It’s only a matter of time before Donald Trump crosses the line (again).

Donald Trump on Wednesday launched fresh vitriol against the judge and prosecuting attorney in his New York business fraud trial, carefully skirting a gag order imposed on him just a day prior.

Trump tried Tuesday to bully a court clerk, sharing false conspiracies about her as well as her personal information. Presiding Judge Arthur Engoron issued a gag order later that day prohibiting all parties involved in the case from publicly discussing court staff.

While Trump avoided mentioning court staff on Wednesday, he went all out with attacks against Engoron and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

“This is election interference. They made up a fake case, these fraudulent people,” Trump told reporters. “And the judge already knows what he’s gonna do. He’s a Democrat judge. In all fairness to him, he has no choice.… He’s run by the Democrats.”

  • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Nah, he has more or less reached his ceiling. He has a number of people who are members of the cult and would never abandon him without literal cult deprogramming and the majority of the population would never vote for him after what he’s already said and done.

    This is what people said about him being impeached. Then it’s what they said about him being impeached the 2nd time. Then it’s what they said about him losing the election. Then about when he was indicted the first time. Then the 2nd. Then the third. Then the fourth. Notice a pattern yet?

    You’ve hired a bunch of extra security for yourself , everyone on your team right down to the custodian, and their families, right?

    You mean like is already the case now that he’s slandering and vilifying most of them with no consequences to himself?

    Easy to say when you’re not the one putting yourself, your staff, and all your families directly at risk. Senators refused to oust him from office out of fear for their safety. Courtrooms shut down, sometimes for days, out of fear of retribution. People who have infinitely more resources and in many cases the power of the US government behind them, and they still refuse because of credible threats.

    There’s a reason why nobody has been willing to do this yet. There’s a reason there are so many reports about lawmakers unwilling to remove Trump

    True, but not the one you think.

    Actually, it is.

    There’s also the optics that Trump already spins on the daily about jailing a political opponent

    THAT’S the actual reason.

    This is another reason, yes. But it is not the primary one. If this were the issue, it would be cleared up in appeals, pre-trial hearings, etc.

    that he is the leading Republican candidate which, like it or not, is going to give him a lot of leeway as judges are loathed to curtail political speech.

    “Like it or not” is an awfully casual reaction to the powerful getting blatant special treatment, which is in itself against the law

    No, it’s an acknowledgement of the reality of the situation. Trump is the leading GOP candidate for POTUS, and judges are absolutely going to give him a lot of leeway in order to avoid the appearance of interfering with political speech. Whether they are right or wrong for doing so is certainly up for debate, but it’s absolutely going to happen.

    And before anyone says “So what are we supposed to do with him then? Just let him keep doing what he wants with impunity?”…that’s the exact question our entire judicial system is currently tasked with answering

    The question is literally answered already. Letting him get away with constantly and blatantly breaking the law is in itself negligent bordering on being criminal.

    Again, a very easy comment to say when you’re not the one standing directly in the line of fire. It’s much, much different when it’s your offices getting bomb threats, your kids’ pictures and identifying info being published online, and your family members who aren’t even involved receiving daily threats. And it’s also very easy to say that when the subject isn’t capable of summoning mobs of idiots, some of which are armed to the teeth and willing to commit violence.

    Look, I’m not saying Trump should walk. I agree that someone needs to actually start using the tools available to put this guy away. The problem is that the process actually has to be started by an actual person, there doesn’t seem to be too many people willing to put their family’s safety at risk in order to pull the trigger, and its understandable why those in power who can pull the trigger are reluctant to do so.