Both, and more.
This happens to be what I wrote about this week on my blog.
What is the point of all of these (losing) lawsuits and challenges?
My conclusion: It's not so much about delay as it is about undermining the legitimacy of government.
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This happens to be what I wrote about this week on my blog.
What is the point of all of these (losing) lawsuits and challenges?
My conclusion: It's not so much about delay as it is about undermining the legitimacy of government.
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https://twitter.com/ColorMeRado/status/1478103504317255682
It seems to me that these filings serve multiple purposes for Trump, including:
They keep his base fired up, they help with fundraising, and they show that he’s a “fighter.”
They help seed right-wing talking points.
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They keep his base fired up, they help with fundraising, and they show that he’s a “fighter.”
They help seed right-wing talking points.
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The "fighter" mentality:
When Nixon resigned, people like Manafort and Stone were frustrated and angry. They wanted Nixon to keep fighting.
They thought he was driven from office by a biased liberal media.
Well, now they have their own media.
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When Nixon resigned, people like Manafort and Stone were frustrated and angry. They wanted Nixon to keep fighting.
They thought he was driven from office by a biased liberal media.
Well, now they have their own media.
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An example of the "fight, fight, fight" mentality⤵️
A common claim in Trump's lawsuits is the claim that whatever branch of government is investigating him is illegitimate and illegal and is targeting him for political reasons.
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A common claim in Trump's lawsuits is the claim that whatever branch of government is investigating him is illegitimate and illegal and is targeting him for political reasons.
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It doesn't matter that he loses. He lost the election fraud lawsuits, but that didn't change the minds of those who believed there was fraud.
Repeating the lies persuades people that they are true. See:
ajc.com/politics/elect…
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Repeating the lies persuades people that they are true. See:
ajc.com/politics/elect…
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Trump's role in the right-wing ecosystem is that he signals the lies that they're all supposed to repeat.
The (losing) lawsuits signal the lie. They seed the right wing talking points.
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The (losing) lawsuits signal the lie. They seed the right wing talking points.
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Also it helps with fundraising.
What we are seeing is a foreshadowing of the legal "defense" he will use later.
His defenses will be:
🔹government prosecuting him is illegal and illegitimate and
🔹he's a victim of political prosecution.
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What we are seeing is a foreshadowing of the legal "defense" he will use later.
His defenses will be:
🔹government prosecuting him is illegal and illegitimate and
🔹he's a victim of political prosecution.
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https://twitter.com/LarkinWarren/status/1478109176853368833
Notice that losing in court won't actually undermine these talking points.
If the court and prosecutors are conducting a partisan witch hunt (and if the jurors are all angry radical leftist Democrats) conviction will prove his point.
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If the court and prosecutors are conducting a partisan witch hunt (and if the jurors are all angry radical leftist Democrats) conviction will prove his point.
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The lie that the government investigating him is illegitimate is similar to the big lie that he lost the election:
Both of these lies seek to undermine and delegitimize a democratic government.
It accomplishes what the insurrection accomplished, without as much blood.
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Both of these lies seek to undermine and delegitimize a democratic government.
It accomplishes what the insurrection accomplished, without as much blood.
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