How long would Trump last under Oath?

[MrWonka]

If Donald Trump had the guts to actually show up and testify before Congress under oath about the various investigations into his campaign and administration how long do you think he would last under oath without perjuring himself? Hillary Clinton for the record went 11 hours straight and Republicans couldn't come up with a single solitary false statement to charge her with.

 

[Phys251]

If Donald Trump had the guts to actually show up and testify before Congress under oath about the various investigations into his campaign and administration how long do you think he would last under oath without perjuring himself? Hillary Clinton for the record went 11 hours straight and Republicans couldn't come up with a single solitary false statement to charge her with.

I wish we had a system like the UK where the prime minister has to defend questions before their parliament in real time. Can you imagine the fireworks that would erupt even if Trump had to directly answer House questions?

opcorn:

 

[Tanngrisnir]

If Donald Trump had the guts to actually show up and testify before Congress under oath about the various investigations into his campaign and administration how long do you think he would last under oath without perjuring himself? Hillary Clinton for the record went 11 hours straight and Republicans couldn't come up with a single solitary false statement to charge her with.

Immahavtaseh.....

2 entire minutes.

 

[Vadinho]

Trump is a natural liar. We all know people like him. A natural liar cannot help themselves when challenged or facing accountability for their actions. They sub-consciously start lying as a defense mechanism. In his mind, he is not lying because he refuses to accept reality except as it relates to himself and his desired outcome. I have seen people like this lie about the simplest things, things that do not lead to any punishment at all yet they lie anyway. It is a way of looking at the world and communicating with other people. It is an avoidance of responsibility, a denial of personal involvement that is so natural to a real liar that even when caught lying, they point to someone else. It usually ends in an attack upon the person who calls them out. We all know this because some people just cannot help themselves.

 

[Logician Man]

Trump would have his fingers crossed as he held up his right hand to be sworn to tell the truth. Lady Liberty would drop her scales giggling.

 

[Perotista]

If Donald Trump had the guts to actually show up and testify before Congress under oath about the various investigations into his campaign and administration how long do you think he would last under oath without perjuring himself? Hillary Clinton for the record went 11 hours straight and Republicans couldn't come up with a single solitary false statement to charge her with.

From my perspective, whatever Trump says, at the time he says it, he believes it is the truth. He says things that are factually wrong, but he believes they are true. It's not uncommon that Trump says one thing one day, then the complete opposite the next. On the day he says the first, he believes it is true and when he states the opposite the next day, he also believes it to be true.

He could probably pass a lie detector on them. As for congress, he'd says so many contradictory things he wouldn't stand a chance. But when those words comes out of his mouth, he believes he is stating the truth, fact. He's in his own little world.

 

[wolfsgirl]

He wouldn't make it past the swearing in. As soon as it got to the part about swearing to tell the truth he would be lying.

 

[plutonium]

Really!!!! ask Cohen !!!!

 

[uptower]

I chose the last partly because the hyperbole is justified. He will not get through the first tough question without lying. Whether that comes in a few minutes of the first half hour we wouldn't have to wait long. The moment he has to answer a question where the truth is damaging he will lie. It is in his instinct; he has a very different relationship to the truth than the rest of us. Most of us lie if we have to, need to, can justify it or get away with it. Trump just lies for the hell of it and to get his way, which may be the same thing in his world. He's used to not being questioned. He's used to no consequences. He will not weigh up his options as carefully as a normal liar would; he will instinctively veer toward the untrue.

His lawyers know this and that is why they will try to avoid having him testify.

 

[Journeyman]

From my perspective, whatever Trump says, at the time he says it, he believes it is the truth. He says things that are factually wrong, but he believes they are true. It's not uncommon that Trump says one thing one day, then the complete opposite the next. On the day he says the first, he believes it is true and when he states the opposite the next day, he also believes it to be true.

He could probably pass a lie detector on them. As for congress, he'd says so many contradictory things he wouldn't stand a chance. But when those words comes out of his mouth, he believes he is stating the truth, fact. He's in his own little world.

Right though you may be, you may rest easy in the knowledge that you have provided no real comfort to me.

 

[haymarket]

A snowball on the Houston Texas airport tarmac in August would stand a better chance of survival in the direct sun that Trump would in testifying truthfully before Congress.

 

[Rexedgar]

Would depend on the quality of the fire-retardant suit he was wearing at the time he came in contact with the Bible........:fueltofir

 

[Irwin Corey]

How long would Trump last under Oath?

I'd give a snowball in hell better odds.

 

[Perotista]

Right though you may be, you may rest easy in the knowledge that you have provided no real comfort to me.

LOL, good one. It wasn't meant to provide comfort. With Trump, he's the first president in my lifetime I'm not comfortable with being president. I was born right after WWII, so that a good many presidents.

 

[Nickyjo]

From my perspective, whatever Trump says, at the time he says it, he believes it is the truth. He says things that are factually wrong, but he believes they are true. It's not uncommon that Trump says one thing one day, then the complete opposite the next. On the day he says the first, he believes it is true and when he states the opposite the next day, he also believes it to be true.

He could probably pass a lie detector on them. As for congress, he'd says so many contradictory things he wouldn't stand a chance. But when those words comes out of his mouth, he believes he is stating the truth, fact. He's in his own little world.

