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Jack Smith's indictment unmasks Trump as a complete and utter buffoon
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-indictment-bathroom-boxes-buffoonhttps://archive.ph/eg9qs
Yet last’s week’s indictment may have pointed to Trump’s actual Achilles’ heel with his long adulatory base: The document unmasked him to be far more of a buffoon than a warrior.
As Domenech said after the special counsel’s indictment was unsealed, the document “reads … like a Coen Brothers script.” Any Big Lebowski fan immediately picked up on the allusion, which was not to “the Dude,” but to the ironically nicknamed Jeffrey “Big” Lebowski, an apparently rich and powerful millionaire, who lives surrounded by trophies demonstrating his power (including a picture with Nancy Reagan), but is eventually revealed to be a fool.
The Big Lebowski’s failed effort to turn “the Dude” into his dupe ends in failure, with Lebowski whining in frustration on the floor of his empty mansion. Jack Smith’s indictment similarly portrays Trump as a deposed emperor with no clothes.
While some have said that the indictment fails to explain Trump’s motive for his crimes, it’s hardly difficult to discern Trump’s state of mind: In the wake of his failed coup, Trump hoarded, and was determined to retain, tokens of his lost power. The very fact that Trump had no good reason to keep his hands on the trove of documents he stole only makes the episode more pathetic.
As Domenech said after the special counsel’s indictment was unsealed, the document “reads … like a Coen Brothers script.” Any Big Lebowski fan immediately picked up on the allusion, which was not to “the Dude,” but to the ironically nicknamed Jeffrey “Big” Lebowski, an apparently rich and powerful millionaire, who lives surrounded by trophies demonstrating his power (including a picture with Nancy Reagan), but is eventually revealed to be a fool.
The Big Lebowski’s failed effort to turn “the Dude” into his dupe ends in failure, with Lebowski whining in frustration on the floor of his empty mansion. Jack Smith’s indictment similarly portrays Trump as a deposed emperor with no clothes.
While some have said that the indictment fails to explain Trump’s motive for his crimes, it’s hardly difficult to discern Trump’s state of mind: In the wake of his failed coup, Trump hoarded, and was determined to retain, tokens of his lost power. The very fact that Trump had no good reason to keep his hands on the trove of documents he stole only makes the episode more pathetic.
This ignores the tfg's transactional nature and the potential monetary gain - still, what a fun read!
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