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@LiberalEd @GottaLaff

He has been sanctioned, just not for this behavior. But prior BS behavior no doubt contributed to the judge's willingness to sanction. The difficulty is there's no punishment between a 1000 dollar fine and incarceration, and the judge really does not want to jail a former and nominally future president.

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@artemesia @LiberalEd@mastodon.social @GottaLaff so we are truly in the world where a president has absolute immunity for life, no matter what

@ATLeagle @LiberalEd @GottaLaff

Um, no, I don't agree with that at all and don't see how that follows from a judge being reluctant (though not completely unwilling as he said) to jail an unconvicted former president and nominee for future president. If you're trying to get your mope on, kindly do it at someone else.

@artemesia @LiberalEd@mastodon.social @GottaLaff really?

A judge that is so reluctant to use his only tool. Words don't mean much when the problem for the last 12 years has been nobody being willing to act

And then you even included the irrelevant fact of being former president and being in a campaign. Those 2 things are exactly what I was talking about.

It's not being cynical if it's true

@ATLeagle @LiberalEd @GottaLaff

You have no clue what issues Judge Merchan is balancing, and no desire to know.

Mope off. Muted.

@artemesia @LiberalEd@mastodon.social @GottaLaff ok. No need to mute. Blocked

@ATLeagle @artemesia @LiberalEd @GottaLaff I agree with you - every deference given to TFG that is not also given to every other criminal defendant is a nail in the coffin of the idea that our justice system is blind and fair.

If this were a trial of a Tyrone or Carlos cursing and intimidating witnesses I seriously doubt that a judge would be pussyfooting around with a mere sidebar.

TFG has been warned and sanctioned - he deserves a judicial slap - followed by the locking of a jail door - that could be heard all the way to New Jersey.

And why is the judge allowing the use of the inaccurate honorific "President" by the defense - Use of that honorific is prejudicial.