Jail warning! See judge tell Trump I will jail you, even though I don’t ‘want’ to

Judge Juan Merchan again cited former President Donald Trump for violating the gag order he imposed on the trial and warned he could face jail “if necessary” for continuing to ignore it. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports. (Bookmark The Beat’s KZbin playlist, updated daily: msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on KZbin: / arimelber IG: / arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)
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#Trump #judge #gagorder

[@beansprovideentertainment]

One law for the rich, another for the rest.

[@andrewstevenson118]

"Everything's free in America, for a small fee in America." 🎶

[@PhayeTaylor]

Yes; Like rules for thee but not for me. Actions noted of the Political elite.

[@kenc7120]

And another one for those with secret service protection.

[@squiggyg.8415]

Welcome to Hunter Biden land

[@squiggyg.8415]

@@kenc7120 You’re talking about Hunter Biden, right?

[@matthewk7507]

Literally anyone else would have been in jail after, at minimum, the first 3 gag order violations. Now you know the law doesn't matter if you have money or have been in a major political position.

[@skipstalforce]

Aw, poor baby

[@chuckcox4199]

Nobody else would get prosecuted for this.

[@mightymikec7]

@@chuckcox4199 BULLCRAP

[@JohnDoe-jh5yr]

​@@chuckcox4199Falsifying business records is charged all the time in white collar cases.

[@jbird452]

Lol, none of us would have been charged so many times.

[@DriveAustra]

When a parent reprimands a child and offers a warning, the child might heed it or brush it off. Yet, if the parent repeats the warning seven or eight times, the child might conclude that there won't be any consequences and react accordingly-perhaps storming off to their bedroom, slamming the door, and blasting their stereo. How many warnings did this judge give? It seems to be a case of "all talk and no bite."

[@elizabethalexander6528]

I agree but the judge is careful and tomorrow may be the next time. We know 45 will last 30 sec in a jail before wanting to say its a horrible place. Where he is held for a long time.

[@dianecrofoot7955]

Exactly, what I said…..such a joke & the joke is on the public! Sad!

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Your kind is the ones who went soft on kids and give kids a choice of what they want to do with their life and then if patents dont like it and support kid then jail the parents

[@invisibleman1028]

This is about the sitting President controlling the next election by trying to jail his opponent

[@nocturnallust4145]

You know there is a such thing as free speech in this country something you democrats only seem to remember if it is good about you guys. The second you hear the truth you want to censor it and not believe it. Well soon you won’t have a choice but to accept it

[@carolbelyeu-Alhaddad]

10 contempts of court! Anyone of us would be locked up after one or two!

[@gloriawilson8723]

Let the man talk, he is defending himself. Plain and simple as simple can ever be.😁

[@Ren-sg4rk]

Why does it matter if he’s a former president, the key word is former and if he’s running for president he’s still a citizen, our American system is weak

[@vjcush]

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[@winterlightstudios4340]

Even a current presidolt should be held accountable without special treatment should it commit a crime. Provided, obviously, that there's actual evidence to support indictment... but once indicted, even a SITTING presidolt should be treated like an ordinary citizen.

[@Ren-sg4rk]

@@winterlightstudios4340 agreed, we all are held by the same rights. I can see where the talk of president is immune to causalities of war, there’s been a ware declared but corruption and anything else that’s illegal in our country everyone needs to be accountable and everyone needs to be held responsible

[@rjlchristie]

It's not what they say but what they do. So far, not much done to hold him accountable aside from blah blah..

[@vjcush]

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[@LifenaDay525]

Whether you are right or left, if you had a child that repeatedly lied to you, would you ignore this behavior? No. *Then why would you allow a grown man to get away with it?*

[@ThruAWiderLens]

Because his followers think: 1. He's entertaining (he's not--he's just self-absorbed and entirely predictable) 2. He's good at what he does (he isn't--he loses case after case after case, even from judges he has appointed) 3. He speaks for them (this is true--every vile thing he says is a reflection on each and every two-faced hypocrite who supports him, from Lindsey Graham down to Kelperdude)

[@longsnapper5381]

Name a politician that doesn't lie.

