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herding cats

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12. In the end, a contempt of court charge isn't going to help him any.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sun May 21, 2017, 05:12 AM

May 2017

He's used to dealing with entities that are looking to settle, or don't have the funds to sustain a fight against him. Those days are gone.

The ACLU is getting another donation from me. We'll crowdsource this clown into submission if need be!

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ACLU: Trump says Federal Court cannot require him to produce documents. [View all] pnwmom May 2017 OP

What can the judge do? Liberty Belle May 2017 #1

He can rule against them Steven Maurer May 2017 #17

Probably not grounds for impeachment elleng May 2017 #2

I'm adding something to the OP. Laurence Tribe seems to think it could, pnwmom May 2017 #3

'Deliberately disobeying the order of a federal court could amount to criminal contempt of court, elleng May 2017 #5

Sure sounds like contempt of court to me. SunSeeker May 2017 #4

So the Court tells the U.S. Marshals to seize Trump exboyfil May 2017 #6

Documents sought. elleng May 2017 #7

As far as I know, not a damn thing, Volaris May 2017 #14

Maybe he'll have to run the country from a prison cell. C Moon May 2017 #8

For now, they'll just be back in court after the ACLU files their motion to compel them to comply... Princess Turandot May 2017 #9

Thanks for the additional info! Would there be some benefit to DT pnwmom May 2017 #10

tRump pattern is to litigate everything to death. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #11

In the end, a contempt of court charge isn't going to help him any. herding cats May 2017 #12

1. You could have a unanimous USSC telling Trump to turn over the document and he'd still refuse. no_hypocrisy May 2017 #13

You think there'd be a digital trail. Duppers May 2017 #15

Which is the bigger obstruction of justice ProudLib72 May 2017 #18

He will learn malaise May 2017 #16