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."
  • nfh@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 years 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
      71·
      2 years 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·
        2 years 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.