'It's in print so believe it!' Internet roasts Trump after rambling paper-clutching rant

Former President Donald Trump's rambling speech about papers he claimed proved the hush money indictment against him was "ridiculous" was judged by those who viewed video to be ridiculous.

This assessment arrived moments after Trump shuffled out of Manhattan criminal court Thursday with a pile of printouts he said detailed supportive opinions from legal experts following his case.

"These are all stories from legal experts saying how this is not a case," Trump said. "The case is ridiculous."

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Trump — who has pleaded not guilty to charges that he covered up hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election — then proceeded to shuffle through the pages, several of which featured his own face.

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On social media, Trump was faced almost immediately with mockery.

"Your Honor, I submit into evidence articles by @JonathanTurley and @AndrewCMcCarthy and demand you issue a directed verdict in my favor," quipped attorney Bradley Moss, citing two conservative commentators.

"See, it's in print, so believe it!" summarized @WTFH_Elaina. "It looks like multiple copies of the same paper."

@GregK quoted another notorious political reference to stacks of documents in question: Sen. Mitt Romney's "binders full of women."

"Stop me if you’ve heard this one before," he wrote. "Binders full of attorneys."

"He literally just printed out his social media feed," replied @stelenj. "And he named like 3 people. Wow, 3 people who support you are saying you're innocent. Well, let's just throw the whole thing out then since Turley says so."

"Is he tired?" political commentator Molly Jong Fast wanted to know. "Is he sleepy?"

X user @UrbanistaRamon took the opportunity to poke fun at Trump's attorney — who has recently pivoted to "spitting the truth" on his behalf — Alina Habba.

"Apparently, Alina Habba was tasked with 'tabbing' his notes," he replied. "As you can see, she did that just about as well as she defended him in court!"

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