[@dougofthewoodsdouglasb5505]

@@longsnapper5381 Pick any Democrat you recognize.

[@commandersandvich4106]

⁠@@dougofthewoodsdouglasb5505literal braindead take

[@debikeeney]

@@longsnapper5381 Other politicians may lie but no one come close to the "yuge" amount of lies told by "Don the Con!!"

[@jbonomo9]

It's weak to repeatedly warn and not follow through. He's not supposed to give the former president of candidate special treatment, and it encourages Trump to violate the gag order to tell him the judge doesn't want to jail him. Violating the gag order puts the jury and witnesses in danger.

[@davidelghammer6449]

This judge is following through. However, If he doesn't jail DJT next time, I'll take it back. Judge has to follow through now.

[@merleawe_]

He hasn't done it so far because it's going to cause an enormous political scandal. And possibly put his own life in danger as the presiding judge. Thats why he made the statement that 'he doesn't want to. But will if he has to.' as a message to the media and trumps followers to explain why he may suddenly be jailed. Remember that this judge will be the first IN HISTORY to jail a former president. Thats very scary for the judge.

[@_hank9508]

@@davidelghammer6449 I mean it has only been 10 violations of his gag order, right? Imagine you're on the jury and a gag order has been put in place to protect you, and you watch the guy violate it TEN TIMES and instead of jail time the judge pleads with him to please understand that he has to give out a stern warning now. What a joke. The optics of not jailing a former president is more important to them than protecting the jury.

[@franquil85conn]

The judge is a POS, this is a witch hunt hands down

[@mattt5006]

It’s election interference. Commies.

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

“It was very unfair. The guards refused to change my diaper. Totally unfair.”

[@squiggyg.8415]

Biden is too old to be put in jail

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

@jamesrowden303 I assure you, guards and court officers are not going to be replaced by Secret Service. No one’s losing their jobs. And secondly, the Secret Service hasn’t gotten around to changing his diapers just yet. Or maybe they have and we don’t know? 🤔

[@mysticalmargaret6105]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

@jamesrowden303 Has nothing to do with hatred. I'm definitely repulsed by his immoral and criminal behavior. But how does being a "presidential nominee" change being put in a cell for a few days? It doesn't. The logistics are already worked out between the courts and The Service. They aren't just taking over the holding areas. They will follow the court system. At best, he's going to get special treatment and be by himself with no phone, etc. (Can't wait). My father was warden of the Grand Jury in one of the boroughs of NYC. I've been behind judges chambers and seen how things go down. Trust me. He's not getting a hotel room and Secret Service aren't staying in the cell with him. They will be having coffee with guys from the courthouse and laughing - just outside the corridor leading to his private cell.

[@Tyrell_Corp2019]

@jamesrowden303 BONUS TIP: After he does spend a night in the tank, he'll make his "Mein Kampf" speech outside the courthouse. "The system is corrupt. Only I can break it to save America." Blah, blah, blah. 🥱 The adults of America will be laughing. His sheep will be crying.

[@bobbymoore5249]

I am tired of judges threatening Trump with jail time. They are not going to do it.

[@gashousegorillas1]

The judge belongs in jail

[@hanskung3278]

White privilege!

[@jaimereynoso7688]

no,they have no guts.

[@gashousegorillas1]

@@jaimereynoso7688 or a crime....4 weeks ...judge hasnt said what the crime is... THERE IS NONE!

[@alexisrivera200xable]

@@gashousegorillas1 you one of those? disgusting

[@NewEnglandInSeattle]

So the judge just pretty much admitted that we do have a two-tiered justice system.

[@olivekatz9139]

In Trumps favor

[@jalapeno6847]

So much for applying the law evenly.

[@vjcush]

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[@jimbo43ohara51]

Can be punishable or will be punishable? Which is it? These yellow bellies are always mincing their words.

[@Janiceleatham2112]

Put him in and see how fast he wins...that is all you're afraid of anyway.

