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Trump rebuked as hush-money trial judge warns against juror intimidation
(www.theguardian.com)
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Ohh, how about rebuking him with a big ass fine for violating that gag order though?
There is at least a fair chance the orange butthole will face real consequences if he breaks the rules again ... although I will admit I have only a little hope of it happening.
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Hahahahahahahqhah ha haha
Real chances this time everybody!
Everyone knows the time-honored "50 strikes and you are out" rule of legal proceedings
I wish it were as low as 50.
So fines, thats a civil trial. This is a criminal trial. He can get hauled to the slammer.
Not at all outside the scope of the trial. Actually, the prosecutors asked for a 3k fine. Within the judge’s ability to do. You can be penalized for violating any judge’s order in any trial.
Edit: I actually only read like one article about the trial today. Yesterday they requested $3k fine during hearings yesterday and I didn’t see any headlines about Trump being fined today, so I am assuming it didn’t happen.
Sure. But he can go to the slammer.
I’m not holding my breath until it actually happens.
This whole trump business has shined a studio spotlight on how blatantly corrupt the US justice system is.
If you had some random dude on trial for fraud or theft of government property, he’d be in jail that night with a bond so high no bond company would touch it with a ten mile pole. If that same dude then threatened jury members during selection, he’d already have a trial date for tampering with the jury.
But trump is a rich boy and a former president, so he gets to walk free and threaten all the jurors he wants, with only his lawyers getting a stern talking to. It’s a joke. The wealthy have long been protected from the legal system by the legal system, and this whole trump fiasco has only highlighted how blatant it is. He said the quiet part out loud back in 2016 when he said he could shoot a man on 5th avenue and walk away. He knew the game, and knew nothing he did would earn him real consequences due to his wealth and status.
Until I see him in cuffs on his way to a jail, I’m just going to assume the system is working exactly how it was designed to.
You throwing cold water on my fever dream of Trump having to beg for Ambien because he only has five packs of ramen.
I think every sane person in this country wants to see someone held accountable for their actions.
Unfortunately, we’ve also seen the wealthy and powerful get away with, or at the worst, get slaps on the wrist, for everything from fraud to rape.