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lindysalsagal

(22,915 posts)
Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:04 PM Jun 2024

I was honestly surprised tscf didn't threaten and own the jury.

I was actually frightened for them. I was sure he'd sick his henchmen on them and buy their vote.

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agingdem

(8,849 posts)
4. I don't think so..
Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:14 PM
Jun 2024

Trump was/is terrified of Judge Merchan...and if Merchan knew a juror was under threat he would have sanctioned Trump and his lawyers

Irish_Dem

(81,271 posts)
6. Trump doesn't seem afraid of Merchan when he attacks his daughter.
Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:19 PM
Jun 2024

Or breaks the gag order like he did after the trial.

I would think Trump did explore ways to tamper with the jury.
Maybe he decided not to.
Or he tried and nothing was working.

Trump is a ruthless sociopath with animal cunning
and he is desperate to be installed into the WH.
And he is a career criminal.

So we can predict some of his behavior.

agingdem

(8,849 posts)
8. Trump is afraid of Merchan..
Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:53 PM
Jun 2024

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he said Merchan "looks like an angel but he's really the devil"..strong men make Trump feel small much like his father Fred did...

rampartc

(5,835 posts)
2. if any of the principles in this case were corrupt, trump would have bought them
Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:08 PM
Jun 2024

if any were cowards he would have intimidated them.

my hats off to the system, at least until the supremes get involved.

they are destroying our legal system. with what do they intend to replace it? levitical law or sharia? "eye for an eye?"

RockRaven

(19,375 posts)
3. He did threaten. In his own dumb mob brain plausible deniability style.
Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:09 PM
Jun 2024

Every time he talked out the trial being rigged and talked about how bad things would be for the country if the trial kept going, that was a threat.

rsdsharp

(12,002 posts)
5. Not even Trump is that stupid. If he threatened a juror, Merchan would have his ass in Rikers,
Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:14 PM
Jun 2024

and there’s not an appellate judge in the country, even on SCOTUS, who would reverse.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
7. Except for Jan 6th and possibly Covid, trump does not appear to have offed anyone like Putin,
Sun Jun 2, 2024, 10:25 PM
Jun 2024

though it wouldn’t surprise me.

He’s probably thinking now that he should have taken care of Cohen and Stormy D rather than spending half a million dollars.

lindysalsagal

(22,915 posts)
9. He told Stormy "nice kid. Be terrible if something happened to it"
Mon Jun 3, 2024, 08:54 AM
Jun 2024

In a parking lot. So we know he's done it, before. So let's hope nothing bad happens to them. So far, none have made the news about public statements, nor have their families. There are upwards of 100 people who know who they are.

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