[@jeffdeluca1153]

We are way past talking here. This is a criminal defendant, nothing more.

[@itwasrightthereinfrontofyou]

Many Hate Trump, Biden, Obama, Bush.... Many are never satisfied.....

[@PhayeTaylor]

WHERE IS THE CRIME??????????

[@Michael-q6v]

What is the crime?????

[@Baliane22]

@@PhayeTaylorif you crawl out from under your rock and follow the trial, you just might learn something. Don’t be lazy and ask KZbin to educate you.

[@Baliane22]

⁠@@Michael-q6vfollow the trial. If you’re not brain dead you just might learn something from the trial.

[@Inocencio2024]

Trump is DARING the JUDGE to put him in jail.

[@micheleconner5083]

Just like the little child he is. Momma" don't touch that" Toddler reaches hand and ties to touch. Momma" I'm warning you not to touch that,or I'll punish you!" Again the child reaches to touch. Momma",this is your last warning!" And on,and on this is a game for 45. How much closer can I get before I get burned?

[@jeffhampton2767]

That's because the judge will never do it😂😂😂

[@rickarnold6704]

​@jeffhampton2767 Sadly, ex presidents as bent and rotten as the orange traitor is , don't get sent to prison.

[@DisaffectedLiberal]

@@jeffhampton2767if he does, it would probably just boost his polling.

[@DHITTZ03]

​@@DisaffectedLiberalYou're wrong this is not boosting his polls. Trump is a liar. He's losing support by the hour

[@pwhalen-f3g]

Why is he being treated different than any other criminal. It is important to show there is only one judicial system. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. This makes me sick

[@tammyfitzgerald5336]

🤮

[@gerardsss1]

Rich people have teams of lawyers on call 24/7 to file appeals, motions etc that you or I could never afford to do.

[@themaskedman757]

He’s not a criminal that’s why

[@winterlightstudios4340]

@@themaskedman757 He is now, officially. He's still also a defendant obviously, but he's now been found guilty of contempt of court. Anyone else would have been jailed for that already.

[@timjohnun4297]

@@themaskedman75710 counts of contempt of court say otherwise

[@D70Dug]

Justice needs to be equal for ALL people regardless of their rank or position That is how the justice works

[@mile_high_topher]

Must be nice getting ten warnings for every law you break.

[@kimrichards8439]

Isn’t that the truth. This is all a publicity stunt now. A joke

[@PurpleDragonWorld]

For real 😮

[@kelperdude]

The judge has lost complete control of this embarrassing case. 😄

[@uonecar]

must be nice to be senile and can't stand trial and be president

[@comebreakthiswall]

Must be nice ......

[@Cabelaify]

He's warned him of that already lots of times, strike 3 he should be in jail now

[@rapunzeleh546]

why does everyone keep saying 'this is unprecedented'?? everything about this case is unprecedented. trump is there because he laws - lawS plural... many of them, repeatedly... for decades in some cases. he is a common criminal. they're treating him like royalty.

[@760HorsePower]

I love Putin, Trump, Boebert and Taylor Green, is that understood liberal?

[@jimmyflanagan5938]

He will never see a JAIL cell

[@Cabelaify]

@@760HorsePower that's your perogative , happy for you, next

[@Realdealrob]

@@jimmyflanagan5938sad but true 😭

[@Krmpfpks]

He is just like a school boy trying to break all rules and testing how far he can go and get away with it. My American friends, I hope you will go out and vote in November and make a wise choice.

[@nathanaelsegura2535]

Right; Vote blue 💙 no matter who for poverty, inflation and socialism.

[@dbadagna]

In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, 33% of eligible voters chose not to cast a ballot.

[@jockyoung4491]

@@dbadagna That was lower than it has been for awhile and I expect it to be even lower in 2024. We will hopefully have a record turnout

[@user-account-not-found]

​@@dbadagna which is their right and I don't blame them, it's hard to vote for people who have one hand on the tombstone and the other on your pocket book.

