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Tom of Temecula

(1,632 posts) Mon Nov 6, 2023, 02:19 PM Nov 2023

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Letitia James seen 'visibly cackling' at Trump insult from witness stand [View all]

New York Attorney General Letitia James burst into laughter at one of Donald Trump's insults during his testimony in a $250 million fraud lawsuit.

The former president was asked about the value of his heavily mortgaged Trump Building at 40 Wall Street, and he told prosecutor Kevin Wallace that he had invested heavily in the 72-story skyscraper before taking a swipe at the attorney general. "I spent a lot of money on fixing the building up," Trump testified. "She doesn't even know what 40 Wall Street is."

James was "visibly cackling" after Trump's remark, according to reporters in the courtroom, and she briefly put her head down to compose herself. The attorney general's office is next door to the Trump Building, and James pointed that out in a post on her X account.

"Don’t tell, I can see it from my office window," she posted.

https://www.rawstory.com/letitia-james-donald-trump-2666165112/

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Letitia James seen 'visibly cackling' at Trump insult from witness stand [View all] Tom of Temecula Nov 2023 OP

"cackling"??? interesting sublim there, rawstory. niyad Nov 2023 #1

Thought The Same ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #2

Or deliberate? niyad Nov 2023 #3

Really a poor choice of words PatSeg Nov 2023 #5

who cackles? Stardust Mirror Nov 2023 #6

So true. Men are almost never described as "cackling." Sky Jewels Nov 2023 #30

Poof! Stardust Mirror Nov 2023 #32

But there are kharmic penalties for advancing life forms. niyad Nov 2023 #43

No need to get your feathers ruffled just because the author laid an egg. jaxexpat Nov 2023 #12

No need for ruffled feathers just because the author laid an egg. jaxexpat Nov 2023 #13

Really?? The person made an intentionally sexist, offensive niyad Nov 2023 #56

Only if you can endure the offensive weight of it. jaxexpat Nov 2023 #62

I use cackle a lot. Usually when I'm saying EllieBC Nov 2023 #18

Difference is you use it to describe yourself... Caliman73 Nov 2023 #19

Good point. EllieBC Nov 2023 #21

"visibly chuckling" would be neutral. "Cackling" is rather pejorative. SharonAnn Nov 2023 #24

Was just going to say that Sugarcoated Nov 2023 #33

Cackling like a chicken or a witch. It is meant to be a pejorative and a nasty fucking swipe at an officer of the court. SoFlaBro Nov 2023 #25

It means she was being polite in that she didn't fall out of her seat in hysterics. flashman13 Nov 2023 #31

it was from another site's reporter Celerity Nov 2023 #38

It does give a negative connotation xmas74 Nov 2023 #40

Exactly my reaction relayerbob Nov 2023 #41

Yep redqueen Nov 2023 #49

Cackling? WTF? MineralMan Nov 2023 #4

Same here. LiberalFighter Nov 2023 #8

Yes, obviously demeaning Windicator Nov 2023 #10

I'm convinced that there are no more editors in the world. OMGWTF Nov 2023 #23

it is a quote from another site's reporter Celerity Nov 2023 #39

So what? MineralMan Nov 2023 #46

because some seem to think the wording was made up by Raw Story Celerity Nov 2023 #48

So, you're a fan of Raw Story. MineralMan Nov 2023 #50

I would not say 'fan'. They are just a left-leaning site that sometimes I find to be of worth, sometimes not. Celerity Nov 2023 #52

We all understood that. That rawstory let it stand is what niyad Nov 2023 #54

I believe that some here think it was an editorial turn of phrase made up by Raw Story. Celerity Nov 2023 #57

Ahhh, understood. niyad Nov 2023 #58

"Raw Story" is what it is, best taken with grains of salt. Meanwhile Tish James... brush Nov 2023 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #9

Note to Raw Story: get a damn Roget's Thesaurus. Then the women you write about... Hekate Nov 2023 #11

("Thesaurus"?!? Ain't they 'xtinct??!?) lastlib Nov 2023 #15

The last copy editor was stabbed to death with a blue pencil by an AI-instructed bot. Sad. Hekate Nov 2023 #16

Indeed. lastlib Nov 2023 #17

And to think that I nearly drowned ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 #27

I have a thesaurus I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2023 #61

Actually, I still have mine from college, so it's over 40 years old! lastlib Nov 2023 #63

I was going to suggest Chortle. maxsolomon Nov 2023 #26

Many of us laugh at Trump's idiotic insults IronLionZion Nov 2023 #14

Actually I like the witchy vibe orangecrush Nov 2023 #20

It's tempting to agree with this perspective. ariadne0614 Nov 2023 #35

Me Too, Always Did RobinA Nov 2023 #53

Understand completely orangecrush Nov 2023 #59

This "cackling" remark is meant to invoke disrespect Deuxcents Nov 2023 #22

Actually, MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2023 #28

They give a tweet by Adam Klasfeld as their source. sl8 Nov 2023 #44

Let's face it -- tRump is a cartoonish 76-year-old toddler who EVERYONE should be pointing & laughing at Blue Owl Nov 2023 #29

Some random thoughts on Trump AverageOldGuy Nov 2023 #34

Tasty mkassowitz Nov 2023 #36

trump cares so little about his property mercuryblues Nov 2023 #37

If Trump can squawk, James can cackle Rocknation Nov 2023 #42

I bet she just smiled and shook her head and maybe rolled her eyes a bit SpankMe Nov 2023 #45

Got as far as describing her as 'cackling'. There is NO positive connotation to SaveOurDemocracy Nov 2023 #47

So our group is supposed to be perfect for every second while GreenWave Nov 2023 #51

I seriously doubt that AG James behaved in such an niyad Nov 2023 #55

Agree with others about the "cackling" BS ecstatic Nov 2023 #60