• Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    And he was given that opportunity. The lawyers claimed the usual “it was an accident and I pinky swear it won’t happen again until next time” excuse. There’s no indication the judge imposed sanctions. He didn’t imprison Trump. He didn’t reschedule another hearing over the matter. He did nothing.

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      1 year ago

      The lawyers pointed out that they partially complied with the order, by pulling the post from Truth Social and not mentioning it further. This is a mitigating factor that argues for good faith and against maximum sanctions. The hearing was this morning, and minor sanctions are still a possibility.

      More generally, I think there is a tendency to project our desire to see Trump in jail onto this judge. That’s why people are disappointed by headlines like “Judge threatens Trump with jail”. The judge doesn’t want to put Trump in jail as much as we do. He would prefer a reason not to put Trump in jail, and he got one.

      • The judge doesn’t want to put Trump in jail as much as we do. He would prefer a reason not to put Trump in jail, and he got one.

        Seems to be a recurring fucking problem.

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        1 year ago

        He has to consider the safety of his staff in his decision making which I think people forget. If putting him in jail could be avoided that would be best for the parties involved. It’s not fair it just but the lives of their staff are taking priority.

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          1 year ago

          By this logic we are essentially saying that you are above the law so long as you can get enough people willing to commit violence on your behalf.

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            1 year ago

            I mean yeah, but based on his behavior during this trial this is what I’m assuming he’s bashing his actions on.