Summary
Donald Trump criticized New York Judge Juan Merchan after the judge set a Jan. 10 sentencing date for Trump’s 34-count felony conviction related to hush money payments.
Trump called for Merchan’s disbarment, accusing him of political bias and corruption, and claimed the case was fabricated by the “Biden/Harris Injustice Department.”
Merchan indicated he may propose no punishment due to presidential immunity.
Trump vowed to appeal the case, citing past legal victories, and reiterated claims of political persecution and judicial bias while condemning the U.S. legal system’s handling of his cases.
The bar doesn’t have a military, the DoJ, or a distressing quantity of far-right militias behind them. I anticipate things like this being taken in an extralegal direction. The lawyering profession as a whole, imo, will eventually bend the knee en masse. There will be holdouts, but they’ll be at best harassed and driven to the fringes of their own profession.