The Trump Defense?

[Mme. Defarge]

So does his ongoing defiance of the terms of his bail mean that ordinary citizen defendants can use this precedent in their own defense when they engage in similar conduct?

[Ocelot II]

1. Apparently his choice to run for president entitles him to special treatment.

I am wondering whether Marianne Williamson or RFK Jr., as goofy as they are, would get away with the same misbehavior. Could they also argue that the free speech rights of a presidential candidate entitle them to threaten judges and their families? Any dingbat can file some paperwork and claim they're running for president (and many have) - is that a literal get out of jail free card?

[0rganism]

2. all hail the mighty Vermin Supreme, who stands tall above the law

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[Silent Type]

3. Can't think of similar circumstances for us ordinary folks, especially where our criticism

of judge, prosecutors, etc., would even be heard. But, yeah, they would cut us off if we went on unhinged rants against officials.

[Qutzupalotl]

4. Trump should not set the standard.

Related: We need to revise the standard.