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New York Judge Threatens Trump With Jail Time During First Day In Court - 'Election Interference'
DC Enquirer ^ | 04.15.2024 | Sterling Mosley

Posted on 04/15/2024 1:45:52 PM PDT by packagingguy

New York Judge Threatens Trump With Jail Time During First Day In Court - 'Election Interference' by: Sterling Mosley 04.15.2024

On Monday, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump traveled to New York City for the first day of his criminal trial in the hush money case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D). The defense and prosecution will begin to decide who will serve on the 12-man jury that will decide the 45th president's fate. During the hearing, Trump, who has repeatedly railed against the case as political persecution, was threatened by presiding Justice Juan Merchan that he would face jail time if he were to interrupt court proceedings or if he failed to appear while the trial was taking place.

During the hearing, Judge Merchan explained to the former president that he would be arrested if he did not appear at every hearing in the criminal trial in the coming months, a move that many conservative commentators claim is election interference. "If you do not show up, there will be an arrest," Merchan said. The trial is expected to take place over the next couple of months, perhaps even lasting until June.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electioninterference; jail; newyork; newyorkcity; trump
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To: jpsb

They can’t just step in, something has to be presented to them.


101 posted on 04/15/2024 3:34:23 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: jpsb

Absent some filing how does the court intervene? Where do they get standing without some sort of filing to the court.


102 posted on 04/15/2024 3:36:09 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: RoseofTexas
Fight for this nation against the left? Most on our side can't even cancel their TV subscriptions or find alternatives to the companies that are actively working against us. How many on our side complain about this, but continue to send their money to these companies for the privilege of being entertained by them, or the convenience of same day shipping?

And you can bet they and the MSM we pay to entertain us are laughing at us for making them rich while they attack us and destroy our country.

But we can discuss this later. There's a game on TV now. /S

103 posted on 04/15/2024 3:39:41 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Will whoever keeps asking if this country can get any more insane please stop?)
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To: simpson96

Which one is wearing the most makeup?


104 posted on 04/15/2024 3:39:43 PM PDT by thescourged1 (POST NO BILLS)
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To: jpsb

There was a crawl on AV news today. Thomas was absent from SC today and no reason given.


105 posted on 04/15/2024 3:39:57 PM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: LiveFreeOrDie2001

“And we do nothing.”

So far.


106 posted on 04/15/2024 3:42:43 PM PDT by Danie_2023
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To: RoseofTexas
Laura Loomer asked people to join her for a pro Trump rally in New York in front of the courthouse. Guess what?…not many showed up. To me it seems like Americans have lost the will to fight and reclaim our nation.

I wouldn’t travel to NYC under any circumstances — even to save the city from a nuclear holocaust. I’m sure there are tens of millions of Trump supporters who feel the same way. I would sooner take a vacation trip to Baghdad or Gaza.

107 posted on 04/15/2024 3:44:47 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Agree!


108 posted on 04/15/2024 3:47:11 PM PDT by Jane Long (The role of the GOP: to write sharply-worded letters as America becomes a communist hell-hole.)
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To: Jane Long

The evil exudes from those two smirks.

++++++++++

Nothing a 2” x 4” of appropriate length can’t recalibrate. Might actually improve the looks of the skank ho daughter big bad Donald has been mean to.


109 posted on 04/15/2024 3:47:13 PM PDT by mund1011 (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality)
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To: Captain Jack Aubrey
Any Democrat who loves this country

Any rap song with a sweet melody

Any chocolate flavored turd

110 posted on 04/15/2024 3:58:30 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. PTL ~ Þ)
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To: Captain Peter Blood
The Supreme court the in charge of all the other federal courts in the country. The courts are divided into 9 regions each member of the SC is in charge of 1 of these regions.

Ooops, this is a state court isn't it? So you're right the SC can't step in until an appeal reaches them.

111 posted on 04/15/2024 4:02:07 PM PDT by jpsb
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To: packagingguy

Does the State of NY have legal authority to arrest a former President? Will the Secret Service let a former President be taken to an unsafe prison environment? You know if Trump goes to prison he will be Epstein-ed!


112 posted on 04/15/2024 4:02:27 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( )
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To: Gen.Blather

Does the State of NY have legal authority to arrest a former President? Will the Secret Service let a former President be taken to an unsafe prison environment? You know if Trump goes to prison he will be Epstein-ed!


113 posted on 04/15/2024 4:03:51 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( )
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To: Fido969

The case has to be finished before you can appeal the judgement.

Meanwhile, it’s standard for a lawyer to be there to “represent” the defendant for much of a trial without the defendant having to be there but I don’t know if it’s written in law.


114 posted on 04/15/2024 4:13:25 PM PDT by Pollard ( Seed Room Wx: 83 degrees - 45% humidity | Outdoor Wx: 83 degrees - SW wind)
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To: Fido969

........my opinion is that Trump is just fine with the status quo................

I wouldn’t be surprised to see him go to Barron’s graduation and dare the affirmative action judge to arrest him.....

In fact, I doubt the State of New York “could” arrest a former President protected by the Secret Service.


115 posted on 04/15/2024 4:38:50 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: Recovering_Democrat

For off there is a dirty little secret about the current corrupt US justice system. Trump does not have standing to sue unless they actually put him in jail.


116 posted on 04/15/2024 4:40:18 PM PDT by Revel
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To: packagingguy

I wish there were millions of people there protesting, rioting, causing all kinds of problems for this entire trial. But I guess unlike the left, people on the right have actual jobs they need to be at.


117 posted on 04/15/2024 4:43:00 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

That’s what I’ve been asking. This is how corruption is handled when it comes to justice? It’s ignored? I assume it’s because of Merrick Garland. Above all else the Republican party can absolutely go to hell because they are not lifting one tiny finger to help Trump out. Trump has been harassed more than any politician has ever been harassed for 8 long years, and they’ve done NOTHING to stop this!


118 posted on 04/15/2024 4:47:25 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: Cen-Tejas
President Trump should go to Barron's high school graduation ceremony anyway.

No parent should be robbed of that!

119 posted on 04/15/2024 4:58:02 PM PDT by Momaw Nadon ("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
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To: Captain Peter Blood
This thing really goes nowhere.

Unless 12 NY jurors hate Trump and will convict him of anything.

120 posted on 04/15/2024 5:26:12 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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