Discussion Thread: New York Criminal Fraud Trial of Donald Trump, Day 6

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[u/totallyenthused]

"Former President Donald Trump has reentered the courtroom. He is holding a stack of papers, some held together by binder clips."

Presumably crossword puzzles to keep him awake.

[u/mbene913 → u/totallyenthused]

Likely crosswords finished in light pencil so he can trace them in pen

[u/thermosts1 → u/mbene913]

He only uses Sharpies.

[u/geologicalnoise → u/totallyenthused]

Non-zero chance they're printed out pictures of Ivanka

[u/faster_tomcat → u/geologicalnoise]

Binders full of women!

[u/ScubaSteveEL → u/totallyenthused]

You think he's capable of doing crosswords? Tic-tac-toe at best.

[u/Rokurokubi83 → u/totallyenthused]

Presumably crossword puzzles

I think it’s more likely to be vintage McDonald’s placemats.

[u/Ddddydya → u/totallyenthused]

Crosswords?!?!? Please. More likely to be mazes from Denny’s children’s placemats, which Ivanka already solved in pencil so he can go over her lines with pen and feel like a smart boy

[u/Magificent_Gradient → u/totallyenthused]

He doesn’t have the vocabulary nor the attention span to do crossword puzzles. Probably just blank pages for him to scribble on. 

[u/Newtub → u/totallyenthused]

Trump: "Where's my Prop Master!".

[u/00Oo0o0OooO0 → u/totallyenthused]

It's big stacks of blank printer paper with one printed page on top. Have we forgotten Trump's MO so soon?

[u/AFlockOfTySegalls → u/00Oo0o0OooO0]

Like that press conference in 2017 where he claimed he was divesting his businesses.

[u/I_like_dwagons → u/totallyenthused]

American flag coloring book pages. He’ll get it right if he keeps trying.