CantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDonald Trump attacks judge's clerk while in court room with herwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down135
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minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up68arrow-down1·1 year agoThis is gonna be like Capone: All these crimes and the thing that gets Trump behind bars is violating a gag order. Because you know he can’t abide by it.
minus-squarespider@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down1·1 year ago Because you know he can’t abide by it. If there’s any such thing as Incitement Tourette’s, he’s got it.
minus-squarelando55@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoQuestion since I’m genuinely lost when it comes to this - does forcing a gag order by these actions benefit Trump in any way? Does it ensure no one is able to speak about the case, or is it just limited to him?
minus-squarekobra@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI think any benefit to trump would be in the form of martyrdom
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIANAL - in both senses - but I don’t see how a gag order on other people would pass constitutional muster, especially with this Supreme Court.
minus-squaresanguine_artichoke@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s limited to him. It would be in incredibly broad and against the 1st amendment to say other people couldn’t discuss it.
This is gonna be like Capone: All these crimes and the thing that gets Trump behind bars is violating a gag order.
Because you know he can’t abide by it.
If there’s any such thing as Incitement Tourette’s, he’s got it.
Stochastic Terrourette’s Syndrome
Question since I’m genuinely lost when it comes to this - does forcing a gag order by these actions benefit Trump in any way? Does it ensure no one is able to speak about the case, or is it just limited to him?
I think any benefit to trump would be in the form of martyrdom
IANAL - in both senses - but I don’t see how a gag order on other people would pass constitutional muster, especially with this Supreme Court.
It’s limited to him. It would be in incredibly broad and against the 1st amendment to say other people couldn’t discuss it.