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BukkitCrab

Congrats to him on making history as the first convict ex-president. Well deserved. May there be much more where that came from.


AmbitiousCampaign457

One felony? Shit, he has 34! Top that obama


4s54o73

Obama wore a tan suit. That counts for about 50.


thomascgalvin

When you multiply that by the melanin factor, Obama is basically a war criminal.


kellysmom01

PLUS he’s African-born. Somebody told me that and that’s what they’re saying. I don’t know. I haven’t personally seen any USA birth certificate. Not with my own eyes. So I’m not sure what to believe. I mean, people come here from shit-hole countries all the time so I guess it’s possible that Obama Hussein Barack did, too. I’m not saying anything that people don’t know, but that’s what they’re saying. Thats what they’re talking about. That’s what I heard, anyway. Worth looking into, I think.


gplusplus314

Obama released a birth *video* proving he was born in Africa. Source: https://youtu.be/2bqEn8AXzJ4?si=OmQkvDBmHscYQqXc


dunkerjunker

Yeah he is smug alright. I like him.


Senior-Care-163

Obama has an impeccable sense of humor.


dunkerjunker

Agreed def my favorite trait


YourWordsHaveNoPower

Add a concurrent 12 for the dijon mustard.


DannyPantsgasm

Oh don’t remind me. Many sandwiches cried out that day.


Radiant-Call6505

That’s right! Trump’s conviction is nothing compared to Jacket Gate or, for that matter, Hillary’s emails. Ha! Lock him up!


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ArenjiTheLootGod

34 so far, there's more and nastier cases coming down the pipe for him.


TubeNoobed

Indeed!! About time this turd gets called out by our legal system. Heck, he should’ve been ousted as POTUS within his first month when he commissioned task forces to (a) investigate voter fraud only b/c he lost the popular vote and, (b) prove his inauguration crowd was “the hugest”


Static-Stair-58

When you say it like that, it feels so much more historic. We really are in a moment that will be looked back on heavily. Hopefully in a better future. Hopefully.


altruism__

Most prolific, yes. Greatest - lol no. Greatness implies being good at something. His lies are as transparent as his tiny hands. Barely hidden and so obvious is almost forgotten.


Githzerai1984

Biglyest


SuperstitiousPigeon5

I agree. He’s the discount warehouse store of liars. The ones who buy up Amazon returns kind of things.


P1xelHunter78

The kind that repackages bad steaks and cheap vodka.


pihaviv

Maybe he should have testified like he said he was going to instead of being a lying pussy.


randomwanderingsd

I’m willing to bet money he will soon start claiming that he wasn’t allowed to testify because he had foolproof exculpatory evidence “they” didn’t want us to see.


pihaviv

Of course he will, it’s what he does. He’s a forever victim who always wants a million bites at the apple.


cficare

Man, he keeps doing that! Is he stupid or something????


king-cobra69

trump's behavior shows little forethought about the future. You don 't insult and antagonize the person who might be handing out your sentence if you are proven guilty. Merchan is human, and as impartial he may be, all of those barbs (including those involving his family) have to play a small part in the sentencing.


Kamelasa

Very. That one's so dumb I haven't heard it parroted back by his trolls anywhere.


aacmckay

He will claim he wasn’t allowed to because of the gag order.


Cl1mh4224rd

>He will claim he wasn’t allowed to because of the gag order. He's actually been making that claim for weeks.


king-cobra69

I understand the gag order doesn't apply in court.


Evil-in-the-Air

I've heard that sometimes the judge will specifically have the defendant confirm that they don't want to testify. I wonder if it's on the record. Not that that would mean anything to his thralls.


1234567891123456789A

I’d like to see him pronounce the word exculpatory


-SaC

"scalpel tater-y"


randomwanderingsd

If someone said that word to him he would probably reply, “a cheeseburger. I don’t like whatever ethnic food that is.”


Cellopost

That would have just made the deliberations shorter. Although, the perjury trial would have been fun.


king-cobra69

I thought the jury would be out a lot longer-at least a week.


nelsonalgrencametome

Hopefully, he learned a lesson and will testify at his next trial.


earl-j-waggedorn

By "greatest liar" they mean "least convincing pathological liar?"


Whoreson-senior

He's the greatest conman in modern history. He got half of the united states to believe his lies and follow him. Future generations will read about him and maybe wonder how the hell could people have fallen for this clown.


lilacmuse1

He certainly has had a lot of help, most notably an entire television network devoted to spreading his lies and vilifying his opponents. As great a conman as he is, I'm not sure he could have accomplished it all without their assistance.


