• @sunbytes@lemmy.world
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      2112 days ago

      I’m not entirely sure it wasn’t the other way around.

      He probably knew some charges were coming years ago, and started adapting his output accordingly.

      • @Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee
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        1512 days ago

        Oh for sure. He’s been soft-pedaling his right-wing transformation ever since the initial allegations went public years ago. The hard turn recently is probably exactly as you say, he knew charges were coming.

        • Jerkface (any/all)
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          212 days ago

          I don’t think he thinks the way you and I do. I don’t think it was that calculated.

          • @Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee
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            412 days ago

            It doesn’t take much calculating at all. It’s just easy to convince right-wing audiences that sexual misconduct allegations are all a conspiracy by the Deep StateTM to silence them. It’s a pretty basic grift.

        • @Ledericas@lemm.ee
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          211 days ago

          the suddenly “baptism” was obvious, because he mustve knew charges were going to be brought against him eventually