Trump says going to jail for gag order violation would be a "great honor," compares himself to Mandela

CNBC Business News ^ | 06 April 2024 | Rebecca Picciotto

[zeestephen]

"I will gladly become a Modern Day Nelson Mandela," the former president said...It was not the first time Trump has likened himself to a martyr as he faces a flurry of criminal charges...Last week, Trump took to Truth Social to share a message that likened his legal troubles to the persecution of Jesus Christ.

[Dogbert41]

Well like our Lord’s trials, they were illegal.

[libh8er]

There is no stopping Trump. He is a true revolutionary.

[JennysCool]

Ha! The perfect comment to drive the “Free Nelson Mandela” leftists crazy ... And he knows it.

[Sarah Barracuda]

He’s egging them on to do it, why I have no clue..he doesn’t really want to go to jail otherwise he wouldn’t be doing everything in his power to delay these trials

[JennysCool]

The more the low-infos see how Trump is being ridiculously-persecuted, the more their eyes are opened to the fact that our justice system has been taken over by tyrannical Leftist bullies.

[wildcard_redneck]

"He’s egging them on to do it, why I have no clue..he doesn’t really want to go to jail otherwise he wouldn’t be doing everything in his power to delay these trials"

Because if the evil leftists take that final step, the scales will fall from the eyes of the non-political, mind-their-own-business Americans and the left is finished. That is why.

[Liz]

jonathanturley.com

He rebuked Trump now Judge Reggie Walton Rebuked by D.C. Circuit in J6 Case

D.C. Circuit Judge Reggie Walton recently caused a stir in Washington after doing an interview with CNN in which he rebuked former President Donald Trump for his criticism of judges and their family members. Now, Judge Walton has been criticized by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia for a surveillance order of the computer of a January 6th defendant to detect any spreading of “disinformation” or “misinformation.”

Critics charged that Walton’s interview with CNN ran afoul of Canon 3A(6) of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, which states: “A judge should not make public comment on the merits of a matter pending or impending in any court.”

The issue of these public statements by Trump is currently pending before both state and federal courts, including proceedings in the District of Columbia. At a minimum, Judge Walton’s interview showed poor judicial judgment and only reaffirmed the distrust and suspicion of many over the independence of the court system in addressing these controversial cases.

Judge Walton previously called Trump a “charlatan,” and said that “I don’t think he cares about democracy, only power.” I have previously criticized Trump for public comments against judges and believe that such matters should be primarily raised in court filings. Nevertheless, I have serious objections to the scope of these gag orders on free speech grounds, particularly before an election that could turn in large part on allegations of the weaponization of the legal system. Moreover, we now have a judge who feels the same license to make such criticisms in the media despite the ongoing litigation of these matters.

That alleged transgression, however, pales in comparison to a failure to protect the rights of this defendant from the abusive or unsupported surveillance of the government. The order reflects the utter impunity shown by the Justice Department in its pursuit of January 6th defendants. Justice Department official Michael Sherwin proudly declared in a television interview that “our office wanted to ensure that there was shock and awe … it worked because we saw through media posts that people were afraid to come back to D.C. because they’re, like, ‘If we go there, we’re gonna get charged.’ … We wanted to take out those individuals that essentially were thumbing their noses at the public for what they did.” snip

[alstewartfan]

It is heartening to hear Trump speak wisdom each day, instead of quarrelsome talk against irrelevant actors. I have been hoping for defiance from him in the face of tyrannical lawfare.

[jmaroneps37]

The rodents are scared to death that the judge will take him up on this challenge.

[thesligoduffyflynns]

🤓👍💯👍❤🌞❤

[Bulwyf]

Mandela was a pos. Probably not good to invoke that.

[Robert DeLong]

Like J. K. Rowling who is taunting them to jail her in Scotland for refusing to call a biological man a woman. The authoritarians are put in the spot of either following through with their threat or backing down. Powerful people can & should push illegal laws or orders.

Because that then provides ordinary people the courage to follow suit. Peaceful civil disobedience should be put into action more often than it is.

This is the only way to counteract these tyrants.

That is why he is doing it, and bravo for him doing it.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Who are the ones always inventing false charges to throw people in jail just because of their political viewpoints?

[Williams]

Bravo.
I thought he should have dared Erdogan to jail him.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

It’s what people think Mandela was, the truth about who he was is irrelevant.

[No name given]

Indeed.

[No name given]

That is true.

[Steely Tom]

This will get him tens of millions of dollars in free publicity.

[Quentin Quarantino]

He’s going hard at the Islamic Donk State.

He’s defending not only his God-given freedom and rights, but ours.

Alas, it is a losing game. Caesar will crucify him and line the freeways with crosses 40 feet high.