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Formerly TwitterTim Röhn
Tim_Roehn
"Give Trump too much latitude and he undermines the standing of the criminal-justice system; act too forcefully and it could reward his worst behavior."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/04/donald-trump-court-contempt-juan-merchan/678242/
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Harry Litman
harrylitman
“The defendant may nevertheless dare Merchan, as he did another judge threatening to jail him, to ‘make my day.’ But he had better not be bluffing, because he’s up against a judge who isn’t.” www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-30/donald-trump-trial-hush-money-new-york-stormy-daniels-judge-juan-merchan-contempt-harry-litman
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Meg Kinnard
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The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial has clarified that the gag order pertaining to the ex-president doesn’t prohibit him from testifying.
My latest on today's clarification from Judge Juan M. Merchan & Trump's comments that prompted it: apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-trial-gag-order-testify-3ea262d3b737a8a0ec2a0282ac09da22
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erica orden
eorden
“His statements are corrosive to this proceeding and to the fair administration of justice,” Conroy said.
He added that he believes Trump is trying to “make this about politics, and it’s not — it’s about his criminal conduct.” www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/05/02/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/clearly-willful-00155673
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