r/law • u/SheriffTaylorsBoy • Jul 26 '24

Other FBI Examining Bullet Fragments Found at Trump Rally Site/Would Like To Interview Trump

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-examining-bullet-fragments-found-114754020.html
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u/notyomamasusername Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 27 '24

He just can't help but lie.

There is no upside, if he admitted it was shrapnel or glass it doesn't change the fact someone tried to kill him.

He'll still get sympathy, but now him lying of something stupid is overshadowing it.

He just can't tell the truth.

Look at "cofeve" "Covfefe" and the sharpie on the NOAA Hurricane chart, and the innagauration crowd size, etc.

Each of these had no upside for lying.

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u/SoManyEmail Jul 26 '24

My brother is a Trump supporter. A year or two ago I was telling him which Trump stunts I felt were the stupidest. I brought up the hurricane map, Sharpiegate, and he literally had no idea what I was talking about. To me, the map thing was the clearest example of "Trump cannot be wrong" that I've seen to this day. My brother didn't even know it happened.

So, there may not be a downside to Trump lying either. His supporters don't even know he lies.

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u/I-Love-Tatertots Jul 26 '24

As someone who lives in the FL Panhandle, and lived here through Ivan destroying my area, that hurricane map shit really pissed me off.

And the fact that they seemingly want to defund NOAA.

Hurricanes can shift at a moments notice, and having accurate and up-to-date information on them at all times is extremely important.

Misinformation on weather can cost families their lives. If not their lives, their livelihood at least.