[@Krmpfpks]

@@user-account-not-found there is always reasons not to vote but if you do not exercise the right to vote you will lose it. I am German, and we know what can happen, not only from our own history but also because we see what happens in Eastern Europe. It seems to me that in the US the majority does not care about politics and so the fringes get to power. Even if you think it doesn’t matter who you vote for you should go and vote.

[@missmarya747]

2-tier “judicial “ system, anyone else would have been jailed. Empty threats ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@vjcush]

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[@Chez8922-kf6cy]

Judge is a coward..

[@captainpedros4323]

Correction - 3 tier. Trump is on a tier all on his own.

[@janetcrisis1704]

​@@vjcushstop saying the same thing over n over

[@janetcrisis1704]

​@@Chez8922-kf6cyoh no he's not.

[@blackrocks8413]

losing faith in our courts and judges.

[@vjcush]

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[@BLESSINGSAREDESERVED]

😂

[@rayali9854]

Same here

[@anonymouslee8287]

Blks done with the system rocket!!!..

[@kurman4749]

They are all corrupt and have nothing but contempt for the American people.

[@BoredBob]

This is the line, do not cross it. You crossed it? Ok well THIS is the line. What? You crossed it again. Well next time.......

[@boburanus69]

Or... 'the record shows the Judge gave DJT every possible avenue to abide by the court. He has failed to recognized these proceedings, has failed to heed the warning of the court, his lawyers, the judge himself. We recommended maximum sentencing guidelines.' Regardless of what you personally believe is right or wrong, the judge has the power to put this man in jail for breaking rules, for committing his crimes. The judge will render justice, one way or the other.

[@BoredBob]

@@boburanus69 At this point I'm not holding my breath

[@squiggyg.8415]

Fani Willis lied to the judge’s face and her church, but nothing happened

[@BoredBob]

@@squiggyg.8415 Irrelevant and inaccurate whataboutism at its finest..... Nice try though.

[@racrac770]

​@boburanus69 ..like the supreme court does..eh?

[@noelpaintonsmith8091]

Lock him up. Enough already!

[@vjcush]

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[@laurakarma]

😂 Threats mean nothing when Trump continues to violate the gag order. Last week he threatened jail and Trump turned around and did it again. Jail the brat already.

[@413smr]

Trump said it'd be an honor to be jailed. Let's call him on it.

[@uonecar]

your tell me you have not been fined

[@uonecar]

so all famous people should have a gag ordering just a case they fans does something

[@mile_high_topher]

@@uonecar WHAT?

[@sarahcowan1489]

I read another post calling rump 'creepy' and 'brat' is also appropriate

[@billytheweasel]

The judge disclosed the 2 tier justice system. He said he didn't want to give the same punishment to a former President... but he would send you and I to jail.

[@sle81]

You shouldn’t be nice to a defendant bc s/he was or could be president.

[@BigRingStumpy]

Everyone dancing around the rules for child Trump. We tiptoe around his BS it simply emboldens him.

[@jaynook4980]

They don’t have to rush to jail. They could sentence him to community service, picking up trash like a rat. See how that works for his ego

[@noelpaintonsmith8091]

100% agree.

[@longsnapper5381]

They're dancing because they are afraid to state the crime. What crime did Trump commit? Let's hear it ,genius.

[@scottcw31]

Right on the truth!

[@rayali9854]

And he knows it.and loves it.

[@mikebitting8616]

Just jail him at night after court everyday and bring him to court in the morning in shackles and the orange jumpsuit.

[@squiggyg.8415]

Fani Willis lied to the judge’s face and her church, but nothing happened

[@mysticalmargaret6105]

​@@squiggyg.8415Nonsense. 🙄🙄🙄

[@vjcush]

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[@destinationsroadslesstraveled]

Tape on mouth!

[@mytruecrimelibrary]

​@@squiggyg.8415cry harder

[@jamesvanderbilt6200]

LOCK HIM UP ALREADY

[@bobevans9955]

Stop crying

[@Andy-ov9qd]

No, why? We need him to make this country great, just like he did 3 and half years ago.

[@Realdealrob]

@@bobevans9955you stop raging

[@Kentrc11]

So the precedence now is that a gag order be violated over 10 times before sending a citizen to jail. Got it.

