Couldn't Judge Merchan make trump spend NIGHTS in jail for contempt, and order him back to court

[BComplex]

during the day?

I've heard it speculated that trump is itching for Merchan to charge him for breaking the gag order by imprisoning him, and that Merchan doesn't want to imprison him for the customary 30 days because he doesn't want to delay the trial by not having trump present. But can't Merchan make trump stay overnight in jail for the duration of the trial without delaying anything?

[live love laugh]

1. That would be awesome.

[BComplex]

4. I think so too! Best of both worlds!

Hold trump accountable for the first time in his life, and still have him sitting in court all day facing justice!

[Raven123]

2. Can't remember who said it

But someone who was interviewed said he could impose a sentence and have TFG report to jail after the trial. If he keeps violating the Gag Order, just add more to time.

Sounds like a great plan to me

[BComplex]

5. That would put off the accountability, though, and still allow trump time off each night to continue

to break the gag order. He wouldn't be able to do that if he was in jail all night. At least, not as effectively as if he was out as a free man.

[Raven123]

6. You may be correct

On the other hand, if a sentence is ordered and he knows it is coming, as opposed to a big maybe and only if convicted, perhaps a light bulb will go on. He will lose a lot more campaign time if the trial time is followed by time in jail for contempt

[BComplex]

7. Personally I'd love it if he couldn't campaign

because he keeps breaking his gag order!

[ananda]

3. Sounds reasonable to me.

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[onenote]

8. Cite for 30 days being "customary"?

It's the maximum. That doesn't make it customary. But what is customary: judges not imposing a prison sentence when the DA only has asked for the penalty to be a fine. Which is where we are at present.

[BComplex]

9. But we all know that trump can't shut up.

This would be for after he breaks the gag order a couple of times. Not for the first offense.

[NanaCat]

10. I don't know how to break this to you

But having someone in jail but being brought into court when necessary is SOP for someone charged with contempt, or, well, for anyone who's serving time for another crime but is required to be in court for whatever reason, either as the accused or a witness. Even if you're in jail, you can be brought into court if called.

Happens all the time.

Really.

[BComplex]

11. Then I truly hope this is what judge Merchan decides to do! It won't delay the trial,

and it will leave trump in front of the public in the courtroom, and it will put him in jail where he belongs. Win win win win.

[Tree Lady]

12. Well if that happens

I don't want to see or hear that his aide brought him food. He eats jail food only! And he goes back to waiting cell during breaks and lunch, no having his cell phone with lawyers. To me that wouldn't be punishment.

[ripcord]

13. The jusge is going to do everything he can.not to put Trump in jail

He knows Trump and his protection detail would destroy the jail's routine and turning to chaos. Regardless of what people here think he can't be treated like just another detainee.

[BComplex]

14. The issue of his protection detail is part of what is so weird about all of this.

We have no history, or laws for that matter, for what to do with a former president who is also a repeat criminal.

[Vinca]

15. Trump would love this. It would be the biggest moneymaker of his lifetime. The cult would

mortgage their homes to send him money. As much as I would relish seeing his sorry ass behind bars, it might help him more than it hurts him.

[BComplex]

17. I'm thinking it would be a mixed bag. Some of the idiots in his cult would definitely send $$.

That might be all he cares about initially. But after a month or more of spending the nights/lunches/breaks in jail, it would wear anyone down. So while there might be some upside benefit for him, I'm pretty sure the novelty of it would wear off mighty quickly.

There's not enough money in the whole world that would have me enjoying being in jail or in a courtroom 24/7 for a month or more. Plus, I'd love him to see and experience some of what Allen Weisselberg is going through.

[Johnny2X2X]

16. Fines will come first

But there is a jail cell in the court, I could see him spending several hours in it.