Locked Him Up - Yes, people do go to to jail for gag-order violations in New York

Trump wants to be locked up. He has the tweets ready to go. Unfair, biased against him, did nothing wrong, silenced, caged, election interference, crying like a toddler as though everything isn't entirely his own fault, as though he hasn't been given, and taken, every advantage and benefit. He wants his legions of acolytes to take to the streets, demanding his freedom. He wants to raise funds with it. He wants the publicity to attract pro-bono lawyers to replace the ones who have quit for various reasons. He wants to sue and use pending litigation to further stall all court cases against him.

And the Judge knows this.

It’s not ten strikes, it’s two. Although there were ten violations, there have been only two hearings. At the first, Trump was fined the state maximum and reminded that he could face jail time for further infractions. At the second hearing, Merchan fined Trump the state maximum, and after having expressed his disinterest in jailing a former President, he then stated that further violations would result in jail time. That’s the reason Trump has been so quiet this week.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/10/the-week-that-muzzled-trump-00157439

Merchan is doing the right thing by following standard practice. He’s careful not to give the defense any justification to appeal his rulings based on bias. He wants his rulings to stick just as much as we all do.

Bobby Seale was bound and physically gagged during the trail of the Chicago 7. Of course he was a black man in the late 60s. So I guess it's just those who are already disadvantaged.

I know it's a fringe position, but... personally I've always considered the poor to be people.