[@zxys001]

30X is the charm

[@chloecook4511]

No doubt that he belongs in jail but if he is incarcerated for violating the gag order, this would help trump in the election. It would help with his on-the- fence supporters. If he is sentenced to jail for the crimes he has committed, it would not help as much.

[@Kentrc11]

@chloecook4511 Tabloid drivel. No US citizen wanted a convicted person for president in the past. No US citizen wants a convicted person for president now. The USA would be a laughingstock, again.

[@Kentrc11]

@chloecook4511 Tabloid drivel. No US citizen wants a convicted person as their president and that would make the USA more of a laughingstock to other countries than it already is.

[@Kentrc11]

@@chloecook4511 Tabloid drivel. US citizens don't want to be the laughingstock of the world again in making a convicted person the president.

[@wintersbattleofbands1144]

Defendants should NEVER be allowed to talk to the press during a trial. NEVER.

[@Patriot1777]

But the other side does FREELY🤔

[@kenc7120]

Aw, poor baby. 😥

[@Patriot1777]

@@kenc7120 enjoy your DOWN HILL RIDE WITH CRIMINAL BRIBERY INCOMPETENT Liar Joe Biden 😁

[@rinlo1424]

​@@Patriot1777Really? Tell us about the times the judge's daughter and the people on the jury slammed Trump in the press.

[@vjcush]

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[@markprinsloo4258]

That was a direct challenge to the Judge to jail him. It's now up to the judge to honour his word,and restore order/odour in the Court.

[@zomanzi]

You think the Judge got the BALLS to do that?

[@vjcush]

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[@user-M45lm90j]

Just Trump's daily warning.Truly disheartening.

[@413smr]

Thought of as a line in the sand, every one of these warnings that Trump ignores must have him somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic.

[@joannholmes8726]

Jail for all his lunches, make him eat jail food. Hahhaah

[@seanmccartney5177]

As well as Unconstitutional

[@b.t.2795]

​@@joannholmes8726 Prison meatloaf on Sundays.

[@budman4224]

​@@seanmccartney5177SCOTUS has upheld gag orders in the past. It's their job to determine if something is unconstitutional. Apparently they don't think they are

[@stevenr7735]

Gag order for what? This is US. Freedom of speech and right to defend

[@YvonneWinborn]

Nailed It!

[@hollyb6885]

Didn’t the judge tell him that already? Jeez. Stick him in jail. That will shut him up for a while.

[@AnnaRank-m2e]

Is the judges weak and unfair

[@jdemartini9807]

“Every coward I’ve ever known doesn’t know when to shut his mouth.” This is a quote from the show Deadwood but applies very well to trump.

[@stoneman8110]

It's called freedom of speech .

[@thebrownthomascrown917]

Hes a BS'er. A coward. Thats why he uses "we, us" when he talks about his legal problems. He wants to spread the responsibility

[@arthurdunger4223]

always was from a young age.

[@rickmason6157]

To every criminal facing court cases, just declare yourself a candidate for president of the USA.Just tell your lawyer to use the" trump defense" Why not???

[@Tom-jx9te]

It’s too bad that that defense - that he is a candidate for president - does carry weight here. I sure wish she would’ve been knocked out of the running way back in January or something.

[@valmunnings1921]

This is exactly what's going to happen moving forward. State vs Trump

[@idowukotilawakeup5410]

You're right. I think the law is for 2 set of people. Ordinary Americans law and Trump laws. No Ordinary person can disobey laws 10 times in America.

[@chuckcox4199]

It only works if half the people in America support you.

[@squiggyg.8415]

Fani Willis lied to the judge’s face and her church, but nothing happened

[@fifiwoof1969]

DO IT! 30 days each charge, just suspend it until after the verdict.

[@wintermute7378]

Everyone else gets a fine, then jail time after only twice. They need to sac up and hold that clown accountable. He's well beyond the pale here.

