Judge threatens to imprison Trump for violating gag order in New York fraud trial
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Judge Arthur Engoron said Trump left up a post on his campaign website "an untrue and disparaging post about my clerk."
  • Dkarma@lemmy.world
    46·
    9 months ago

    This is BULL SHIT. Jailing him would show his supporters there are still consequences.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      9 months ago

      Also, it’s likely to draw some of them out to do some illegal stuff in “protest” of donnie the Nepo Baby being locked up.

      And then THEY can be put in prison, too. :)

    • nfh@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 months ago

      But would his supporters see it that way? They’re so innoculated against reality that they accept his narrative uncritically. They won’t see it as consequences, because they don’t see him as guilty.

      I also don’t think the effects on his supporters’ beliefs should matter much to prosecution for his crimes. I can’t imagine there’s any way for that to have an effect that nudges them towards reality

      • Dkarma@lemmy.world
        8·
        9 months ago

        It’s not relevant in this context.

        Tell me honestly…what can they do? Cry? Whine? Go attack the fbi and then shoot themselves like that one guy?

        I keep hearing this argument and it baffles me as to what people like you are afraid of or think is going to happen…

        • nfh@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          9 months ago

          I feel like you’re arguing against a very different position that I hold/expressed? I don’t think they’ll do all that much differently than they were already going to. Trying to appease his supporters by tempering the justice for his crimes won’t work, and will probably do more harm.

    • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      9 months ago

      Sounds like you never met a trump supporter. Or republican for that matter. They will double down.