Solange, my understanding is that Judge Merchan didn't include comments to be made against himself (or I suppose, by extension his family), nor to Alvin Bragg in his gag order. It only covered witnesses, prosecutors and jurors (and perhaps court staff?)
But I agree nevertheless: the amount of rope given Defendant Donny is way more than su…
Solange, my understanding is that Judge Merchan didn't include comments to be made against himself (or I suppose, by extension his family), nor to Alvin Bragg in his gag order. It only covered witnesses, prosecutors and jurors (and perhaps court staff?)
But I agree nevertheless: the amount of rope given Defendant Donny is way more than sufficient to hang anybody else who has done what the Defendant continues to do.
When is someone going to put tape over that man's mouth already?! (I mean that metaphorically - since tfg uses social media. Tie both hands behind his back?)
Alas, societies have been way too tolerant of crimes by wealthy and powerful. Not always, of course, but it's easier to smooth such cases over than fight the well armed. On the other end, the power-deprived often suffer draconian sentences for mild offenses. In the end such dynamics seriously undermine justice and rule of law, but enough of the public seem to tolerate it to frustrate reform.
I'm not sure if it's because the public "tolerate" it so much as we feel helpless to do anything about it. Unequal justice has always been, and will always likely be. We accept what we cannot change (and a glance at the French Revolution shows how justice can be handed out unequally when the power is transferred.)
Hold on JL! Look at how many people in trump's orbit have been indicted and/or fined and going broke...it's just not fast enough but their day is coming (look at Peter Navarro). What has kept trump out of jail is spending $100 million of donors' money! From my vantage point, the real show has yet to begin....
Solange, my understanding is that Judge Merchan didn't include comments to be made against himself (or I suppose, by extension his family), nor to Alvin Bragg in his gag order. It only covered witnesses, prosecutors and jurors (and perhaps court staff?)
But I agree nevertheless: the amount of rope given Defendant Donny is way more than sufficient to hang anybody else who has done what the Defendant continues to do.
When is someone going to put tape over that man's mouth already?! (I mean that metaphorically - since tfg uses social media. Tie both hands behind his back?)
Trump and his cronies -in-crime all have the "I Didn't Do Anything Wrong" complex,
Their perception of "wrong" is so different from that of normal law-abiding citizens.
I think there would be plenty of volunteers. Get in line, Ellen!
Forget taping his mouth, it's past time for one of the judges to issue a gag order of such magnitude that Trumps's big mouth lans's him in jail.
Tape his forefinger and thumb together and then tape his mouth. And if the tape goes a little wide and "accidently" covers his nostrils...oh well.
It also includes family members, so 45 has already crossed the line.
Alas, societies have been way too tolerant of crimes by wealthy and powerful. Not always, of course, but it's easier to smooth such cases over than fight the well armed. On the other end, the power-deprived often suffer draconian sentences for mild offenses. In the end such dynamics seriously undermine justice and rule of law, but enough of the public seem to tolerate it to frustrate reform.
I'm not sure if it's because the public "tolerate" it so much as we feel helpless to do anything about it. Unequal justice has always been, and will always likely be. We accept what we cannot change (and a glance at the French Revolution shows how justice can be handed out unequally when the power is transferred.)
Hold on JL! Look at how many people in trump's orbit have been indicted and/or fined and going broke...it's just not fast enough but their day is coming (look at Peter Navarro). What has kept trump out of jail is spending $100 million of donors' money! From my vantage point, the real show has yet to begin....