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riversedge

(70,628 posts)
Mon May 6, 2024, 05:54 PM May 6

Today after court: Trump: "This judge has given me a gag order and said you'll go to jail if you violate it and frankly

umm.. looks like trump sat in court all day and was eager to chat with the press!!!
We shall see if he will sacrifice as he says...........


Donald Trump: “This judge has given me a gag order and said you'll go to jail if you violate it and frankly, you know what, our Constitution is much more important than jail. It's not even close. I'll do that sacrifice any day.”




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Today after court: Trump: "This judge has given me a gag order and said you'll go to jail if you violate it and frankly (Original Post) riversedge May 6 OP
Trump wants to be the MAGA Martyr. sop May 6 #1
If he wanted that he would have violated the gag order Ohio Joe May 6 #15
Do you think he knows canetoad May 6 #21
Does he realize they'll measure and weigh him? Then we'll know his actual height and weight. emulatorloo May 6 #2
How about leftieNanner May 6 #9
If the courts persist in prosecuting trDUMPie,... magicarpet May 6 #3
I noticed that. Puts everything in a quandary, eh? jaxexpat May 6 #14
Go for it, Loser! pandr32 May 6 #4
He sure does lie. LiberalFighter May 6 #5
When the dog runs at you barking and you stand your ground he might bite you... Girard442 May 6 #6
Someone should ask him how the U.S. Constitution relates? pandr32 May 6 #7
NOW he likes the Constitution? Not that he understands it mzmolly May 6 #8
Put him in protective custody in a hotel. No cellphone. No visitors except lawyer. Enforce the gag order. keithbvadu2 May 6 #10
He clearly REALLY wants to be thrown in jail! birdographer May 6 #11
Jail him like any of us would be RainCaster May 6 #12
Stark raving mad malaise May 6 #13
Not a martyr, a criminal. spanone May 6 #16
Saw that display coming from a very long distance. A mix of whining and bluster to gain more sympathy Ping Tung May 6 #17
He's LYING. He wants an excuse to appeal and delay the rest of the trial. Merchan won't give him ancianita May 6 #18
Fuck you, gasbag. Stinky The Clown May 6 #19
if it was any of us, we'd be locked up already Takket May 6 #20
Sounds like asking for pizza tombstones on DU UTUSN May 6 #22

sop

(10,381 posts)
1. Trump wants to be the MAGA Martyr.
Mon May 6, 2024, 06:04 PM
May 6

Imagine the publicity. He'll be the center of attention around the world. Reporters from every network will be camped outside the jail. It will energize and motivate his base. And Trump will fundraise the shit out of it.

Ohio Joe

(21,784 posts)
15. If he wanted that he would have violated the gag order
Mon May 6, 2024, 08:48 PM
May 6

Instead he is a weak and scared coward… Afraid of finally facing consequences.

magicarpet

(14,295 posts)
3. If the courts persist in prosecuting trDUMPie,...
Mon May 6, 2024, 06:20 PM
May 6

... he will trash the judicial system so it can't be repaired from all the damage he has inflicted upon it.

What ever trDUMP touches or rubs elbows with turns to shit and trash.

Chaos and mayhem are his primary modus operandis.

jaxexpat

(6,928 posts)
14. I noticed that. Puts everything in a quandary, eh?
Mon May 6, 2024, 08:48 PM
May 6

Will we recover? That's the $64,000.00 question. Certainly, there will be some changes.

Girard442

(6,095 posts)
6. When the dog runs at you barking and you stand your ground he might bite you...
Mon May 6, 2024, 06:25 PM
May 6

...but if you run from him, he definitely will.

pandr32

(11,660 posts)
7. Someone should ask him how the U.S. Constitution relates?
Mon May 6, 2024, 06:25 PM
May 6

What, exactly, is in the U.S. Constitution he thinks he is sacrificing to protect?

keithbvadu2

(37,174 posts)
10. Put him in protective custody in a hotel. No cellphone. No visitors except lawyer. Enforce the gag order.
Mon May 6, 2024, 06:42 PM
May 6

Well, maybe let Melania visit.

birdographer

(1,394 posts)
11. He clearly REALLY wants to be thrown in jail!
Mon May 6, 2024, 08:38 PM
May 6

Not sure where he is going with this, but he obviously wants to be thrown in jail. Does he know he won't have his phone, his bronzer, his hairstylist, and a metal toilet?

RainCaster

(10,990 posts)
12. Jail him like any of us would be
Mon May 6, 2024, 08:39 PM
May 6

TSF needs to be held accountable. His mouth has been the excuse, WTF? Take his phone, makeup, red tie, and all his "meds". Make him share a payphone with the rest of the inmates to call his attorneys.

malaise

(269,579 posts)
13. Stark raving mad
Mon May 6, 2024, 08:41 PM
May 6

Same constitution he violated and continues to violate and threaten to violate.
Eff this monster

Ping Tung

(851 posts)
17. Saw that display coming from a very long distance. A mix of whining and bluster to gain more sympathy
Mon May 6, 2024, 09:02 PM
May 6

from his idiot supporters. Not to mention the ongoing pleas for money to stave off hunger and homelessness for his suffering family.

It's his usual shtick but it's gone from silly to grotesque as the trials continue.





ancianita

(36,273 posts)
18. He's LYING. He wants an excuse to appeal and delay the rest of the trial. Merchan won't give him
Mon May 6, 2024, 10:37 PM
May 6

that satisfaction or put the jury through that appeal bs. So Merchan will suspend his 'jail' time to keep on with the trial, and if he continues to violate the order, will add on to his sentence after the end of the trial when the verdict is in.

Takket

(21,765 posts)
20. if it was any of us, we'd be locked up already
Mon May 6, 2024, 10:54 PM
May 6

but the judge doesn't want to give him what he wants... to make an even bigger spectacle of all this.

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