‘I will not have any jurors intimidated’: Trump admonished by judge on day two of criminal case

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-judge-court-jury-intimidation-b2529790.html

41 comments

  1. can this ass clown be held responsible for just one fucking thing in his life

    if this was any other defendant he would be cooling his orange ass in a cell

  2. Without question Trump and his minions are going to intimidate them, so the judge better be ready to cash that check.

  3. Trump thinks he never gesticulated. He never once thrusted his balls at her.

  5. He’s also annoyed with the way his attorneys keep fucking around with social media posts now when they could have done that earlier today. This judge isn’t playing around…

  7. Make him sit in an adjacent room like Darrell Brooks when he kept acting up. Or ,even better since he loves Russia so much, put him in a cage in the middle of the court room, like Putin does.

  8. Lock him up. Seriously, quit with the empty threat warnings and do it. He’s a fucking grown adult toddler that’s had a million warnings, but is never going to learn what consequences are because nobody actually punishes him.

  9. >prosecutors have separately asked Judge Merchan to fine the former president $1,000 each for a series of social media posts

    I love the idea. Each uncontrolled “Xweet” or “Troot” will cost him a grand.

  10. Day two of potentially 40 days and already go a warning.

    this is gonna go well

  11. Trump believes intimidating jury members is his 1st Amendment right.

  12. * giant fucking yawn *

    Wake me up at the next stern admonishment so I can * giant fucking yawn * again and go back to sleep.

  13. Stick him in a Hannibal Lector wheelie chair and mask

  14. Trump and his team are experienced experts at using the “possibility of bias” to delay legal proceedings. Arguing the nearly indefensible works. No matter what happens, he’ll always shout, “I wasn’t treated fairly.”

  15. From the CNN updates:

    > Donald Trump’s lawyers told the court that former president changed his mind about wanting to be at sidebars. He signed a form waiving his right to do so and confirmed that audibly to Judge Juan Merchan answering, “yes.”

    Too funny. I guess Donny finally realized that his uninformed bluster doesn’t sway the judge and he literally adds nothing to his lawyers’ efforts in his defense, and in fact, likely subtracts from those efforts with his presence.

  16. Too much slamming and not too much condemning and issue a harder gag order and fine for contempt

  17. The thought that anyone is “intimidated” by this sad sack is just ridiculous.

  20. It seems it would be best that he not be in attendance for jury selection. No?

  21. Judge ain’t playin with this Porn star bangin’ hush money payin’ bible sellin’ ugly shoes wearin E Jean Carroll groppin’ 300 a day lyin’ fake billionairein’ Trump Social crashin’ Access Hollywood recordin’ insurrection leadin’ 3AM tweetin’ Trial sleepin’ VP and cabinet members dissin’ Loser

  22. We’re a little over 24 hours into what will be a 2 month trial, and the judge has already emphatically shut down Trump making “audible noises” and “gestures” and set a hearing for contempt in one week based on his posts.

    I know people are understandably cynical after seeing judges hesitant to test gag order sanctions and risk giving Trump pre-trial delays, but we are in an entirely different universe now. Trump isn’t 1,500 miles away sharing posts on social media.

    The trial has started – the judge has almost complete control of his courtroom. Trump has acknowledged he will be arrested if he does not attend. There’s a holding cell on the same floor as the courtroom. Witnesses/jurors have to be protected at all costs.

    Don’t get me wrong – Trump is still going to fly as close to the sun as possible and be afforded more than typical defendants would be – and it will be frustrating at times.

    But I trust Merchan to navigate his court well and there are objectively more serious, immediate consequences available than ever before.

  24. I recently set the over/under at about 4 days for how long it would take until der pumpkinführer noticeably/odiferously soils his diaper.

    While I suppose it Depends, one could also set the over/under for when ol’ Drumpf gets removed from the courtroom or, ideally, put in jail for his behavior. I don’t believe he makes it a week so let’s say 6 days.

  25. It seems he could literally make screaming death threats in open court and the judge would just click their tongue.

  26. Says a judge who will let Trump relentlessly intimidate jurors, witnesses, and members of the court. He will continue to do it until he is placed in contempt of court and thrown in jail. If the judge isn’t going to do that the judge will continue to have their process completely disregarded.

  29. At $1000 per violation Trump can intimidate at least $100,000,000.00 worth!

  32. But he did. The judge watched him do it and the judge is still not fucking holding him accountable….

  33. I have to ask, how did these two make it in as jurors.. (from CNN)

    1. He told the court he finds Trump fascinating and mysterious. “So many people are set off one way or the other and that is interesting,” the man said. “Really, this one guy can do all of this, wow.” Trump “makes things interesting,” the man said

    2. The juror did say she appreciates Trump’s candor: “President Trump speaks his mind and I’d rather that than someone who’s in office who you don’t know what they’re thinking.”

  34. I saw better russian assets in The Americans, reality always disappoints.

  35. This man shits in a diaper, in front of other people….while looking at them and talking to them. Trump smells.

    What a traitor, piece of shit.

    He’s also not very rich.

  36. He can shoot a juror dead on Main Street and nothing will happen to him.

  37. How much longer can the true Teflon Don deflect consequences?

  39. “Try not to do any crime while you’re on trial for crime”

  40. He is absolutely going to try to get thrown out of the court room, otherwise he’ll have to sit there and try not to fall asleep for 6 – 8+ long weeks and so he can cry foul to his idiot base. I hope the court sentences him to house arrest with no communication outside of his lawyers instead of giving him the freedom to go campaign.

  41. If you have to say this then the problem is already evident

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