theprogressivist to politics @lemmy.world • 10 months agoTrump Explodes in Unhinged Tirade in Courtroom, Attacks Judge and Prosecutors, Then Storms Outwww.meidastouch.commessage-square143fedilinkarrow-up1534
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minus-squareMelllvarlinkfedilinkEnglish63•10 months agoWhy is he not sitting in a cell for contempt of court? The judge is setting a bad precedent that is going to be used every single time he tries to hold anyone else in contempt ever again.
minus-squareLightorlinkfedilink16•10 months agoI think this is a case of “I know you’re going to appeal and say I was bias. They’re going to look at how much I let you do and get away with and laugh in your face.” I think she’s playing the long game.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•10 months agoCouldn’t anyone else that was held in contempt for doing the same shit down the road use this in their appeal though?
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】linkfedilink4•edit-210 months agoNot directly. Judges have significant discretion over their courtroom decorum and procedure. If the judges decisions on stuff like this are reasonable, they are upheld, even if it’s applied diametrically to two identical litigants.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•10 months agoI dunno, giving special treatment to certain defendants doesn’t seem like “the long game” to me.
Why is he not sitting in a cell for contempt of court?
The judge is setting a bad precedent that is going to be used every single time he tries to hold anyone else in contempt ever again.
I think this is a case of “I know you’re going to appeal and say I was bias. They’re going to look at how much I let you do and get away with and laugh in your face.” I think she’s playing the long game.
Couldn’t anyone else that was held in contempt for doing the same shit down the road use this in their appeal though?
Not directly. Judges have significant discretion over their courtroom decorum and procedure.
If the judges decisions on stuff like this are reasonable, they are upheld, even if it’s applied diametrically to two identical litigants.
I dunno, giving special treatment to certain defendants doesn’t seem like “the long game” to me.