Trump appeared voluntarily Monday at the courthouse. The case has high stakes for the Republican, who built his political career on his fame as a billionaire real estate ace.
I think the judge gives him an extremely stern last-chance warning tomorrow and if he does it again, he gets cited for contempt. Doesn’t have to be much, chuck him in a private cell in the Manhattan Detention Center for 1 night with Secret Service outside the door, but it seriously hurts the rule of law to have him able to get away with this sort of crap with no consequences.
I think the judge gives him an extremely stern last-chance warning tomorrow and if he does it again, he gets cited for contempt. Doesn’t have to be much, chuck him in a private cell in the Manhattan Detention Center for 1 night with Secret Service outside the door, but it seriously hurts the rule of law to have him able to get away with this sort of crap with no consequences.
How many stern warnings is it gonna take? He’s already been admonished for threatening witnesses, prosecutors, and judges on social media. Throw him in jail already, treat him like any other defendant.