'Could be demented': Ex-judge says Trump merits 'psychological evaluation' before sentence
A retired judge anecdotally thinks convict Donald Trump could have his head examined before he's sentenced. When Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan sentences Trump on July 11, he apparently will have the discretion to order a psychological evaluation. "You have to also really understand this defendant, which means a judge has a right to require person to undergo a psychological evaluation," retired California Superior Court Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell said while appearing on CNN's "The Source" with Kaitlan Collins.
"And given how unhinged and incoherent Donald Trump has been in speaking publicly that kind of an evaluation might be merited because, for example, he could be demented."
In the days since he was condemned by the jury, Trump has ramped up his attacks on Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, at one point calling him the "devil." "There's never been a more conflicted judge," Trump said of Merchan, complaining about the "thousands of dollars" he was told to pay in fines for flouting his gag order 10 times.
He claimed that the gag order was assigned by someone "who couldn't put two sentences together." "He looks so nice and soft," Trump said of Merchan. "He looks like an angel, but he's actually a devil." The former president, who was unanimously convicted last week for covering up allegations made by porn star Stormy Daniels of a sexual romp with him in order to corrupt the 2016 election, is expected to go through a presentencing process conducted from the New York City's Probation Department.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-could-be-demented-judge-evaluation/
I posted on this topic a week or so ago, and it wasn't received with much excitement. But yeah, the sentence Trump ends up serving might involve some sort of a mental health facility. I'm sticking with that. Remember, an undue fear of ever being wrong just might keep you from speaking the truth.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219004761
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