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The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington to step in after he released a post online that appeared to p…

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[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 55 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I hope SO MUCH that Trump's trial has an equivalent to Alex Jones' "your lawyer sent me a copy of your entire cell phone" moment, where we get to see him shit his pants in real time.

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We won't get to see it. No cameras in federal courtrooms.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago

Then I look forward to the artist renditions. It'll have to do.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 51 points 1 year ago

Well this violates 18 U.S. Code § 115.

(B)threatens to assault, kidnap, or murder, a United States official, a United States judge, a Federal law enforcement officer, or an official whose killing would be a crime under such section,

with intent to impede, intimidate, or interfere with such official, judge, or law enforcement officer while engaged in the performance of official duties, or with intent to retaliate against such official, judge, or law enforcement officer on account of the performance of official duties, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).

(4)A threat made in violation of this section shall be punished by a fine under this title or imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years, or both, except that imprisonment for a threatened assault shall not exceed 6 years.

Like, that's textbook. Also if this threat is taken seriously by other members in the trial, this could easily extend into witness tampering, jury intimidation.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wouldn't that be amazing if voided his bond and he was thrown in jail till the trial?

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s what would happen to pretty much anyone else. But we all know the rules never apply like they should to him.

[–] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He is always Testing how far he can go and so far has never gotten shown consequences. He will never learn if he is not feeling any pushback.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

right he's going to try to flaunt absolutely every rule he can.. if he can think of a way to thumb his nose at a law or rule, he's already started the tweet before the thought is finished..

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a feeling he's about to fuck around and find out.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

that well is gettin pretty dry

[–] Puppy@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

I mean.. the guy is already crying that he is a martyr and his supporters consider him like one. Might aswel commit, right?

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I hope that jack Smith had this as part of his strategic plan and knew this was coming. I really want to believe that he actually does have 9 dimensional chess abilities like the media has been reporting, but the media...

[–] Ertebolle@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

To clarify, this isn’t actually specifically about today’s threat - the lawyers have been jockeying for a few days about the conditions under which the government will produce discovery, and this order is mostly an attempt to speed up that process rather than let Trump’s people dither and delay. The business today just adds a bit of extra urgency to getting the trial done quickly.

[–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Revenge? Mfer this is the REVENGE!

[–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This guy. I swear that after he's passed on, and they're lowering him into the ground, he'll somehow, some way, still be commiting felonies from inside the casket.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

his shitty progeny will be committing crimes for another generation, at least.

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This came from crew on the apprentice, plenty of stories from different people, but sure maybe that was an old phase in his life, or they were lying... But I have to say that the bad debates with him really struck me as that guy is on drugs, and that was before I heard about his Sudafed abuse

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yay, you're standing up to him!

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

FYI: He's still able to run for president... from prison!

Scary part: thanks to "Electoral College" system, he's currently tied with Biden if the election occurred today.