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Trump instantly lashes out at court clerk as soon as gag order lifted
(www.the-independent.com)
Honestly the only surprising thing gleaned here is the notion that the gag order was actually working in the first place.
It was. The point was to protect the staff, and the less he can talk about them, the safer they were (his base have the attention span of gnats).
But on Thursday, Associate Justice David Friedman of the state’s intermediate appeals court agreed to temporarily lift the gag order, “considering the constitutional and statutory rights at issue”.
Now, Mr Trump is able to speak freely about court staff while the longer appeals process plays out.
Justice Friedman, you done fucked up. Are you an idiot? Jesus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Friedman_(judge)
Apparently he's about 73, so maybe the whole stochastic terrorism thing trump does via social media is really foreign to him. Still - perhaps some of the legal aids in his office could, y'know, asplain.
"Surely, this man has some shred of human decency." —David Friedman's inner monologue
Narrator: He did not.
Comey: " 'Will nobody rid me of this meddlesome priest?' "
Friedman: "But what do priests have to do with this?" 🤔
Maybe not. During the appeals process, the prosecution can point out exactly what happened when the appeal was temporarily lifted. It will help give the appellate judge cover when he reinstates the order.
And let's be clear, Trump wins either way. Either the appeal works, his gag order is permanently lifted, and he can continue to publicly assault the institutions trying to hold him to account. Or the gag order gets upheld, which can feed his persecution complex and the narrative that everyone is out to get him.
(I mean, there are lots of people who are out to get him, but their job is to go after criminals, and he is one....)
I'm sure her family will take great comfort after her death/injury knowing that the burnt orange shitgibbon was effectively, practically, given a pass on things that would put everyone else in the US under a jail.
Friedman is obviously on the take
Why was it lifted? Good behavior? The judge should reinstate it immediately.
It wasn't really lifted, it was stayed by an appellate judge while Trump's appeal plays out.
Complicit appellate judge.
Appellate judge.
His Ridiculous and Unconstitutional Gag Order, not allowing me to defend myself against him and his politically biased and out of control, Trump Hating Clerk
But you defend yourself in the court room, not outside of it
That's how it's done for most people. This man has clearly lived in the court of public opinion his entire life.
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Who could have predicted this? 🤯
The reason Trump got so fucked in this trial was because his lawyers neglected to ask for a jury trial like he usually does, now he's actually bound by a judge who understands the law rather than jurors he can emotionally manipulate.
It seems like Trump is trying to build a case in the court of public opinion, but not a legally valid one, that this is just persecution because of personal and political reasons. And he's going to do it by making the judge hate him, in hopes that he can overturn his fuck up. I just don't think that," the judge treated me unfairly because I insulted his staff" is a very compelling argument.
Frankly, if he was anyone else he would probably be thrown in prison for contempt of court by now.
Is it time for the $100,000 fine followed by the $1 million fine
They should inflate the fine to the same percentage that the trump family inflated the value of his assets.
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That's like fining me 20 cents.
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So if the appeals court needs one reason to reinstate the gag order with a vengeance, this should be it.
The American justice system, neutered by a greasy Cheeto-dusted dipshit.
Its the money. Money neuters justice and Trump is proving you can do literally everything else wrong, but with enough money, justice will pause for you. If he was smart enough to shut up when it's beneficial, he'd probably have a measurable chance to evade justice completely.
Why is this guy not behind bars already and he's allowed to run for president is beyond me
You're guilty all the same
Too sick to be ashamed
You want to point your finger
But there's no one else to blame
You're guilty all the same
Trump on the stand, being fined for talking about the clerk: I wasn't talking about the clerk, I was talking about Michael Cohen. ... Gag order gets lifted. So anyway, what I was saying about the clerk...
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