Do you really think that’s the case? I tend to think that, as a salesman/carnival barker type, he says whatever he thinks will close the deal/get the customer into the tent. He also says whatever will dispose of the question or make his point. His comment on the margin of his electoral college victory was obviously inaccurate, but it just fit his narrative of “I am the first/I am the only/I did more.” I think it’s not that he believes what he says (that would really be scary) but that he doesn’t care about the truth.

But I am more interested in how his supporters feel about his falsehoods. Is it that his policies trump concerns about his honesty, as republicans in Congress might feel, or that his style trumps any concerns about his character. There are also some that don’t believe that he lies, that the many lists are phony.

But obviously, much as the bard wrote that “Macbeth hath murdered sleep,” MacTrump hath murdered truth. Or rather put truth out of its misery, as it had been wounded before by our politics. Karl Rove summed it up well. By the time the press or critics had chased down the new reality they created, they had created another new reality.

 

[Tanngrisnir]

He's got a long history of doing exactly that: lying under oath.

Donald Trump’s History of Lying Under Oath

 

[Helix]

He wouldn't make it through even a few questions without lying. His zombies would not only fail to punish him, but would also fellate him for it.

 

[Bullseye]

I wish we had a system like the UK where the prime minister has to defend questions before their parliament in real time. Can you imagine the fireworks that would erupt even if Trump had to directly answer House questions?

opcorn:

I believe those sessions are limited to questions concerning official policies and programs of the PM, not his/her private life for the past three decades.

 

[Bullseye]

He wouldn't make it through even a few questions without lying. His zombies would not only fail to punish him, but would also fellate him for it.

Kind of cruel, obscene coming from a moderator.

 

[Helix]

Kind of cruel, obscene coming from a moderator.

I call it like i see it.

 

[Mach]

I believe those sessions are limited to questions concerning official policies and programs of the PM, not his/her private life for the past three decades.

The idea that you think Trump would fare better if his responses were limited to official policies and programs, rather than including his persona is cute.

Just as bad as lying his ass off, he'd be subject to direct rebuttal, and wouldn't be able to dismiss them like he does the press when he fumbles. can you imagine Trump having to defend his poliices and positions based on substance? That would be incredible for the nation to witness.

I agree with Phys, we need direct cross-examination of POTUS and congress, if we're ever going to have incentive for them to behave reasonably.

 

[Cardinal]

There is the eternal question: does he lie to shape a narrative pleasing to him, or does he lie to protect himself? This question assumes, of course, that it's one or the other.

Assuming the former: He would not get past his first name.
Assuming the latter: it would be all 5a, all the time.

One important factor is whether or not Trump even believes there would be consequences for committing perjury in front of Congress.

 

[Bullseye]

The idea that you think Trump would fare better if his responses were limited to official policies and programs, rather than including his persona is cute.

the fact that you down is pitiful.

Just as bad as lying his ass off, he'd be subject to direct rebuttal, and wouldn't be able to dismiss them like he does the press when he fumbles. can you imagine Trump having to defend his poliices and positions based on substance? That would be incredible for the nation to witness.

I agree with Phys, we need direct cross-examination of POTUS and congress, if we're ever going to have incentive for them to behave reasonably.

Dems don't do "reasonable". Most of their supporters don't either.

 

[Bullseye]

I call it like i see it.

LOL, when I do THAT you give me three points. :lamo

 

[Perotista]

Do you really think that’s the case? I tend to think that, as a salesman/carnival barker type, he says whatever he thinks will close the deal/get the customer into the tent. He also says whatever will dispose of the question or make his point. His comment on the margin of his electoral college victory was obviously inaccurate, but it just fit his narrative of “I am the first/I am the only/I did more.” I think it’s not that he believes what he says (that would really be scary) but that he doesn’t care about the truth.

But I am more interested in how his supporters feel about his falsehoods. Is it that his policies trump concerns about his honesty, as republicans in Congress might feel, or that his style trumps any concerns about his character. There are also some that don’t believe that he lies, that the many lists are phony.

But obviously, much as the bard wrote that “Macbeth hath murdered sleep,” MacTrump hath murdered truth. Or rather put truth out of its misery, as it had been wounded before by our politics. Karl Rove summed it up well. By the time the press or critics had chased down the new reality they created, they had created another new reality.

I think so. I disliked Trump, being a career military man since the day he state our POW's were bad soldiers because they got caught. Something akin to that. He add that he prefers troops that don't get caught.

for your next question, I do have a friend who was an avid Trumper, but has soured on him. Here's what he told me the other day. He cited Trump's very unpresidential behavior, his twitter bombasts, his name calling, his falsehoods, as he put it among some more.

Even though he came across as clearly not caring for the man. He surprised me by saying he still supports Trumps. He asked me what the alternative was? Certainly not the likes of Hillary Clinton, Sanders, Warren, Harris, Gillibrand, Booker, other wacko leftist. No way he said.

His bottom line, he doesn't particular care for Trump. He's not a avid supporter anymore. But according to him, Trump is still better than any Democrat who is trying to destroy his religion, take his and everyone else’s guns away, their pro-abortion stance with their love of killing babies and a couple of more. Even though he doesn’t like Trump now, he will still be supporting and voting for him in 2020.

Now I wonder how many more continue to support Trump just because they don't like what the other side stands for or has to offer?