[@scottharrison8701]

Trump was president and is running for president. It's unconstitutional to tell him he can't speak. Trump is literally above the law

[@kelperdude]

hunter is laughing at your comment.

[@mam564]

@@kelperdude no, Hunter is ready to take Fox News to the cleaners!

[@ccrider3435]

^ .. is working for potatoes. 🥔🥔

[@andrewstevenson118]

@@ccrider3435 That's unfair. He's as American as I am.

[@michaelderosier3505]

Sir don’t make me warn you another 100th time “I will jail you but I don’t want too”.

[@zomanzi]

don't blame the judge - It's the American System!

[@legion999]

@@zomanzi No, blame the judge, they clearly have leeway in this

[@winkieblink7625]

I WONT hold my breath.

[@Chukichev.Scientificmyths]

A thief, a swindler, a deceiver should be in prison, and not in the presidential chair. And then exchange him for American hostages in Russian prisons.

[@DorothyHale-t5g]

@user-yu5ry1js7w 0 seconds ago It's sad to see any scoundrel exposed and weak. In the case of this former President many grateful people are thinking, "Thank you" to Mr. Smith and others, who worked hard to bring DT's injustices to exposure, justice and conclusion. My heart goes out to the many who trusted the façade and were betrayed by his true character.

[@mdtdbe]

“Punishable by incarceration” and “punished by incarceration” are not the same thing.

[@cruisinguy6024]

I’m sure the judge used a super stern serious voice! /s

[@vjcush]

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[@kevinblanch]

Teflon Don 50 years and counting

[@huemann3416]

When a judge tells a presidential candidate that he would put him in jail EVEN if he doesn’t want to….. That pretty much tells me I don’t want that guy being the leader of my country with the nuclear codes. Our country deserves better than a recidivistic criminal monster.

[@kelperdude]

That's joe. And he already gave classified info away.

[@uonecar]

so you saying the judge is biased

[@mile_high_topher]

@@kelperdude No, that was Trump who leaked our nuclear sub's specs vs Russian defenses.

[@mile_high_topher]

@@uonecar Biased in Trump's favor, absolutely. They all are.

[@mile_high_topher]

@@kelperdude What Fox News lie are you repeating?

[@thomasword5762]

Sounds like the judge is punking out.

[@amt61]

Again!

[@PLewis-t4k]

No one in this world would get as many chances as this demon does!! What a sorry judicial system!!!

[@jeffanon1772]

Way past don the con's jail time

[@nahelbeuk]

I should run for president before I break the law.

[@mile_high_topher]

You can run AFTER you break the law. Total immunity, bigly!

[@Andy-ov9qd]

He didn't break the law, just like he has nothing to do with fake "russiagate" you drooled over for three years, shmuck, those who did broke the law are laughing at you.

[@Acer_Maximinus]

Run as gqp. They don’t care when you break the law, as long as you win.

[@bobbun9630]

At this point Trump seems to be showing us that the presidency is just another tool for the wealthy and influential to get away with breaking the law. I'm pretty sure you don't have the wealth and influence to run for president, therefore you don't have the wealth and influence needed to break the law with impunity.

[@SusiFroggyPorter]

I was thinking the same thing

[@georgefelix7906]

The 45th supposed get jail time YESTERDAY

[@nathanaelsegura2535]

Too much hate inside you bro!😮

[@Grundewalt]

@@nathanaelsegura2535 rusky troll is it you Igor?

[@greg11786]

Aren't you due for your 5th booster?

[@seasons.of.imogen]

@@greg11786 The league of retired American clowns approved your message. 🤡

[@Grundewalt]

@@greg11786 Ivan is it you ? vranyo much lately ?

[@Chuy-un4uk]

SEND HIM TO JAIL!!!!!!

[@busabrye]

It’s sickening to hear the reporter yell, “Mr. President “ he’s not the president and never should have been

[@JTH-hm8ew]

It is customary that even former Presidents are referred to as President as a salutation. Even current office holders of the Presidency refer to their predecessors as “President” in speeches.

[@music-is-life4me]

So true. He is an ex-president. In the same way that Lee Harvey Oswald is considered the only ex-Marine, never a former Marine like the rest.

