NY Judge Holds Trump In Contempt For Attacking Witnesses, Threatens Jail - TPM – Talking Points Memo

New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan threatened to incarcerate Donald Trump on Tuesday if he continues to flout a gag order imposed to block him and others from attacking witnesses in his criminal case.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1487723
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Woo-hoo!

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FRIST. Burt asks that we wake him when TFG is incarcerated.

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Dear Lord, I would pay to see his ass in jail. Thank you baby jesus!

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I would pay good money never to see his ass, regardless of where it might be.

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Lock him up!

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Good

Now the question is, will Trump shut his fucking mouth or violate the gag order again and if he does, will Merchan finally throw his ass in jail?

Also, this technically makes Trump in violation of his pre-trial release in D.C. and Georgia.

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Now that he’s in criminal contempt, hasn’t he violated the terms of his bond in all other jurisdictions, and therefore it should be revoked? He was required to not commit any more crimes as part of the conditions of his release.

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Voice has to go, too; and though we all have been spared so far, the trumparoma is a no-go as well.

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FINALLY!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

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Yes, but the right wing “Supremes” think he can have immunity…

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Whack a mole, whack a Donnie!! Whack his pie hole!!

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Over/under at 5 for the number of seconds after walking out of the courtroom before he goes beyond blasting the judge and violates the order?

The judge is an “allowed” target.

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Lock the muthaf*cker up!

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Keep flappin’ your gums, you bastard.

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Am I giving the orange shit stain too much credit in thinking that he might actually be trying to get locked up so he can play the victim/martyr card even harder?

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Merchan made a point in the contempt order of leaving open the possibility that he could send Trump to jail for continuing to violate the order. New York state law limits him to fineing Trump $1,000 per violation; Merchan wrote that such a small monetary amount “will not achieve the desired result in those instances where the contemnor can easily afford such a fine.”

He added that while he would prefer to impose a fine “commensurate with the wealth” of the offender, he lacked that power and would “therefore consider whether in some instances, jail may be a necessary punishment.”

Baby steps. Judge is doing exactly what he needs to do.

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Do it Donny!!! Do it!!!

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Just what you want in a person who aspires to be the president and who will take an oath to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Open contempt of court so repeated and egregious as to merit jail time.

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I think there’s a good chance because he has zero impulse control. Just like a two-year-old.

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