarrass her. Tickles me that the Comey and James cases were tossed out. Trump case being a precedent just adds sprinkles to my icing. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2085 "2025-11-26T13:36:49Z")
Trump is reminding me of Stuart Smalley but with extremely deranged daily affirmations. Here is his latest “I’m good looking and gosh darn it, people like me”: > [@](#): > > The Creeps at the Failing New York Times are at it again. I won the 2024 Presidential Election in a Landslide, winning all Seven Swing States, the Popular Vote, and the Electoral College by a lot. I one our Nation’s Districts by 2750 to 550, a complete wipeout. I settled 8 Wars, have 48 New Stock Market Highs, our Economy is Great, and our Country is RESPECTED AGAIN all over the World, respected like never before. The last Administration had the Highest Inflation in history - I have already brought that down to normal, and prices, including groceries, are coming down. To do this requires a lot of Work and Energy, and I have never worked so hard in my life. Yet despite all of this the Radical Left Lunatics in the soon to fold New York Times did a hit piece on me that I am perhaps losing my Energy, despite facts that show the exact opposite. They know this is wrong, as is almost every thing that they write about me, including election results, ALL PURPOSELY NEGATIVE. This cheap “RAG” is truly an “ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.” The writer of the story, Katie Rogers, who is assigned to write only bad things about me, is a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out. Despite all of this, I have my highest Poll Numbers, ever, and with record setting investment being made in America, they should only go up. There will be a day when I run low on Energy, it happens to everyone, but with a PERFECT PHYSICAL EXAM AND A COMPREHENSIVE COGNITIVE TEST (“That was aced”) JUST RECENTLY TAKEN, it certainly is not now! GOD BLESS AMERICA & MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!! ---
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2086 "2025-11-26T13:44:26Z")
Jesus, he’s _still_ bragging about “acing” the test for dementia. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2087 "2025-11-26T14:44:13Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > who is ugly When I was four years old, ‘You’re ugly’ was the harshest insult I could deliver. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2088 "2025-11-26T14:47:03Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > he’s _still_ bragging about “acing” the test for dementia He remebers that he took one, that is the icing of the acing. And a prefect physical exam, what else do you want? ---
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2089 "2025-11-26T14:52:36Z")
I haven’t seen this posted elsewhere…apologies if I missed it. Mitch McConnell and VP Vance are in a pissing contest regarding the proposed peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine. [McConnell](https://x.com/SenMcConnell/status/1991993757303288242): > Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. [Vance](https://x.com/JDVance/status/1993018987970474403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1993018987970474403%7Ctwgr%5Eeaa5e4aa7de7422dc7eafc5ec8a994cdfd0a6521%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fthenationaldesk.com%252Fnews%252Famericas-news-now%252Fjd-vance-slams-sen-mcconnell-for-saying-putin-is-undermining-trump-zelensky-ukraine-army-russia): > This is a ridiculous attack on the president’s team, which has worked tirelessly to clean up the mess in Ukraine that Mitch–always eager to write blank checks to Biden’s foreign policy–left us. If only you had shown some spine in January of 2021, Mitch. If only. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2090 "2025-11-26T14:54:12Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > If only you had shown some spine in January of 2021, Mitch. If only. Technically turtles _do_ have spines, but Mitch’s has never been in evidence. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2091 "2025-11-26T17:32:15Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I read the baby/her nephew has been with his father since birth. > > She was never gonna have custody. Seems there wasn’t much visitation either. > > Not dismissing Dad could be getting him some insurance by tattling on Baby momma. > > Either way, I doubt Karoline cares except it might embarrass her. Reading the stories about this, it sounds like the Baby Momma is someone they don’t really have much, if any, contact with. I doubt Leavitt or anyone in her family is losing sleep over this. If anything, it just makes the Trump administration look even tougher on immigration. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2092 "2025-11-26T17:48:00Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Trump is reminding me of Stuart Smalley but with extremely deranged daily affirmations. Here is his latest “I’m good looking and gosh darn it, people like me”: Jesus Christ, he is really losing it. I don’t know how many times I’ve said that in the past after reading one of his deranged online screeds. But he seems to keep topping himself with the insanity and the inanity. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2025, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2093 "2025-11-26T18:04:42Z")
> [@solost](#): > > But he seems to keep topping himself with the insanity and the inanity. If only he _would_ top himself. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2094 "2025-11-26T21:05:37Z")
He must be the most insecure person on the planet. Talk about whiny. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2095 "2025-11-26T21:55:44Z")
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**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:** [November 27, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2096 "2025-11-27T02:25:47Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > But he seems to keep topping himself with the insanity and the inanity. > > If only he _would_ top himself. As I said in a prior thread, I would _prefer_ that he have an Xmas miracle, like the Grinch (though he’d probably need to grow a LOT more than three sizes), and instead come clean on everything illegal and morally wrong he’s done, _and who / what / when / where all his ACCOMPLICES_ did as well. And spend the rest of his term crowing it to the stars and cooperating fully in his efforts at contrition. Watching the fallout, and MAGA breaking into brand new CT’s about the Trump “replacement” would not only be a 3-bowl-popcorn-extravaganza, but might let a new administration walk in with a perfect storm of reasons for a clear slate. I’ll _settle_ for a lot less, but I’ll trade all of my Hanukah gifts for the next decade+ for this one. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2097 "2025-11-27T02:48:23Z")
> **[Appeals court upholds $1M penalty against Trump over 'frivolous' Hillary...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/appeals-court-1-million-penalty-trump-bad-faith-hillary-clinton-rcna246067)** > > The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Trump and his attorneys had engaged in "sanctionable conduct" with their suit against Clinton and others. > [@](#): > > “Mr. Trump is a prolific and sophisticated litigant who is repeatedly using the courts to seek revenge on political adversaries. He is the mastermind of strategic abuse of the judicial process, and he cannot be seen as a litigant blindly following the advice of a lawyer. He knew full well the impact of his actions,” [Judge] Middlebrooks wrote, ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2098 "2025-11-27T03:06:34Z")
As an aside, I’m having the same trouble that others have reported with links to NBC News. I get a flash of the article and then a page that says “Something Went Wrong - Access to [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/) is temporarily unavailable.” That’s using Safari. I tried with Firefox and had no trouble accessing the article. Apparently NBC News doesn’t like Safari. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2099 "2025-11-27T03:28:34Z")
> [@MonkeysBrother](#): > > I tried with Firefox and had no trouble accessing the article. Earlier today, I got that “Something went wrong” message from NBC in Firefox. I didn’t try to go to the article, though. But in case anyone wants a different link, here’s an article about the same decision on a different site: [https://www.axios.com/2025/11/26/trump-hillary-clinton-lawsuit-sanction](https://www.axios.com/2025/11/26/trump-hillary-clinton-lawsuit-sanction) > [@](#): > > A conservative federal appeals court unanimously upheld nearly [$1 million in sanctions](https://www.axios.com/2023/01/20/trump-clinton-lawsuit-sanctions) against [President Trump](https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump) and his former attorney [Alina Habba](https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/alina-habba-us-attorney-new-jersey-authority-trump) for filing what it called a “frivolous” lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and other political enemies. BTW, my guess is that SCOTUS will either not accept the appeal or rule against Trump. It’s small potatoes compared to other cases and they want to give the false appearance of neutrality about Trump. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2025, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175/2100 "2025-11-27T03:52:58Z")
> [@MonkeysBrother](#): > > That’s using Safari. I use Safari. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=104) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-3/1013175.md?page=106)