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New York Judge Threatens Trump With Jail Time During First Day In Court - 'Election Interference'
DC Enquirer ^ | 04.15.2024 | Sterling Mosley

Posted on 04/15/2024 1:45:52 PM PDT by packagingguy

New York Judge Threatens Trump With Jail Time During First Day In Court - 'Election Interference' by: Sterling Mosley 04.15.2024

On Monday, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump traveled to New York City for the first day of his criminal trial in the hush money case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D). The defense and prosecution will begin to decide who will serve on the 12-man jury that will decide the 45th president's fate. During the hearing, Trump, who has repeatedly railed against the case as political persecution, was threatened by presiding Justice Juan Merchan that he would face jail time if he were to interrupt court proceedings or if he failed to appear while the trial was taking place.

During the hearing, Judge Merchan explained to the former president that he would be arrested if he did not appear at every hearing in the criminal trial in the coming months, a move that many conservative commentators claim is election interference. "If you do not show up, there will be an arrest," Merchan said. The trial is expected to take place over the next couple of months, perhaps even lasting until June.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electioninterference; jail; newyork; newyorkcity; trump
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To: packagingguy

Court ends at 5pm in fact court is gone for today trump can schedule rallies at 7pm etc best the commies at their own game and he can have rallies on the weekend too.. I remember when Kobe was accused of rape he’d go to court then play later that night and he played better than ever


22 posted on 04/15/2024 2:03:50 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: simpson96

Smug little commies.


23 posted on 04/15/2024 2:04:01 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Fido969

Turley had a theory of trump were to plead guilty to a misdemeanor this would end today


24 posted on 04/15/2024 2:04:44 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: packagingguy

Perhpas Republicans need to take a page from the Palestinians BLM Antifa protest book and shut down every bridge and freeway into and out of New York for the duration of the trial.


25 posted on 04/15/2024 2:05:47 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: packagingguy

Total 55 gallon barrel of BS. A sham of our judicial system. Third-world politics.


26 posted on 04/15/2024 2:05:55 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand (Mply)
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To: packagingguy

Show trial. The usa’s lowpoint.


27 posted on 04/15/2024 2:07:14 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: packagingguy

Unbelievable


28 posted on 04/15/2024 2:08:51 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: packagingguy

I’d test him and see what happens....

Arrest yah tard...


29 posted on 04/15/2024 2:10:18 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: packagingguy

The Steal is on.


30 posted on 04/15/2024 2:12:34 PM PDT by bray (Science says a human life begins at conception.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Who would have to approve such a deal/ sign off on it?
Bragg?
Merchan?


31 posted on 04/15/2024 2:15:27 PM PDT by desertsolitaire
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To: simpson96

They are superior beings to you.


32 posted on 04/15/2024 2:16:12 PM PDT by bray (Science says a human life begins at conception.)
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To: packagingguy

The judge is merely making an empty threat. There is no precedence for putting a Fomer President in jail and problems associated with this will have lots of repercussions. There certainly would be an immediate appeal of a ruling like that all the way to SCOTUS. Practically where would they put him, certainly not in Riker’s. He would be under house arrest at his home or something like that. And he would just run his campaign from there.


33 posted on 04/15/2024 2:21:13 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: bray

Hi.

“They are superior beings to you.”

A movie character once said, “if it bleeds you can kill it.”

5.56mm


34 posted on 04/15/2024 2:21:25 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go. )
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To: Recovering_Democrat

For SCOTUS to intervene there would have to a case filed to get there.


35 posted on 04/15/2024 2:22:05 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: central_va

Get a load of this:

Unjustified Arrests of Venezuelan Democratic Opposition
PRESS STATEMENT

MATTHEW MILLER, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON

MARCH 22, 2024

https://www.state.gov/unjustified-arrests-of-venezuelan-democratic-opposition/

The US State Department wagging their finger at another country for arresting the opposition. What a joke.


36 posted on 04/15/2024 2:22:08 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: Angelino97

Use common sense, they are not going to put Trump in any kind of prison. He would probably be under house arrest.


37 posted on 04/15/2024 2:23:32 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Captain Peter Blood

For SCOTUS to intervene there would have to a case filed to get there.


??

Can you please translate that into English?


38 posted on 04/15/2024 2:23:45 PM PDT by Jane Long (The role of the GOP: to write sharply-worded letters as America becomes a communist hell-hole.)
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To: simpson96

The evil exudes from those two smirks.


39 posted on 04/15/2024 2:24:20 PM PDT by Jane Long (The role of the GOP: to write sharply-worded letters as America becomes a communist hell-hole.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

The Supremes are dirty.


40 posted on 04/15/2024 2:25:16 PM PDT by caddie
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