Athos & Talaniman: Forget about it being Trump: I am convinced that you gentlemen truly detest him and I am not a fan boy myself BUT this has to do with the mechanics of "INTENT" and, just for the pure academic discussion, if you are challenged to prove one's INTENT, how do you do it? I think the first element in this argument is that you must be able to say that you were "wronged" in some way....for instance: If you came at me with a knife and cut me, I could say that your "intent" was to do me bodily harm......but, if you came at me with a knife and did not cut me or injure me in any way, it would be much harder to prove your "intent". This is what I am saying is the case with Trump: You pretty much know, intuitively, what his intent was....however, he, more likely than not, probably did not verbalize this "intent" to anyone....so, without being able to read his mind, how do you prove his intent?
