Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt for 10th time over gag order and threatens jail time | CNN Politics
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Judge Juan Merchan has found former President Donald Trump in contempt for violating the gag order in his hush money trial for the 10th time and said he’ll consider jail time going forward.
  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    165·
    1 year ago

    The judge is in uncharted waters here, and needs to be careful to avoid anything that can be construed as evidence of bias against the defendant.

    And in so doing, hold a bias for the asshole.

    • TheRealKuni@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      And in so doing, hold a bias for the asshole.

      Criminal court is intended to be biased towards the defendant. Hence the “beyond a reasonable doubt” burden of proof.

      (Obviously that bias is often not upheld properly, and plenty of people are railroaded by the system into unjust convictions.)

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        The court itself might be, but the judge isn’t supposed to be.

        They have procedures and guidelines, for everything involved here. Procedures and guidelines that aren’t supposed to take “ex president” into account.

        Judges aren’t supposed to allow anyone to intimidate, threaten or otherwise manipulate the witnesses or jury.

        Remember- the people of NY are one of the parties; and all parties are entitled to a fair trial.