• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Trump’s criticism often comes at a cost for his targets. Merchan, Engoron and the judge presiding over his federal election interference case in Washington, D.C., Tanya Chutkan, have all recieved threats following Trump’s complaints.

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    While he didn’t initially issue an order at the start of the case, the judge said he was acting now “given the nature and impact of the statements made against this Court and a family member” as well as district attorneys and witnesses, adding that “given that the eve of trial is upon us, it is without question that the imminency of the risk of harm is now paramount.”

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    “Indeed, his statements were threatening, inflammatory” and “denigrating,” and the “consequences of those statements included not only fear on the part of the individual targeted, but also the assignment of increased security resources to investigate threats and protect the individuals and family members thereof,” the judge wrote.

    That this is being reported on and treated as somewhat rational is the slow march into fascism that will destroy us.

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      How could the Germans let Hitler take power ?!

      Just like that, apathy and propaganda.

      Like Tolkien said, evil triumphs when good men do nothing.

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      It’s NBC news, the same org that tried to hire and retain the former RNC fucking chair as a political commentator.

      Fuck NBC.

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    So, when is Trump going to get a finger wagging? Actually, when should Trump be expecting an apology from the judge and his daughter?

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    Oh nooooooooo trump may have to pay another twenty cents! Just for creating the environment by which like-hinged persons can attack the judge and family. soooo unfaaaairrrrrrrr

    flappy accordion hands

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    I can’t figure out whether some of his public statements regarding cases are legitimately because he’s just being an idiot and disregarding his lawyers or because he’s got some kind of calculated position that it’s a good idea to work an image of victimization for his political campaign.

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        They’d get snuffed out in seconds. Less moronic voters, less chance of them organizing after he gets his ass kicked again in the election.

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            Lots of us are not, though, and we are both ready and willing to use deadly force against insider threats if the rules of engagement and deadly force compel us to. We swore oaths to defend against enemies both foreign and domestic and to refuse unlawful orders which are contrary to regulation and the Constitution.

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            Lots of military men may be tRumpers, but that doesn’t mean they’re ready to commit treason and die for him. Some sure, but I bet that number is much lower than they want you to think.

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      Certainly not that he would bang the judges daughter. He likes to keep the idea of banging daughters to his own family.

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      The judge’s daughter is involved in politics and has worked for Kamala Harris and Adam Schiff’s campaigns. So, of course, he thinks that makes her dad irrecovably biased.

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      Apparently she quit Twitter and closed her account. It got hacked and reactivated and now there are photos of Trump behind bars. It’s all staged so that he can screech about how biased everything is against him.

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    JokerDon Poorleone planned to be caught. He wanted me to lock him up in the MCUNYSDOCCS!

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    It’s a good thing that I am not a judge. Threaten my family and your ass would be in jail until the threat is gone, or I am.

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      Rules that would poison the right to a fair trial, or stifle free speech would give Trump a reason to appeal, and win that appeal. The judges have their hands tied. I am sure that each judge and prosecutor saw it coming, but acted anyway.

      Judge Aileen Cannon sits in stark exception.

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        When judges have to knowingly allow attacks on their family in order to eliminate grounds for appeal, that’s just another indication of how fucked up our legal system is.

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    “You know how to take reservations, but not hold reservations!”