Posted on 04/30/2024 3:18:28 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Before testimony resumed in the Hush Trump trial in New York City, the judge ruled on the first bunch of prosecutor-driven complaints about how the former president and current 2024 presidential candidate broke his gag order. The judge found that Donald Trump had indeed broken his gag order and then fined him the maximum amount per violation.
Prosecutors filed complaints in three different groupings for a total of 14 charges of breaking what is widely believed by constitutional lawyers to be illegal and unconstitutional gagging of a defendant. This first tranche was from Trump's TruthSocial accounts. See the list of his contretemps below.
In today's ruling, Trump was found in contempt for nine statements he made on his social media site for a total of a $9,000 fine.
Judge Juan Merchan told Trump that if he kept doing it he'd consider locking him up, or as the Joe Biden donor put it in his order:
Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment.
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He just gave Trump standing to sue. What a maroon. Judges do NOT have the authority to gag people to keep from being criticized.
Piling up the reasons for a retrial.
Arrest Trump and every Gadsden flying patriot will start using all
Caps on their posts!
I’m ready to boycott NY in every way I can, but I’m not sure how. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
This banana republic is done.
Trump should have stood up and started peeling 100s off
pocket change, your honor
“He just gave Trump standing to sue. What a maroon. Judges do NOT have the authority to gag people to keep from being criticized.”
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Trump should sue him PERSONALLY under Section 1983 for violating his rights under color of law. It would be funny if he was served while sitting on the bench. Then Trump’s lawyer makes a motion to have this $hitbag removed b from the trial, since there’s now a conflict of interest.
Eff the stooge.
merchan blinked just like engoron
i was betting merchan would have put him under house arrest
to further restrict him from campaigning
Exactly.
This persecution might be you or me tomorrow.
Bloat.
5.56mm
Can’t have a Stalinist kangaroo court show trial without thugs backing up the fascist judge..
How’s all that working out treasonous PenceOfSchiff JohnRoberts?
Sue who? Judges have absolute immunity from civil suits.
“Sue who? Judges have absolute immunity from civil suits.”
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Not if they are using their authority to deprive someone of their culture rights. USC Title 18, Section 1983.
This punk commie doesn’t have the balls to lock Trump up. This guy is panty waist.
Their definition of Democracy looks a lot like Communist Dictatorships.
There are many parts of NYS that are conservative. A lot. The problem is three regional areas/cities whose populations control mostly all of the state voting and thus, Democrats in office that beget these leftist judges, prosecutors and officials. In a lot of ways, California is similar.
Democrats are worried, however. Because there are signs of many residents fleeing and they’re the producing ones - the tax base. Democrats are countering with the willing introduction of illegals as replacements so they cans solve the ‘election’ problem. Now they only have the ‘money’ problem. Where to get it? Exit taxes? Luxury taxes? Retirement taxes? Or just go see Big Pappa Biden or his ilk?
If the jury follows the court’s directive to not avail themselves of any news or social media that would permit a viewing of news related to the trial, then how could anything that Trump says make any difference in the trial?
Would it not have to be heard first by the jury? If that is the case, why are adverse witnesses allowed to taint the jury by their continued reference to the trial?
The court did not limit the jury from certain kinds of news, but all information relevant to the case.
This court is jumping on large hind legs with a pouch full of joeys on its belly.
The only thing preventing civil war is Trump’s patience in dealing with these attacks.
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