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Mary Trump Drops ‘Truth’ On Donald Trump’s Business Persona
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Mary Trump Drops ‘Truth’ On Donald Trump’s Business Persona

Mary Trump said the New York civil fraud trial against her uncle Donald Trump bothers the former president deeply because it cuts to the core of the illusion he’s created about his business prowess.“This case gets to the heart of who Donald thinks he is and has been pretending to be for his entire adult life,” Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist and vocal critic of her uncle, told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace on Wednesday. She said the ex-president “doesn’t mind” that he’s going to be on criminal trials next year for his election interference efforts and handling of classified documents, “because that gives him street cred with his base.”But the $250 million New York lawsuit, in which Donald Trump has already been found liable for fraud for massively exaggerating his wealth to deceive lenders ...
Mary Trump: Donald Trump’s ‘Going To Regret’ Cameras In Court
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Mary Trump: Donald Trump’s ‘Going To Regret’ Cameras In Court

Mary Trump believes televising Donald Trump’s criminal trials might help deprogram some of his supporters ― and predicts the former president will come to regret it.Trump is expected to appear in a Fulton County courtroom next month for his formal arraignment following his indictment on racketeering charges over an alleged conspiracy to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.Unlike federal or Manhattan courts, where Trump appeared for his first three arraignments, cameras are permitted in Georgia courtrooms with a judge’s approval.“I think it’s going to have an enormous impact, because even for people who are his supporters and who think that this is a miscarriage of justice, this will be must-see TV,” the former president’s niece, a clinical psychologist and author, told MSNBC’s Katie ...
Mary Trump Flags Shift In Donald Trump’s Online Antics
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Mary Trump Flags Shift In Donald Trump’s Online Antics

Mary Trump says her uncle, Donald Trump, is worsening his legal problems with incendiary social media posts because his “fear of humiliation is so strong that he cannot course-correct.”“There’s been a really interesting shift over the last few months, or couple of years,” Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist, told MSNBC’s Alex Wagner in an interview Wednesday.“The way in which he is presenting himself in social media, the attacking nature, the aggressiveness. That used to be strategy for him, you know, [he] used to throw temper tantrums strategically to get his way. It’s not strategy anymore.”Facing four indictments, Trump has doubled down on his usual playbook, lashing out at those working to hold him accountable. Judges, prosecutors and grand jurors involved in his cases have received vi...