Posted on 08/13/2023 8:06:06 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
'The more a party makes inflammatory statements about this case … the greater the urgency will be that we proceed to trial quickly.’
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan warned Donald Trump and his attorney Friday that repeated “inflammatory” statements about his latest criminal prosecution would force her to speed his trial on charges related to his bid to subvert the 2020 election.
“I caution you and your client to take special care in your public statements about this case,” Chutkan told Trump lawyer John Lauro during a hearing. “I will take whatever measures are necessary to safeguard the integrity of these proceedings.”
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But Chutkan, aware of the national spotlight on her oversight of the explosive case, repeatedly emphasized that she intended to keep politics out of the courtroom and treat Trump like any other criminal defendant. That included potential consequences if he makes statements that could be construed as harassing or threatening witnesses.
“The fact that he’s running a political campaign has to yield to the orderly administration of justice,” Chutkan said. “If that means he can’t say exactly what he wants to say about witnesses in this case, that’s how it has to be.”
“Even arguably ambiguous statements from parties or their counsel, if they can be reasonably interpreted to intimidate witnesses or to prejudice potential jurors, can threaten the process,” Chutkan added later. “The more a party makes inflammatory statements about this case which could taint the jury pool … the greater the urgency will be that we proceed to trial quickly.”
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Thanks for pointing that out. I missed it.
Aahhh... the "illusion of influence..."
That horse is long out of the barn.
It will be impossible to find a jury pool anywhere in the country that hasn't already formed opinions, since half the citizens already voted for or against President Trump twice, and half of them also voted for President Trump twice again in the primaries.
EVERYONE has an opinion now. That's why a fair trial of President Trump is impossible no matter the charge, no matter the location, no matter the timing.
-PJ
Challenge?
Accepted.
But only about half of eligible voters did so anyway!
Yes, it looks like we are done with Trump locked up and not re-elected.
I wish it to be otherwise, but am not seeing it.
Judge Chutkan “Bring that guilty S.O.B. in here so we can give him a fair trial and hang him!”
“I will take whatever measures are necessary to safeguard the integrity of these proceedings.”
LOL.
Integrity? It is to laugh, witch.
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