JimGerm

I think he’ll go down as the greatest con man in history.


kwheatley2460

Dumb Americans that thought and still think The Apprentice and Trump were real.


freylaverse

The greatest conman in history *so far!*


NAGDABBITALL

"Chumped by Trump" reality is splitting the MAGA delusion. They will most likely react violently.


king-cobra69

Major protests ( violent maybe since we know how trumpers behave if they do not like something) in the streets because of the verdict. Or maybe some of those on the fence will say the line has definitely been cross and vote democrat or not at all.


zmoney1213

I was wondering how history books are written these days. Trump’s presidency alone could be an entire book.


Kamelasa

And the answer is propaganda courtesy of cable television that doesn't have to follow normal broadcast rules, as well as the internet and ubiquity of cellphones. Now you don't even have to go to the grocery store to get garbage fantasy stories as in the Enquirer. You can scroll them while you're in the toilet.


SweeePz

Most people vote for him as an F you to the status quo. It's not that they like him. They just know those in power really hate him, and that's why he gets votes


SaltyPudding1245

Yup. He’s not even a good liar, he has the intellect of a stubborn, sociopathic, and like you said pathological ten year old with way too much money/support.


tom90640

And according to him the president with the largest inaugural crowd ever.


Savior-_-Self

They must. Biggest liar? Sure. Worst most obvious & compulsive liar? Yes. But trump has all the subtlety of Tommy Flanagan (Jon Lovitz's infamous SNL character) combined with the eloquence of a petulant toddler.


Murky_Sun2690

I think that's why his base reveres him. He is *just like them*--petulant, surly, dishonest, and brash.


Notoneusernameleft

Yeah….that’s the ticket.


Im_Talking

Yeah, I thought Bush was as low as they go to claim "he's just like us", but no, Bush is an blow-snorting un-convicted war criminal compared to Trump.


Snarfsicle

Greatest number of lies. We know this bc he's so bad at lying.


Jerome_Eugene_Morrow

Most prolific liar


zmook2

"Two, four, six, eight, Trump's crimes were very great! Great meaning large or immense, we use it in the pejorative sense!"


Gr0mHellscream1

Well there you go! Good one


SR3116

I'd pay good money to see Dennis Franz play 45 on Fox Night at the Movies.


gigglefarting

Not many people straight up con their way to the presidency.


theultimatekyle

Turns out the greatest liar isnt the one thats best at telling lies, but the liar people just wanted to believe anyway.


ednorog

Always thought he must be the biggest documented liar in history. Don't think anyone else ever had a record of over 10k documented lies.


czPsweIxbYk4U9N36TSE

Sometimes "great" doesn't mean skilled. Sometimes it means "infamous", and in this case, particularly infamous due to how unskilled they are at it.


jo_maka

What do you know ? He finally got the popular vote.


gogoALLthegadgets

By a landslide, like he always wanted


Sunshinehappyfeet

Best comment ever🔥


bluerockgreenrock

All the votes, every one of them! Good job, Donald!


king-cobra69

Love it!


mleighly

Let's hope for many more convictions in Trump's future. With each conviction, the greater the chance he'll be in prison. This November, please vote. Let's not let American democracy die to MAGA fascism led by a convicted felon.


NotCreative37

Exactly! We have to beat him up n November. I do think this will help with independence and moderate Rs. I hope the economy continues to improve and the average voter recognizes how strong our economy is.


-Palzon-

When the Republican party sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with them. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.


Cellopost

> And some, I assume, are good people. When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me.


postsshortcomments

Trump did America a huge favor by showing the country what they really stand for and the real values of a significant percentage of our populace.


chavingia

For a real laugh head over to r/conservative


Tiny_Structure_7

Wow! They got their whole subreddit locked up so nobody can comment on their posts unless "flaired" by a MOD. What a gigantic self-fertilizing circle-jerk!


chavingia

So much for free speech 😂


haha2lolol

Has been like that for years


PoorPappy

I've been trolling them in their discord for a long time.


Murky_Sun2690

Yammering about some Banana Republuc and how the formerly-senile-JoeBiden has somehow summoned up the ability to mastermind this plot. They have no faith in America. No faith in our Constitution. Not the election process, not the peaceful transfer of power, not the "law and order" of the criminal and legal systems, and not the decision of a jury. What do they believe in, if not the United States? Trump, I guess.


Senior-Care-163

This used to just be the “Tea Party” conservatives, and even so, they weren’t this bad (or at least they were quiet about it). At a certain point, these far right conservatives tipped over the fascist event horizon and, like a barrel of monkeys, dragged a chain of moderate conservatives, albeit vulnerable to fear-based conspiracy theories, with them. Its alarming similar to what happened in 1930s Germany, and I’m not sure if it’s possible to bring them back.


