Judge warns Trump not to threaten witnesses in 2020 election subversion case

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Reuters

By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday granted former U.S. President Donald Trump leeway to publicly share some non-sensitive evidence that will be used in his trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, but she warned him to tread carefully before making inflammatory public statements about the case.

“Even arguably ambiguous statements by the parties or their counsel- if they can be reasonably interpreted to intimidate witnesses or to prejudice potential jurors - can threaten the process," U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said on Friday.

“I caution you and your client to take special care in your public statements about this case. I will take whatever measures are necessary to safeguard the integrity of these proceedings.”

Chutkan's warning came at a federal court hearing on Friday where prosecutors and Trump's lawyers hashed out disagreements over how much evidence in the case Trump can share with the public.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-lawyers-challenge-limits-evidence-100431516.html

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Donny keep his big mouth shut? That'll be the day.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. 10... 9... 8.....

[underpants]

2. take special care

Yeah right

[onetexan]

21. Bingo...lets see how long it w be

[AnnaLee]

3. She dared me

I have a constitutional right to take a dare.

[KPN]

4. What he doesn't say or do publicly, he will no doubt say or do directly and/or indirectly

in private. He has “stuff” on everybody in his orbit and is also not averse to traditional mob tactics. Good luck achieving a totally untainted witness and juror set. It may be achieved, but any notion that he won’t to some degree disregard Chutkan’s warning is probably naive.

[Warpy]

5. Yeah, like that's going to stop him

He'll just pull out John Barron or one of his other aliases.

Installing jamming devices wherever he's hanging his hat and putting him on house arrest might do the job, but just.

He's a screeching toddler emotionally. Nobody's gonna tell him what to do.

[GB_RN]

6. Oooh!

That’s gotta burn tRump’s ass. You know how he likes to make mobster-style statements/threats on social media. And you know the one thing he absolutely positively cannot do is keep his mouth shut. He will sit there, quivering with frustration and anger for about 5 minutes and then explode, venting on “Truth”. And then he’ll say something that gets him hauled in before Judge Chutkan. 😂

[Cha]

7. Gaslit lauro has been "cautioned"..

And, there it is..

I will take whatever measures are necessary to safeguard the integrity of these proceedings.”

I take it to mean.. FAFO.

TY

[iluvtennis]

22. + agree with your interpretation Cha. It seems like Judge Chatkun suffers no fools. n/t

[Cha]

24. Which she has plenty of in her

Courtroom with the trump/lauro Gaslit Whiny bunch.

[republianmushroom]

8. another warning !

[anciano]

31. Exactly....

but still no consequences.

[republianmushroom]

32. Yup

[mopinko]

9. from elie mystal

Link to tweet

[truthisfreedom]

10. Like talking to a five year old.

“You may play with your sister but you mustn’t slap her or call her fartface.”

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. "... counsel has to literally babysit ... "

Jordan Fischer @JordanOnRecord 1h
LAURO: “In 40 years of practice I’ve never seen in a white collar case where counsel has to sit next to a client and literally babysit to make sure they don’t violate a protective order.”

[musclecar6]

11. The

Only question is, how long before he comes unglued ?

[Blue Owl]

12. Nobody tells Donald tRump what to do

[Oopsie Daisy]

14. Goofus always shoves and breaks into lines.

Gallant waits his turn.

[3catwoman3]

18. He is so churlish.

Common, crass, coarse, crude, and contemptible.

[MayReasonRule]

35. Well Said!!

:

[Oopsie Daisy]

13. Rather than reigning him in... is she just giving him rope?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. You mean to hang himself with?

[Oopsie Daisy]

16. Exactly! I think she's setting him up to fail.

It's a trap.

[NoMoreRepugs]

19. Ding ding ding We have a winner!! The SlobFather is too stupid to realize it.

[Delmette2.0]

20. That is exactly what i was going to say.

[multigraincracker]

26. When he hits rock bottom,

I have a feeling she will throw him a pick and shovel. So to speak.

[Oopsie Daisy]

27. I hope she's a good aim. (So to speak.) 👍😲🤣😂

[WestMichRad]

23. Here's the rope, Donny.

What’s the over/under on how many days it takes him to wrap it around his neck?


Must be quite an adventure to be his lawyer. If I were in that profession, they couldn’t pay me enough.

[SouthernDem4ever]

33. Does he pay his lawyers now?

I always thought he stiffed em.

[WestMichRad]

34. I assume they demand up front payments.

They’re suckers if they don’t.

[malthaussen]

25. Why bother? They'll do nothing when he does. n/t

[onenote]

30. Are you trying to win a prize for being the first to throw Judge Chutkan under the bus?

n/t

[efhmc]

28. For the very first time, i think justice may prevail.

[turbinetree]

29. Well my Go to Jail bingo card gives him over the weekend.....

two weeks at the most......I still want to see a mug shot and this asshole in handcuffs being led into jail..... anyone else would behind bars....

[Novara]

36. Like a child distracted by a shiny object, he's focusing on Fani Willis

She's presenting her case to the grand jury this upcoming week so he's temporarily distracted with that.

But never fear, he'll blow it.

[LudwigPastorius]

37. Odds are Trump will tamper with a witness before one of ...

the three (soon to be four) trials he’s facing.

The Secret Service better be figuring out how to do its job with an imprisoned Trump.