Former President Trump criticized the judge presiding over his 2020 election case, just days after she warned him against making any “inflammatory statements” that could intimidate witnesses or prejudice the jury pool.
In a statement posted overnight on Truth Social, Trump called U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan “highly partisan” and “very biased & unfair.”
“She obviously wants me behind bars,” he added.
She won’t though, because it would look bad or some other stupid reason.
If it was a regular person they would be thrown in jail immediately.
Yet to be seen. Chutkan has demonstrated that she’s going to be the “find out” of “fuck around” in other aspects, but she also knows she is presiding over a uniquely historic case with potentially terminal consequences. Her Friday statement about inflammatory public comments demanding a swift trial fell short of what I would have liked, but I find her decision on the matter to be brilliantly fair, and unassailable.
Also note that the Government has not (so far as we know) made any motions in response to the defendant’s weekend commentary. Based on the immediate motion for a protective order after the defendant’s “I’m coming after you!” post, I might expect there to be a motion from the Government, and there’s not (again, so far as we know). To me, this suggests that they know Judge Chutkan is already working on this, and does not need the Government or public pressure to be any greater than it already is. And if they know, defense knows, too.
I am hopeful, but the consequences (if any) for the defendant’s weekend rants are going to be the point upon which the future of democracy turns. She has to know this, and I have to think that the reason we haven’t heard anything from her yet is because she is considering very carefully what the response from the court will be.
Yeah, so the standard bullshit reasons.
It may feel like bullshit because we all know what he did, but they are being careful to not give him any legal grounds to appeal or move the trial. What’s funny is everyone knows there is a two tiered justice system, it’s just who is on which tier is different from person to person. Also trying to minimize collateral damage is important.
So it feels like bullshit because it is.