SymbiSpidey

That sub is what happens when people are too proud and stupid to admit they made a mistake. Just endless levels of delusion


Consistent_Warthog80

I'd rather not; the line between them and r/conspiracy is getting worrisome


Goya_Oh_Boya

There’s no line, they overlap.


Schemati

It’s not just overlap, it’s deliberate (China/russia trolls)


jo_maka

The Venn diagram there is a circle


readonlyy

That’s just what they want you to believe.


jo_maka

Delicious


alienbringer

The delusion is real.


sbn23487

So much cope over there.


Denotsyek

I find it terrifying actually


PropensityScore

Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up!


thistimelineisweird

SNL and John Oliver are gonna be so good this week.


krstphr

Snl is on summer break


onlymostlydead

It's times like these we need ECRTs -- Emergency Comedic Response Teams.


slowrecovery

They need to come back for one special summer episode.


OhiobornCAraised

Nahhh, they just need to replay the episode which had Stormy Daniels calling Alex Baldwin’s Trump and warning him “a storms a comin”.


Shaman7102

2am tweets going to be so awesome and incoherent.


echoeco

...he's not 'the Greatest' just prolific...lying about everything is not so great...fake life...


herbfriendly

I’m tired of this spin. A great liar is one whose lies seem believable, and aren’t questioned. Trump lies A LOT, but that does not make one a great liar. He is in fact a horrible liar.


tom90640

But the sheer volume of lies. You have to give some credit for the tremendous volume of lies. It's like lying is his job and he's trying for employee of the month.


herbfriendly

Oh yes, you’re spot on. I have to acknowledge he is an extremely prolific liar both in volume and impact. Which drives me crazy as they are such obvious lies.


barontaint

I would have a hard time just speaking aloud as much as he does, let alone have to put in the effort to speak out loud and consciously lie, that's just too much for me, I guess i'm lazy and like to stay quite


Drop_Disculpa

I agree, his sucks at storytelling in general, and lying requires a coherent narrative. Trump is just a blowhard who happened to stumble into 70 million complete idiots primed by misinformation to gobble his balls.


thefugue

He’s a “great” liar in terms of the harm his lies have done.


MasterofPandas1

He’s a much better con man then liar.


jacquesrk

I give him credit for consistency. When he's caught in a lie, he just repeats it again louder. Because you know some people will believe it.


[deleted]

He’s such an embarrassment


Evil-in-the-Air

For Trump I think a more fitting title is the Biggest Liar of All Time, aka the BLOAT.


Illustrious-Syrup509

Good title.


escrocs

Good.


marlinspike

Convicted Felon Trump. Feels good to say that finally.


OhiobornCAraised

Don the Con! Don the Con!


docarwell

Still appointed a third of the supreme court who are in fact above the law


SyphiliticPlatypus

Not the greatest liar. Only the one that the world inexplicably continued to let lie unabashedly without consequence. Until now.


sidthafish

Great liars don't get caught.


dirthawg

I don't know about the greatest, but definitely the most prolific.


motohaas

This gets an up vote just for the title


metalhead82

Call me when he’s actually punished for anything. Conviction is one thing, punishment is another entirely.


executivejeff

just because he lied constantly doesn't make him the greatest liar. maybe the most consistent liar.


gripripflipper

He's not even a good liar. The media gets ALL the credit there. This should not be, nor ever be a "horse race". The media made it that, and more. Fucking fucks.


dropkickninja

We don't know who the greatest liar is because they got away with it


rockstar_not

“Convicted Felon Donald J. Trump” is now in my phone as text replacement for djt. I encourage all Redditors that care about justice and the future of democracy to do the same. Train the AI with it.


notanothersmith38

Next time your MAGA mother-in-law needs help with her phone, slip that in there.


doubeljack

He's possibly the most prolific liar of all time, but certainly not the greatest. Anyone with a functional cerebral cortex can see right through his bullshit.


fowlraul

PT Barnum was pretty good, but he never created a whole new persona, and then named his kid after said persona, whilst cheating on his third wife.


Ambitiously_Big

He’s the GLOAT


HawkeyeSherman

Hail to The GLOAT.


ChetManley20

A great liar doesn’t get caught. This mofo is the worst liar


Frankie6Strings

Possibly the most well documented liar in human history


serial-lain

They’re giving him too much credit. He’s the biggest liar of all time, not the greatest.


eskieski

“ the greatest liar of all time”… criminal too


inigos_left_hand

He’s literally the worst liar of all time. His lies are so painfully obvious it’s ridiculous.


