Trump admonished by Judge Merchan

[Tommy Carcetti]

Looks like someone's already starting with his bullshit.

Link to tweet

Adam Klasfeld @KlasfeldReports · 1m

When Trump's lawyer questioned a juror about Facebook posts, the former president reacted audibly and visibly.

After she leaves, Justice Merchan angrily warns him via his lawyer:

"I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom. I want to make that crystal clear."

2:40 PM · Apr 16, 2024 · 911 Views

[senseandsensibility]

1. Admonishments are cool

Sanctions are better.

[Tommy Carcetti]

2. Agreed.

However, predicates are vital.

[Irish_Dem]

9. All we see are predicates.

[dmr]

3. Good. But what will he do?

If he does nothing, TFG will just keep it up. Getting worse, and worse.

What would the judge do to me if I behaved this way? Rhetorical question.

[live love laugh]

15. He'll just get "worse and worse" ... exactly!

[onecaliberal]

16. Put him in a holding cell with his detail every day of the trial. Don't let him in the room.

[SergeStorms]

19. He can watch via Skype....

from his cell. Then he can yell all he wants. The other prisoners will love him for it.

[blogslug]

4. Just read that on the Inner City Press account

thanks for helping me remember Klasfeld.

[Orrex]

5. Jail him incommunicado except while the trial is in session

[Torchlight]

6. Can't remember where I heard the line,

The avalanche has started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote.

But it feels on-point right about now. He's going to be buried soon.

[Gore1FL]

11. Kosh said it on Babylon 5 when parents tried to stop Dr. Franklin performing a life-saving operation on their kid. nt

[jimfields33]

35. Wow.

[senseandsensibility]

7. The guy in your link above has been on Lawrence's show

several times (including last night) and he's really good. I just followed his account. He'll be a great source for this trial.

[JoseBalow]

8. Actions have consequences, donny

[Irish_Dem]

10. Why is a picture of Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs coming to mind.

[flashman13]

12. This trial could become very entertaining because Merchan is not going to put up with Snoreleone's BS.

[appleannie1]

13. Sooner, probably than later, the judge is going to have to get more aggressive.

The Orange Faker can't help himself. He is worse than Manson was back in the day. They ended up keeping him in a cell during his trial.

[PSPS]

14. OMG! An admonishment!!111!! Shiver me timbers!!11!!!!!!!!111111111

By now, these "warnings" fall into the category of "crying wolf." What a joke our cowering two-tiered "justice system" is.

[Upthevibe]

20. PSPS...........

I know what you mean.....

I feel like we're so effed

There's just nothing more to say from me for right now.....

[maxsolomon]

17. So little detail.

What was the question? My FB account would be immediately disqualifying, although it's been pretty MFer-free for 3+ years...

What was the "audible" reaction?

[jmowreader]

18. You realize that eventually...

...Judge Merchan is going to have to call the government to get them to put one of those plexiglass boxes they seat terrorists in during their trials in his courtroom for Trump's use.

[angrychair]

21. I'm warning you

If you don't stop I'll be forced to warn you again...and again...and again.

[republianmushroom]

22. Warning number 1

[Tommy Carcetti]

23. I know some of you are disappointed this is just an admonishment. But consider this:

This is just the second day of jury selection.

Trump has to sit through six full weeks of trial, where he's expected by the court to not act out.

He's not going to be able to do that. His ego won't allow it.

It will only get worse for him.

[ShazzieB]

33. I agree.

I don't know why anyone is assuming that Judge Merchan will never do anything except warn.i see no basis for such an assumption.

Forget what previous judges have done or not done. That has no bearing here. Judges are all individuals, just like the rest of us, and none of TSF's previous court appearances have been as a defendant in a criminal trial.

I don't thjnk we want Merchan to start dishing out harsh consequences the first time TSF lets out a peep. He has to work up to it gradually. Coming down too hard right out of the gate could give the defense grounds for an appeal, and we really don't want that.

[Jrose]

24. It seems to me that all the potential jurors who've been disqualified

have been ousted for bias against Djt.
Have any been eliminated because of bias towards Djt?

[Iwasthere]

30. I'm curious about that too

[ShazzieB]

34. They were eliminated because they said they couldn't be impartial.

I don't think they were asked for further details. It was like, "You can't be impartial? Okay, bye."

[Wednesdays]

25. Or else I shall warn you again!

[Seinan Sensei]

26. Don't make me stop this car !!!

[orangecrush]

27. Well that was fast

Hang yourself, you POS

Keep it up.

Please.

[Westcoast4life]

28. Finger wagging is a joke to him.

[KS Toronado]

29. Can the Judge order a bag placed over his head so he can't make faces at anybody?

[Cha]

31. Go Back to Sleep Ugly Mouth.

TSF

[TexasBushwhacker]

32. Please ...