Live Updates: Trump Held in Contempt Again as His Criminal Trial Speeds Along
Live Updates: Trump Held in Contempt Again as His Criminal Trial Speeds Along
Donald J. Trump was fined another $1,000 for again violating his gag order and threatened with jail time, as his trial entered its third week of testimony. Stormy Daniels, the porn star at the center of it, could soon take the stand.
Said Merchan (per NBC News), "The last thing I want to do is to put you in jail. You are the former president of the United States, and possibly the next president as well. There are many reasons why incarceration is truly a last resort for you.”
I don't care what job the defendant used to have or what job he's applying for, and neither should Judge Merchan.
He MUST be treated like any other defendant or we don't have a functioning democracy or a justice system.
Referencing his previous job or status as a political candidate is actually 'special treatment' and the judge absolutely should not be doing that. trump is a criminal defendant in a court of law, and the court of law is supposed to apply the law equally the same to all citizens.
Trump's nonsense immunity claim doesn't even apply here. He is not president. He has been found in criminal contempt for actions he took when not president.
I am 100% certain that everyone is handling him with kid gloves because they know that treating him like any other defendant would likely result in violence. Well, guess what? There's gonna be violence in November (and/or January and beyond) no matter what the election results are. Trump loses? Violence because "stolen election." Trump wins? Violence because "Now we can hurt all the people we've always wanted to hurt."
It's not a matter of "if." It's "when" and "to what extent." Justifiably jailing Trump controls the "when," making the response to "to what extent" more effective. It would also force Trump and his menials' hands before the election.
Let's fucking go.
You're absolutely right that they are treating him with kid gloves due to the very real potential for violence. It is my belief they are trying to curb that guaranteed damage as much as possible. I am in agreement that he should have the book thrown at him and get special treatment for a weekend in a jail cell. Let him bring his slippers.
BUT...I do get it. Assuming we're right and they are trying to curb that violence, this does make sense. It just fucking sucks.
Everyone knows he's been getting special treatment from the start. Idk why saying it out loud is a no-no.
Honestly, I read the judge's statement as a sort of appeal to Trump's ego and integrity. Like a, "Come on bro, you were the president, don't make me throw you in jail,jackass."
It's mostly performative, so the judge can say he didn't want to when he eventually
getshas to.
Yup, called it.
"Stop, or I'll say 'stop' again!"
He said he would sentence jail next time. Merchan is avoiding justification for a mistrial. It’s a good thing.
These infractions came before he was fined the first time, but after the imposing of the gag order. Got to have him break the gag order after the judge says he'll throw him in jail in order to get causality right.
Sentence him to community service, picking up trash on the side of the highway in an orange jumpsuit. 40 hours per count.
He wants to be jailed for his fundraising wet dream, so don't give him that.
Ed: looks like it's getting some traction! (gift link)
Jail for the Chief? There’s a Better Punishment. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/opinion/trump-contempt-jail-punishment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE0.7izo.wEQIT2d_JJSW
I love this idea. Very publically shameful and the physical activity would beat him down in a way no jail cell could. Hope the judge considers this, seems like a proper punishment.
He was bragging about how he can pick up more things off the ground than Biden the other day, so let's put it to the test!
Completely orange from hair to toes.
And reflective!
☣️
As if he wouldn't just refuse to do it
Yeah if you're already not going to put him in jail because of political reasons I don't see how you're going to realistically compel him to do this. He says no, then what, you tack on more community service that he never performs?
Judge said next he will jail him because fines "are not working".
Sounds like the jury told him to say that. He better go on his
money laundering scamTruth Social and rant about how unfair it all is.Hope he comes out and talks about the jury again.
did he bring his coinpurse to pay it on the spot?
It's a bunch of sweaty hundred dollar bills he keeps in his flab folds
If you think those are real hundos he keeps in there, I've got a bridge to sell you.
Oh boy. Surely the next time he'll see a jail cell? Surely.
Just to put the timeline straight: Marchan issued the gag order, trump retweeted 10 things that might have violated it, Marchan said that was wrong, trump said he hadn't violated it, Marchan scheduled a hearing. Before the hearing occurred, trump again retweeted ?3? things that might have violated it. Marchan holds the hearing, finds trump in contempt on 9 of the 10 items - it's at this point that trump's retweets are established as mostly violating the gag order.
Today's hearing was in regard to the ?3? retweets made prior to the first hearing. He's getting a fine today because the [comical] argument would've been made that, at the time of those, ?3? retweets (before the first hearing), he still believed his actions weren't in contempt.
I'm not sure if he's done anything since that first hearing that might violate the gag order, but that's when the clock started ticking. And, unfortunately, it only started ticking for those kind of violations. He might decide to try smirking finger-guns next, and argue that he was only just enthusiastically greeting an old friend :/
My god, you can see straight through his sad, fake, whispy hair to his deformed, pasty, Darth Vader scalp below in that thumbnail.
JAIL
Believe it or not, jail.
Jail for this traitor or no tax money next quarter 🥱
Surely even Trump understands "three strikes", yeah?
Why people dont wanna votes him?
Execute him already!!!
Stern warnings; best we can do.