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My favorite part:
Defense lawyers are also trying to get the case dismissed by arguing that Trump, as a former president, is immune from prosecution and protected by the First Amendment from being charged.
If that stands up, Obama should just go murder Trump. Immune from prosecution, right?
Get Trump and Biden into the octagon to determine the next president
Kick him right in the bone spurs
did they cite anything in the law saying this?
They made it up and are hoping a judge eventually agrees
I doubt they even hope the judge will agree, they're just doing it for the sake of his base. It's been his prime defense the whole time - the fact that it's bullshit doesn't matter, because as far as his base is concerned, if Trump said it, it's true
Why can’t he be held in contempt like any other normal citizen?
If it were me, I’d maybe get one warning. This douche baby has been uncooperative and abusive at every possible chance.
I would honestly be shocked if it didn’t get reinstated after everything he’s said outside of the courtroom
My faith is gone.
"Yeah he tried to overthrow the government, but the Presidency is not an office of the United States" kinda broke me.
The gag order is also extremely limited, but Trump really wants to attack witnesses and random court staff.
In the New York civil suit, he was so desperate to attack the principal law clerk that even after he was gagged against attacking her, he filed a motion attacking her. That bizarrely included random pictures of her, despite the judge knowing what she looks like. And the actual complaint about her was basically that she did her job and has aspirations to become a judge in the future.
Long story short, he is committing acts of stochastic terrorism. That's on top of directly attacking witnesses.
Why do they bother with this shit when they know they won’t do anything when he immediately breaks the orders……
A barbed wire gag? Perfect!
I was thinking an actual ball-gag with a padlock.