Yesterday, November 6, 2023, I posted this comment regarding Trump's shenanigans on the stand:
When he ‘answers’ it as as if he is hearing a question from another dimension. This could be a ploy, or he’s really nuts. If he’s crazy, or can convince all that he is, that sets up a whole new ballgame. I would bet my bottom dollar that if he is crazy, he’s crazy like the proverbial fox.
In either case here’s a guy who assumes that he is already found guilty, and let’s face it, in this trial and more than likely in all others he will be found guilty. And he knows it. Guilt is not really the question here, it’s penalty, penalty, penalty.
So, like the 2020 election he’s planning ahead. He’s may well be sowing chaos to instill fear in hopes of arranging the lightest sentence(s) he can get. A gilded prison is leaps and bounds beyond the real thing (take my word for it). This has to be uppermost in his mind.
Call it the Art Of The Wheel And Deal.
Since then I've spent some time on checking out other's takes on the situation. There's Trump being Trump, attempts to get a mistrial (likely), razzle dazzle for his base. I could go on.
I came across this, also:
It points toward what I said, that there is much more going on here than meets the eye.
Trump is a survivor. Period. He will do anything that comes to mind to not only survive, but to do it in a way that is least detrimental to himself.
Anything.
By now, we've all come to the conclusion that his followers are gullible enough to throw themselves on the sword anytime he so wishes. That knowledge is crucial to this ploy of his. The law must be aware that if he is fairly penalized there will be repercussions, quite possibly violent repercussions. It smacks of exquisite subtlety, I admit. But Trump has never been anything if not shadowy.
We’ll see if this holds water as time progresses. I sure as hell wouldn’t dismiss it out of hand. There really, really are people in this world who are capable of anything, and Trump has never met a lesser angel or angels that he wouldn't bond with.
Especially himself.