Trump goes with the "too stupid to know better" defense (www.salon.com)

submitted 1 year ago by ptz@dubvee.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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Watching this new interview, however, what really stands out is how focused Trump is on arguing that, ultimately, he was just too stupid to know any better. He portrays himself as a doddering old man who is both daunted by his own disorganization and too dimwitted to understand this whole "subpoena" business.

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[-] a_statistician@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

I mean, I believe that he is stupid, and yet, if you know you're stupid, you shouldn't put yourself in a position to endanger the whole freaking world with your stupidity. So I'm sorry, but even if it is true, he still deserves to be held accountable, because stupidity isn't an excuse.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 4 points 1 year ago

ignorantia juris non excusat

I didn't know I couldn't do that

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