[@billdanilovitz3523]

Let's pull back the curtain and show who is running this trial. Hint- it's not the Judge.

[@user-account-not-found]

It's your mom back from the grave boomer.

[@PhayeTaylor]

Yes. His daughter and the D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y. They will do anything to get Trump out of the running. I t is so obvious!

[@RobertSmith-gu7qo]

Never going to happen.

[@rppvt]

I wish the judge had said, rather than: 'you are the former president of the United States', 'you are A former president of the United States'. There's a marked difference.

[@Soma81]

Then the Judge should be removed and sent to Prison

[@dianecrofoot7955]

Citizen Trump

[@scottmay4418]

Drop both Trump & Jesse Watters in jail do us all a favour

[@Laurie-xu6fo]

Favor, John Bull

[@tony102902]

Lock him up!!!!!!!!

[@dr.disaster6235]

So much to "All are Equal before the Law". When has this become a matter of Want instead of Law?

[@RosemarieCollins-v4p]

A jail sentence has been appropriate for months when it comes to Chump's behavior . The judge must show Chump that he has bigger cajones than Chump, and nobody is afraid of him

[@tommcfadden5232]

He can be jailed, but he won’t.

[@kelperdude]

juan 'the con' merchan

[@msgarc55]

It's not a big deal. Nothing will happen to Trump he's been given so many chances and he's violated them10 times and nothing happens. I wouldn't get 10 chances.

[@wolke1955]

Nobody else would. 😮

[@drest.patrick6016]

Probably not even ONE

[@longsnapper5381]

You would if you were smart enough to know that the judge realizes what he's trying to do is indefensible.

[@mikethomas860]

Blah blah blah. Stop with the empty threats. The Judge just makes the Judicial System looks very weak as Donnie makes a mockery of it all.

[@4dpeepscom]

Lock him up

[@bobevans9955]

No

[@Trolling4Strange]

"Can be" doesn't mean "will be" Sorry....not going to sugarcoat it

[@edzzz5043]

Huge win for Trump if he goes to jail!! Just what the undecided voters need. Do it!

[@craigmaverick]

It would guarantee his win in November, and the left will only have themselves to blame.

[@Bio54633]

Most Americans, including the undecided voters, believe in the rule of law.

[@Andy-ov9qd]

He should go to the White House, since he delivered blooming economy, prosperity, no illegal immigration and no wars in he World. Make America Great Again.

[@olivekatz9139]

​@@Andy-ov9qdselective.

[@mightymikec7]

@@Andy-ov9qd Make America Dumb Again....perfect for you

[@interesting2709]

U.S Governors in JAIL: Gov. Blagojevich, Gov. Blanton, Gov. Kerner, Gov. Langer, Gov. Leche, Gov. Mandel, Gov. Ryan and Gov. Siegelman.

[@53v3n_L1v3z]

Yea 10 contempt of court charges and still going. People usually go to jail for 1. The USA is a joke 😂

[@ameliapond1916]

"Drawing a line." He's jumping up and down on the line! Jail? Never. Gonna. Happen.

[@arizonanative7409]

Well stated! And so darn true! So sick of Trump!

[@Benny-n9e]

Not going to happen, the judge has already been paid for.

[@thomasword5762]

The judge is pulling a Barney Fife. He keeps putting chips on his shoulder and Trump keeps knocking them off.

[@AnnaRank-m2e]

The judge is weak

[@lpquagmire3621]

Jail Trump and he'll sue...

[@shali1413]

When dt is jailed, the cell better not be anymore 'comfortable' than a cell usually is!

[@olivekatz9139]

He can't handle a courtroom..

[@JeanBeranek]

He deserves jail ..30 days for contempt each.

[@bobevans9955]

Shut up

[@Soma81]

Biden sure does

[@stargazer7714]

He should've already been there since January 6th

[@jd2616]

Wow, from the mouth of a judge, trump really IS above the law, when is the US justice system gong to stop giving trump one more last chance to break the gag?

