Trump fraud trial in NYC

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Well, the funniest news of the day is that this isn’t a jury trial because Donny’s bimbo lawyer forgot to check a box.

Indeed, seems to be true. According to BusinessInsider

Former President Donald Trump was entitled to receive a jury trial in his New York civil fraud case.
And while he himself wanted a trial by jury, his attorneys didn't correctly fill out court paperwork.
Instead, Trump will receive a bench trial solely decided by a judge he's repeatedly attacked.


Attacking that judge personally could prove an expensive decision.
Pity the judge didn't send him to the cells for contempt at arriving 8 minutes late. There's time yet. I might actually watch the televised bits of the trial..

Now. trump wants to be there to grandstand to his followers. Every word will likely cost him $$$ He really might be advised to STFU


"I object your honour"
"What? To your own council?"

If that's true and the attacks took place prior to this court action, then his attorneys should file a Motion to Recuse pursuant to 28 USC 455 which states that a judge must recuse himself, or herself, from any proceeding in which that judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned.

Of course, if these attacks took place AFTER this case was initiated, then it wouldn't matter. Otherwise, you could simply verbally attack a judge all the time, demand they be recused, then just attack the new one and delay cases indefinitely just by attacking all the judges.

There would also be the question of whether or not anything Trump said about this judge, even if prior to the action, is sufficient to call into question the judge's impartiality. The judge would almost certainly say not, but then, depending on how the case goes, you could preserve the question of the judge's impartiality for appeal.

All in theory, of course. Motions to Recuse are rare, are generally unsuccessful and cases are usually not reversed and remanded, on appeal, pursuant to a judge denying his or her own recusal motion.

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Defendants shouldn't be able to insult their way to a friend;y judge or court delays.

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lol

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"Consider this statement an order forbidding all parties from posting emailing or speaking publicly about any members of my staff,” Engoron said. “Failure to abide by this .. will result in serious sanctions."

Tell Donny he mustn't do something. LOL. What comes next? He won't be able to resist.

What's the over/under on Donny getting cuffed and sent to cool off in a cell for contempt of court? Does the judge have that power?

I wonder if this will be the time that some nutter MAGHAT will do something violent and lethal? There seems plenty of scope for an outrage. Even an intervention by a foreign power?

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"Consider this statement an order forbidding all parties from posting emailing or speaking publicly about any members of my staff,” Engoron said. “Failure to abide by this .. will result in serious sanctions."

Tell Donny he mustn't do something. LOL. What comes next? He won't be able to resist.

What's the over/under on Donny getting cuffed and sent to cool off in a cell for contempt of court? Does the judge have that power?

I wonder if this will be the time that some nutter MAGHAT will do something violent and lethal? There seems plenty of scope for an outrage. Even an intervention by a foreign power?

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We can hope. I just want all of the nonsense to be over. I don't care how it ends.

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Quote: Mission146

Quote: OnceDear

"Consider this statement an order forbidding all parties from posting emailing or speaking publicly about any members of my staff,” Engoron said. “Failure to abide by this .. will result in serious sanctions."

Tell Donny he mustn't do something. LOL. What comes next? He won't be able to resist.

What's the over/under on Donny getting cuffed and sent to cool off in a cell for contempt of court? Does the judge have that power?

I wonder if this will be the time that some nutter MAGHAT will do something violent and lethal? There seems plenty of scope for an outrage. Even an intervention by a foreign power?

(Bold added)

We can hope. I just want all of the nonsense to be over. I don't care how it ends.

Why would some MAGA idiot getting violent end it?