Trump is so 'unmoored from reality' he can't act as a defense witness: 'Art of the Deal' ghostwriter
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump is so 'unmoored from reality' he can't act as a defense witness: 'Art of the Deal' ghostwriter

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Now that former President Donald Trump has been indicted for his alleged $130,000 hush payment scheme in 2016, he will need to mount an effective legal defense against Manhattan prosecutors. Unfortunately, argued his "Art of the Deal" co-author Tony Schwartz on MSNBC's "The Beat" Friday, Trump is too delusional and detached from objective fact to do this effectively. "I think what's happening right now is that he moves between rage and literally a blend of delusion and disassociation," said Schwartz. RELATED: Nobody really knows what would happen if a former U.S. President is incarcerated "You know, I think he is so unmoored now, if you look at just, for example, his last speech, the one he did in, I think, Texas, last week — I mean, he is so unmoored from reality that I don't think he is a great witness," said Schwartz. "In the past, I think he could have come off effectively with at least one or two," added Schwartz.

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Trump in a 'tenuous' psychological place as his 'alternate reality' crumbles: expert

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A former Department of Justice prosecutor who investigated Donald Trump for racketeering believes that the former president is in a downward emotional and psychological spiral as the reality of his Manhattan criminal trial pierces the bubble of invulnerability he has created around himself. With the 77-year-old former president confronting the first trial in his life that could lead to prison, …

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