'There will be an arrest': Trump gets stark warning from hush money judge

[Tom of Temecula]

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial issued a stark warning at the start of the proceeding.

Judge Juan Mechan told the former president he must attend every day of the trial, which started Monday, or face arrest, reported NBC News. "If you do not show up there will be an arrest," the judge told him.

The judge addressed Trump directly as he also explained that, though he was expected to be present, if he misbehaved during the proceedings he would be removed. If that happens, he will be potentially arrested, and the case would continue without him, the judge said.

"If you deliberately fail to appear in court when required, then any proceeding in your case, including hearing, trial and, if you are convicted, sentence, can and will continue in your absence," Merchan told him, according to a court transcript. "A warrant for your arrest will be issued and you will be subject to separate prosecution and separate punishment for bail jumping, no matter what happens in this case."

https://www.alternet.org/trump-hush-money-judge/

Benito Bail Jumper

Link to tweet

[underpants]

1. Get here, sit the F down, and shut the F up

Like a little school boy

[GreenWave]

2. He is daydreaming about escaping! Arrest him!

[Justice matters.]

3. Warnings, warnings, and... warnings.

Wake me up when his transgressions of his gag order on his failing social-media platform will be punished (and prevented) like anyone else's would.

[calimary]

12. It's mighty frustrating, isn't it!

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

4. A perfect time for a hotfoot.

[lame54]

5. What does Trump dream about?

[mopinko]

7. money.

[Ping Tung]

8. Actually being who he pretends to be.

See Trump trading cards for examples of his wannabe self.

[johnnyfins]

14. Epstein Island

[Chainfire]

6. So harsh to poor innocent Trump. ;)

Baisically, "We have seen your silly shit and we will not have any of it, Got that Donnie?"

[AllaN01Bear]

9. if he dosent show , hes a fugitive . treat him as such. no more kid gloves.

[3Hotdogs]

10. As per earlier posts on D.U., that warning is standard for criminal trials.

[Hekate]

11. This is what I want to hear. I hope to see it carried out in full. Fingers crossed, because ...

…I have long since given up seeing him pay any consequences for his “misbehavior” in courtrooms.

[birdographer]

13. Looking at that picture

I realize that when (please god) he keels over, instead of looking pale and dead, he will still be bright orange.