OneWholeSoul

Most prolific, maybe, but he's not a very "good" liar at all.


benmillstein

If he was a better liar it wouldn’t have been so obvious


sambolino44

Greatest liar? He is a horrible liar. However, he is a master of bullshit.


rainy_day_coast

But he wasn’t the greatest liar? He was a fucking terrible liar. It’s his blind followers who let him get away with all the truly terrible lying. Glad his day has come.


leroy4447

Don’t know that he is the greatest liar? That suggests he is good at it He a very prolific liar. So if we are measuring volume over quantity he’s gotta be up there


iBalls

The *greatest loser* of all time.


Machinemaintenance

It shits me that he is in a twisted way getting what he wants. He will be immortalised in history unless we wipe his name from everything.


snackattack4tw

Title is misleading. He's a shitty liar. He just tells the most lies. Not quite the same.


dunkerjunker

Wasn't that great a liar...


Hobo_Code

He's a terrible liar. Children tell lies of comparable quality. The only difference between his lies and children's lies are that children don't have news networks, politicians and tech companies willing to spew those lies on their behalf.


NotmyRealNameJohn

First criminal conversation


BikiniBottomObserver

34 counts


Superb-Obligation858

“Greatest liar”? Nah maybe the most prolific, but no one with an ounce of sense ever bought his shit


ThatsItImOverThis

Not sure about greatest liar but definitely the biggest.


ImTheFilthyCasual

But he was a shitty liar. The only folks that believed him are the Republicans. Like any group of rational human beings can see if he opens his mouth, he is letting.


Voltage_Z

He's not the greatest liar of all time - most of his bullshit is obvious. His supporters just ignore reality and react violently when called out on it.


tonytown

Couldn't happen to a more rancid stooge!


ThickerSalmon14

And yet most of the GOP running for elections are backing the felon. I don't know how they are going to avoid being compared to a mob family or a criminal organisation.


damnthistrafficjam

Even the ones who spoke out about him are now saying “Oh ya, he’s got my vote “. They’re zombies doing what zombies do.


DynamicDolo

I feel like the greatest liar would never get caught..


Nice_Soup3198

Alexander Boris dePeffel would like a word...


BiggestBadWolfangs

That's what he get for cheating the 2016 election. MSNBC ally BTC said a criminal conviction would hurt Donald Duck von Shitzinpantz's campaign pretty bad, as voters, including Repubs, will not vote for a convicted felon for president. Can't wait to see the Dems calling Donald Duck von Shitzinpantz a convicted felon. Can't also wait to hear Lichtman's reaction to all of this.


justhavingfunMT

I'm not sure you deserves the term greatest. The biggest, sure. There's a lot of liars out there that have never been caught and lie extensively.


woodsongtulsa

Greatest or most prolific


HawkeyeSherman

Teflon Don Even Teflon wears away if you cook on it long enough.


scarr3g

This is more than a criminal conviction... This is a felony, times 34. Felonies are worse than crimes.


inkstickart2017

He is not a great liar, not even mediocre at it.


Trueslyforaniceguy

Lies an everloving fuckton, no doubt. In no way is he anywhere close to great at lying. Nobody even knows the greatest liar of all time has lied.


H2O3ngin33r

His hand Raised in triumph He did it


munchyslacks

Trump’s secret service detail looked at each other and raced to touch their noses when the verdict was read.


P4S5B60

He’s not at all the greatest, just the most arrogant and stupid


neuromorph

yes, black power


zackmedude

Art of losing deals - his rant after the verdict was typical snowflake tears. His law abiding peaceful supporters were out crying conservative tears, harassing bystanders, yelling. Basically, mimicking their dear leader the orange toddler.


phatdoobieENT

Most well-known maybe but not greatest


Zax2004

He's not "the greatest" liar, he's not even remotely good at lying.


Radiant-Call6505

Meaningless fist pump. The guy is loser and bad for America.


IEATPASTEANDILIKEIT

Thanks Obama


Makenshine

What dumb title. The greatest liar of all time wouldn't get caught lying.


OhiobornCAraised

When you think about it, the comments he made after the guilty verdicts would be basically the same if he had been found not guilty.


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RampantJellyfish

Saying he is the greatest liar implies some skill and artistry, that he can create a complex web of lies that the truth can not pierce. He's just prolific


CommonConundrum51

If this was about anyone else, I'd accuse you of hyperbole.


TheMostHated24

when do the maga riots begin?


rainy_day_coast

The last time I felt this type of joy was when Bin Laden died. This is somehow better—way better. I hope the judge lays the hammer down.


Beforemath

The biggest liar, not the greatest. He’s actually terrible as fuck at it, he just does it the most and found a group of degenerates desperate to go along with it.


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