“He is like Michael”: Fans Can’t Stop Comparing Donald Trump’s Ongoing Trial to an Episode of Steve Carell’s The Office
Former President Donald Trump who is looking forward to running for the President of the United States in 2024 will also be likely to face legal trouble in the coming days. It has been reported that his candidacy has been challenged in some states as lawsuits against him have been filed. But fans noticed something very unusual i.e., how his ongoing fraud trial seemed like Steve Carell’s The Office episode.
Donald Trump is facing multiple fraud charges noting that he had allegedly misrepresented his net worth by billions to secure bank loans. The former President of the United States is also one of the 19 people who are charged with conspiring to overturn the 2020 U.S. state election results. Where all of this is serious business, a video went viral online from the courtroom which is being compared to an episode of sitcom The Office. Let’s find out more.
Donald Trump’s fraud trial compared to an episode of Steve Carell starrer The Office
Donald Trump appeared in court on the count of multiple fraud charges. During the trial, a video from the courthouse recently went viral online which made fans compare the trial to an episode of The Office starring Steve Carell, John Krasinski, and Rainn Wilson.
The video shared online showcases the former president sitting in a courtroom with a straight face and then the camera pans around to show the courtroom and then lands on Justice Arthur Engoron. He looks at the camera and takes off his glasses and shrugs playfully. Fans were quick to comment that how this trial seems more like an episode of The Office rather than the actual trial.
Some of them took to their social media to share funny responses with a user stating, “Because this country is a sitcom” with users noting that the trial is just a show and none of it is real. A concerned user however did mention,
https://twitter.com/JimmyHarrity/status/1741226756269379986
Because it’s all show. None of it is real
— LOOP (@l__oo__p) December 30, 2023
https://twitter.com/iam_Horpsey/status/1741194452146782477
“Trial is a serious and important legal proceeding, and it should be treated with respect and dignity.” A user compared the judge to Steve Carrell’s character of Michael Scott as they noted, “The judge is enjoying it. He is like Michael”. Some said, “Major Office Vibes”, along with noting, “Judge is the main character of his own sitcom.”
The judge is enjoying it .he is like Michael 😂
— I Am Stupid (@ImVkohli37) December 31, 2023
Because it's all scripted.
— Icepodd Inc. (@icepodd) December 30, 2023
Comments of how the entire trial seems to be scripted and unreal filled the social media.
Donald Trump denies the allegations and pleads not guilty
The former President has denied all the allegations brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Earlier in August, he traveled to Georgia to turn himself in at the Fulton County Jail and became the first former president to have a mug shot taken.
However, he has repeatedly denied all the allegations against him and claimed that the trial brought against him was an act motivated by a political agenda. Talking about the fraud he said in court via UNILAD,
“Banks loved our business, they loved our deals, and they weren’t defrauded. They made a lot of money and they considered me a very good client.”
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Trump along with 18 others are named in the conspiring to overturn the 2020 US State election results. This was sparked after a phone call conversation was leaked in which Trump was heard asking Georgia’s top election official to find 11,780 votes.
His other charges include solicitation of violation of oath by a public office, conspiracy to commit forgery, etc. Among many of his trials, his civil damage trial in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll is scheduled for January 16th, 2024.
