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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN reports that trmp has found a workaround on his gag order...surrogates.
Congressmen & Senators are distorting the truth of an ongoing trial in a New York Court.
Shameful.
Irish_Dem
(50,113 posts)A man standing trial for election interference who cheated on his wife with a porn star.
SMH.
Backseat Driver
(4,429 posts)that were NOT!
Botany
(70,847 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,330 posts)intrepidity
(7,495 posts)of how loyalty to Donald is a one-way street and a dead-ended one at that.
Irish_Dem
(50,113 posts)Are these people idiots?
underpants
(183,461 posts)during his hearing. The gist of it was :
For all you (looking across the committee) that are following him around, Ive been there and you in some way will end where I am at. Ive seen him do it to almost everyone he deals with because is was doing a lot of it for him. This is not going to end up well for you.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,234 posts)The vast majority of them still believe there is absolutely no urgent reason to vote at all, believe it or not.
It is our fault in the end if they do not vote, we have to get to them somehow.
malaise
(270,309 posts)The Speaker -wTF?
spanone
(136,169 posts)How is this not ratfucking the trial?
MOMFUDSKI
(6,135 posts)where art thou?
RockRaven
(15,263 posts)I welcome their public self-debasement. Make fools of yourself. Please proceed.
obamanut2012
(26,303 posts)I would think the gag order would have similar language.
Jrose
(894 posts)involved in the case, nor their families...
... nor may he cause others to do so on his behalf.
By calling his supporters who are doing just that his 'surrogates', Djt is admitting that they're doing so at his direction.
Time for Merchan to pull the plug.
spanone
(136,169 posts)onenote
(43,160 posts)The judge isn't going to take any action without the prosecution making a motion. And the prosecution probably doesn't want to waste time and slow the proceedings by causing the judge to conduct a mini-trial on a contempt motion that the prosecution figures they can't win because they don't have proof.
Deminpenn
(15,342 posts)live updates that Merchan was watching the surrogates as they were in the courtroom.
NY appeals court just upheld the gag order which includes a restriction on Trump using surrogates to disparage witnesses, jurors, etc.
spanone
(136,169 posts)republianmushroom
(14,495 posts)intrepidity
(7,495 posts)It's an iconic scene when organized crime/gang members are on trial and "surrogates" file into court to glare at the jury and witnesses.
That is exactly what this is.