[@tammyfitzgerald5336]

So done ✅ now w this judge no one above the law wow 😮

[@pakman3777]

I would jail him until the end of the trial

[@jimmyjames6487]

Yes putin, we know you would.

[@SammiBoiii]

People dont understand that putting trump in jail is not just as simple as "oh he broke gag order, jail him" Practically sure it is as simple as that. But the judge is thinking about this strategically. If he simply jails trump it will cause appeals, delay and time wasted. The judge is trying to avoid his trial being appealed against and avoid this criminal from escaping the claws of justice. In my opinion if i have to watch this criminal get away with some horrible statments to ultimately see him imprisioned for his major crimes than let the man speak freely. Let him put the last nail in his own coffin.

[@TheRealTommyShelby]

🤣🤣🤣 Cool story. It will not end that way. You can stop salivating now

[@SammiBoiii]

@@TheRealTommyShelby And how will it end then?

[@jasontaylor9384]

Send him to jail. You will only make him stronger.

[@olivekatz9139]

Probably not. Jail is not a country club He can fund raise...but that status quo

[@LLandP]

Tell Trump that the next time he violates the gag order, he will spend 30 days in jail.... AND.... the trial will continue while he is behind bars! Trump has the right to be in his trial but if he continues to misbehave, THAT'S HIS CHOICE!!!

[@CherylW39]

It feels to me like a parent telling a toddler to "Stop that... I'm counting to THREE! ONE..... TWO..... TWO AND A HALF... TWO AND THREE QUARTERS...."

[@11cabadger]

Nothing's more pathetic than hearing a parent or pet owner yelling "Stop it. Stop!! STOP IT!" I shoulda known better than to get my hopes up.

[@notaclue7804]

Porky is trying very hard for a Mistrial !

[@Soma81]

Biden will be in Prison soon

[@JoeyJoJoJr0]

Wasn't the entire point of this charade to put orange man in prison; and now they don't 'want' to?

[@Swansong-recorders]

I've been to jail, didn't prove anything except I shouldn't be outside drinking

[@buttermilk420farms9]

So RE do you think all Americans get 10 chances to violate contempt of court before going to jail because now that is the standard in the state of New York

[@andrewmounce8260]

How can they gag a president running for election? That sounds like silencing your opponent

[@kjkayjay]

The only thing the gag order covers is the jury, court aides and assistants and family members of court officials. He can talk about the judge and the prosecutors and his political opponents all he wants to, same as any other person on trial. How is that silencing your opponent? It isn't.

[@thomasbullen5239]

Oh good Lord Andrew. What a stupid question, are you that slow/dense?

[@DarkXcb]

The judge could rule that the jail sentence would start after the trial so the trial is not disrupted.

[@thewillowtree1127]

why would it interrupt the trial? Many criminals are in jail during their trial

[@golden-63]

It would not disrupt the trial.

[@gustavochavez3579]

Do it Mr judge, don’t be afraid this orange thing in a suit is not going to be president again, we the people don’t like liars.

[@EricGriffin-i3d]

Right whatever you say "big guy"

[@williamroyer4669]

🇺🇸 vote for honest Joe Biden 😎, not a toddler who never graduated from wearing diapers 🗳👍.

[@rickhughett6713]

The judge is so partisan and clearly conflicted

[@SwyTashee]

I don’t think the Loch Ness Monster would have gotten through the questionnaire during voir dire 🤣🤣🤣

[@chrispowers5568]

Funny part is trump would like the Rikers Island food menu. 😆

[@drest.patrick6016]

They serve Big Mac's @Rikers?? 🤔

[@Lauren_1987]

Excellent reporting. I always appreciate Ari's legal expertise.

[@lpquagmire3621]

Ask yourselves if YOU could keep your energy up after spending all that time in the courtroom, campaigning, and out on the golf course...

[@jeffhaynes8848]

Well president TRUMP will have a lot of others

[@celestialrailroad]

Amazing displays of weakness by the American justice system. LOCK HIM UP.

[@bysckath]

Translation: I won't ever jail you, even though I should and you deserve it.