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Judge Merchan gags President Trump and his defense lawyers, but not Michael Cohen and the prosecution: What explains his willing destruction of his own reputation as a judge?
American Thinker ^ | 05/21/2024 | Jack Hellner

Posted on 05/21/2024 8:13:31 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Judge Juan Merchan gagged President Trump and his lawyers, but doesn’t gag Micheal Cohen or the prosecution. Merchan doesn’t care that the prosecution hasn’t actually shown a crime that segues to a supposed bookkeeping violation.

The judge won’t allow an expert defense witness who would testify that there was clearly no campaign finance violation that would allow the prosecution to go back to the supposed hush money expenses.

The judge doesn’t care that state courts have no jurisdiction over federal election laws.

The judge doesn’t care how much Cohen lies on the stand. He doesn’t even care that Cohen is an admitted thief.

But, this same judge gets extremely mad when a defense witness bucks the tyranny and fails to properly bow; from Yahoo News:

Defense witness who angered the judge in Trump’s hush money trial will return to the stand

A defense witness in Donald Trump’s hush money case whom the judge threatened to remove from the trial over his behavior will return to the stand Tuesday as the trial nears its end.

Trump’s lawyers are hoping Robert Costello’s testimony will help undermine the credibility of a key prosecution witness, Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen.

But Costello angered Judge Juan Merchan on Monday by making comments under his breath, rolling his eyes and calling the whole exercise ‘ridiculous,’ prompting the judge to briefly kick reporters out of the courtroom to admonish him.

The judge told Costello, a former federal prosecutor, he was being ‘contemptuous,’ adding, ‘If you try to stare me down one more time, I will remove you from the stand,’ according to a court transcript.

Merchan threatened Costello with contempt, all because he treats this sham of a trial like a joke;

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gagorder; hushmoney; judgemerchan
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To: SeekAndFind

Give me a break.

His daughter has made ~$90 Million so far from the Democrats on this farce. Figure after taxes that’s $45 Million, split in half, he has over $20 Million after taxes.

He never has to practice law again, work a day in his life, his daughter is set of for life. He has betrayed everything his life’s work stood for, but HE made a few bucks, and to liberals that’s all that matters.


21 posted on 05/21/2024 8:42:33 AM PDT by Hodar (A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- Burroughs)
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To: SeekAndFind

He’ll get paid and he’s close to retirement.


22 posted on 05/21/2024 8:42:37 AM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: SeekAndFind

yesterday he even tried to gag a a defense witness on the stand. And he denied another witness for trump the head of the Fair Political Practices Comm.


23 posted on 05/21/2024 8:43:25 AM PDT by coalminersson
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To: SeekAndFind

Obviously he’s going to get MILLIONS!


24 posted on 05/21/2024 8:44:27 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Hes all in. He doesnt care


25 posted on 05/21/2024 8:44:32 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: SeekAndFind

follow the $ - he’ll get a big payoff a la Bernie Sanders new house.


26 posted on 05/21/2024 8:46:56 AM PDT by avital2 ("n)
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To: SeekAndFind

But is he really destroying his reputation? Does anyone think a couple of the latest seated SC Justices wouldn’t handle things just about the same way?


27 posted on 05/21/2024 8:50:20 AM PDT by gloryblaze
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To: ComputerGuy

Photos of the goat more likely. This is an IC trial. (Intelligence Community).


28 posted on 05/21/2024 8:51:08 AM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: laplata

Chances are he is ‘doing’ the lamb and the IC (Intelligence Community) have pictures.


29 posted on 05/21/2024 8:52:15 AM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: SeekAndFind

Cartel judge?


30 posted on 05/21/2024 8:55:36 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Time to throw them out of the Temple...again)
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To: gloryblaze

Once the jury comes back with a guilty verdict, Merchan will be a hero to the Democrats, even if Trump eventually wins on appeal. Maybe he will be appointed to a higher level judgeship.


31 posted on 05/21/2024 8:57:25 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: null and void

*Blind irrational hate.*

Whether we admit it or not.. We have a mind that is swayed by what we hear and see. An open mind is the devil’s territory. And you can tell what controls these people.
And we can admit it or not.. Trump is God sent.. To save our nation.
They who hate Trump are so far away from God.. They live and never know what is forming their opinions.
Influenced by our surroundings. We can be so filled with knowledge of heavenly truths, the lies roll off our back.


32 posted on 05/21/2024 8:59:26 AM PDT by frnewsjunkie ( )
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To: silent majority rising

I agree. They’re rotten to the core.


33 posted on 05/21/2024 9:03:54 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: null and void

Why did. Nazis shoot Jews/rhetorical.


34 posted on 05/21/2024 9:06:01 AM PDT by combat_boots
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To: SeekAndFind
What explains his willing destruction of his own reputation as a judge?

Like Biden - the corporate media, democrat party and liberal oligarchs will run cover and make a Merchan out to be a saint. He's a Manhattan judge for Pete's sake. His reputation amongst all libs will be enhanced by this trial. However, if he has aspirations outside outside of liberal la-la land - that could be a problem.

35 posted on 05/21/2024 9:09:30 AM PDT by JesusIsLord
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To: SeekAndFind

As I said above. He doesn’t care. This is about election interference. The entire objective is to allow the Democrats to say “Trump is a convicted felon” during the campaign. It does not matter if that verdict gets overturned on dozens of good grounds after the campaign. The objective will still have been met.


36 posted on 05/21/2024 9:24:44 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: SeekAndFind

He’s a judge? He has a reputation?


37 posted on 05/21/2024 9:35:06 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: TECTopcat

BINGO!


38 posted on 05/21/2024 9:41:33 AM PDT by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Being compromised and suffering from TDS will do it...


39 posted on 05/21/2024 9:49:31 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well, I guess that’s how they do it in Mexico.... (spit)


40 posted on 05/21/2024 10:07:39 AM PDT by unread (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC..!)
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