About Trump sitting in the Supreme Court hearing

[Baitball Blogger]

What he’s doing is what I call toxic hovering. The good ole boys use it to great effect. Here, locally, when there was a community scandal which I was vocal about, I experienced it. I would go to a public place like a book store or restaurant and I would notice someone I didn’t even know staring too hard. Within 15 minutes my neighbor, who was heavily invested in keeping me quiet would suddenly show up and glare at me. The scariest was when he sat down across from me at a large table. The glaring left no doubt why he was there. It’s an intimidation tactic:

[gab13by13]

1. Meh, sleeping doesn't intimidate.

[Ray Bruns]

24. Agreed. But wearing a shit full diaper is.

[wcmagumba]

2. True, but rump don't scare me...he's just a demented loudmouthed fool...he can't fire the Supremes (or Gladys Knight)...

or the Pips..."pip pip and cheerio, guv'nor"...

[Baitball Blogger]

14. I wouldn't doubt for a second that he has information on the conservative Supremes.

On Kavanaugh he probably has all that information to confirm he was a sexual predator.

On Clarence Thomas, probably all kinds of information regarding the acceptance of bribes.

On the others, could be information on family members.

He's the president who wasn't shy about taking classified documents to Mar o Lago. Some of that information probably involved blackmail material.

[calimary]

29. I'd say no "probably' about it.

“Definitely” would be much more appropriate.

[GoCubsGo]

3. Yes, it's glaringly obvious that's what he's doing.

And unfortunately, most of the people he'll be glaring at are abject cowards. It's a shame they won't glare right back at him.

[Easterncedar]

4. Right. He imagines it will work at the court, but seems likelier to backfire.

But it’s an old move. Remember when he stalked Hillary on the debate stage? What a vile thing he is.

[TheRickles]

10. Still one of my all-time "if only" moments.

If she had turned around to face him and said "What are you doing?", we wouldn't be here now.

[niyad]

30. No. Had she done that, the spin would have been, "Look. She can't handle

the pressure. Weak and afraid." Notice how little criticism or calling out there was by our gutless, misogynist society.

[MustLoveBeagles]

35. You're right

The media never misses an opportunity to bash Hillary.

[MurrayDelph]

31. I'm with you

but in my dreams, she said "Back off, creep!"

[33taw]

37. That was the responsiblity of the voters.

[mucifer]

5. Lets hope a few will turn on him.

[SergeStorms]

13. It's more likely they'll cave.

It'd be like John Gotti staring at one particular juror for his entire trial.

Trump thinks he's a mob boss and acts like one. Intimidation is his forte. He'll release his flying MAGAts on any justice who doesn't give him what he wants.

[Chasstev365]

6. If John Roberts had a conscience, he would be mortified. He doesn't.

[CousinIT]

7. Toxic hovering is what Trump did to Clinton on the stage during the debate

before the 2016 election.

[johnnyplankton]

8. He'll probably crap himself during the proceedings like he did at his own trial...

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But I don't think that will sway the justices...

[3Hotdogs]

17. Depends (pun not intended) on if the stink from a random fart or loaded diaper reaches the bench.

[Goonch]

9. ;-{) Side-Eye

[Irish_Dem]

11. Like a scene out of The Godfather movie.

[FakeNoose]

25. Tony Soprano got a lot of mileage out of this one

[Ilsa]

12. He tried a variation of it during a debate with Hillary

Clinton in 2016. He wandered around the stage behind her while she was answering a debate question.

More sociopathic, bullying behavior. I wonder if he will interrupt the hearing.

[chicago guy]

15. Epstein

I could understand trying to play mind games in a lower court, but this group of fools can not be toyed with they are there with a life sentence
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[PCIntern]

16. People have tried that with me:

“Da fuk you lookin at?” Is my response

[3Hotdogs]

18. Unfortunately, camera not allowed in the court. But imagine a 6:00 news video of him falling asleep

during the oral arguments.

[eShirl]

19. He was originally going to join the Jan. 6 insurrectionists at the Capitol.

He thinks he can dominate a co-equal branch of government.

[ananda]

22. He absolutely can and does dominate SCOTUS.

Period

[evemac]

20. Yes! This is what he did with the debate

with Hilary - he literally stalked her during the debate. I am sure it's an attempt at intimidation.
Toxic hovering is a perfect way to describe it!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2016/oct/10/donald-trump-behind-hillary-clinton-debate-video

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/upcoming-book-clinton-says-skin-crawled-trump-hovered-debate

[MLWR]

21. I agree. He's going to sit there and cast the "evil eye" on his six fascist puppets.

[Ray Bruns]

26. No he's not. He will be asleep in ten minutes.

[AverageOldGuy]

34. " He will be asleep in ten minutes. "

Yours is nominated as Comment of the Week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My daughter is one of those high-powered DC attorneys, member of the SCOTUS bar, has sat 2d or 3d chair for a couple of SCOTUS arguments. She says it's so damn quiet in there much of the audience has trouble staying awake.

The "arguments" are not exactly scintillating theater that brings the audience to their feet in cheers.

[Farmer-Rick]

36. Exactly

He will glare and make faces.... maybe even attempt to interject.....in the first 10 minutes. Then when he finds out he can't ramble and speechify, he'll cross his arms and fall asleep.

The falling asleep takes away from the intimidation. It makes him look like a dottering old fool, NOT a mobster in a TV role.

[TNNurse]

23. This was my first thought.

Hopefully, he will fall asleep, maybe snore.

[Ocelot II]

27. Obviously he wants to intimidate them.

But it's likely to backfire. They'll know that's what he's doing and they won't like it (with the possible exceptions of Alito and Thomas, who always roll over for him anyhow). They weren't afraid to rule against him on his pet project, tariffs, and I doubt that seeing his glowering ugly orange face in the courtroom will influence them in his favor. It might even piss them off and remind them (or most of them) that he's not their boss, however much he wants them to believe it. I don't think even Alito and Thomas think he's their boss; they're just fascists all by themselves.

[Blue Owl]

28. One thing's for sure he's gonna stink up the chamber

[Wonder Why]

32. He wants to see what he paid for - the judges "earning" their positions due to his "largess".

[AverageOldGuy]

33. 9:40 AM EDST Trump enroute to SCOTUS

They close the doors at 9:55, hearing starts at 10:00.

If he disrupts the hearing will they remove him from the room?

[CapnSteve]

38. Or will he make a big stink when he is too late?

Literally and figuratively.

[33taw]

40. I doubt they will remove him, but they won't hold the hearing for him. I think he is intentionally cutting it close by

leaving at 9:40. On edit: He has entered the courtroom.

[MustLoveBeagles]

39. This is unprecedented

I don't remember a President ever doing this before.

[allegorical oracle]

41. It's a mobster move. Wonder how Uncle Thomas will react if he wants to

support birthright citizenship -- with The Don sitting there.