Judge Holds Trump in Contempt for Violating
Gag Order, Threatens Ex-President with
Jail Time
National Review,
by
James Lynch
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
4/30/2024 11:47:42 AM
A New York judge ruled Tuesday morning former president Donald Trump repeatedly violated the expansive gag order imposed in his hush-money criminal trial.
Judge Juan Merchan held Trump in contempt for nine violations of the gag order and imposed a $1,000 fine on Trump for each of the violations. Merchan warned Trump he will face jail time if he continues to violate the gag order.
“Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment,” Merchan said.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
DVC 4/30/2024 11:53:03 AM (No. 1708979)
This arrogant, crooked, biased judge needs a serious comeuppance.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Hazymac 4/30/2024 11:57:03 AM (No. 1708982)
Needs a lesson in law. Add pugilistics later.
29 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
ldb51 4/30/2024 12:01:22 PM (No. 1708984)
The key phrase in the admonishment by the "judge" would seem to be "lawful orders". The American people are still looking for ANY lawful behavior by this cabal.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
vrb8m 4/30/2024 12:03:25 PM (No. 1708986)
Do it, you hack, and Trump's a shoo-in.
21 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 4/30/2024 12:06:19 PM (No. 1708988)
Judge Juan - - ¡he who must be obeyed!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
singermom9 4/30/2024 12:10:30 PM (No. 1708990)
Just remind him dems and Bragg setting new rules. They apply to all. Judge can be charged too. Also Hillary Bill and Biden once he is done. CHARGE THEM ALL ON HUSH MONEY and law breaking. Wanna bet the judge has had an affair. Just look.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
stablemoney 4/30/2024 12:11:09 PM (No. 1708991)
Will the SC be debating whether Mechan's acts are official or personal, or have immunity? There seems to be criminal acts in ignoring the law to persecute Trump.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
mc squared 4/30/2024 12:18:08 PM (No. 1709000)
Wanna bet that there will be no debates with Brandon? DJT will be locked up just in time to cancel them.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
rikkitikki 4/30/2024 12:19:09 PM (No. 1709001)
And I hereby notify Judge Merchan that he is interfering in a POTUS election...which is a felony offense.
Sure hope Merchan enjoys 'rear entry', cause that's how it's done in the prison he's headed toward.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
formerNYer 4/30/2024 12:22:26 PM (No. 1709007)
Sure throw him in jail and watch his poll number soar!!!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
greyseal 4/30/2024 12:29:43 PM (No. 1709010)
Poster #3 - these days, the law is whatever any leftist POS jurist says it is. Biden has set the tone and tenor by ignoring the SCOTUS such that you have a NY hack-in-black stating that there is no 2nd Amendment in her courtroom. Forget case law or precedents - the operative phrase for the lawfare waged against President Trump and conservatives in general is BAMN - by any means necessary. When statutes are misapplied (18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2)) or felonies are created out of thin air by unaccountable leftist DAs and judges, there is no rule of law - it is Judge Dredd: "I am the law."
Dark days ahead and I do not see a viable remedy for it whether Trump wins or not...
greyseal
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Starboard_side 4/30/2024 12:42:00 PM (No. 1709024)
Gag orders are usually for placed on the prosecution or witnesses for the prosecution (i.e. Michael Cohen) to prevent them from influencing the jury outside of Court.
Not on a defendant restricting their ability to defend themselves.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
DVC 4/30/2024 12:57:56 PM (No. 1709042)
Putting Trump in jail for free speech would be a really great way to help Trump fundraising, AND get a quick response from an appeals court slapping this judge down.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
LC Chihuahua 4/30/2024 1:44:48 PM (No. 1709073)
This is our government folks. Corruption and tyranny on display. Everyone should be concerned and alarmed. What one thinks about Trump is secondary. No way this should be happening. If they can do this to Trump, they can do it to anyone. Actually, they are doing it to anyone. Just look at how our government handled 1/6. More government corruption and tyranny on display.
This is all persecution.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Schnapps 4/30/2024 2:49:59 PM (No. 1709118)
How many secret service agents can you fit in a jail cell? By law they have to protect DJT.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
danu 4/30/2024 4:05:32 PM (No. 1709192)
bidet has to import a juan in a million money-grubbing corruptocrat hacktavist....?
the local slimeballs must be expecting insurance, benefits, and pensions....
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
JimBob 4/30/2024 9:10:12 PM (No. 1709406)
For context,
"A New York judge" should read "Crooked Judge Juan Merchan, whose 35-year-old daughter is a Democrat activist who has raised millions of dollars for the Democrats"......
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