It’s Time: Jail Trump
Enough is enough. TFG, who has done, and continues to do more to destroy our country than anyone in US history, should have his bail revoked and jailed until trial. Not only has he made fascism and authoritarianism acceptable in polite society, he is intentionally stepping over the limits of the law by defaming and threatening judges, their staffs, prosecutors, and witnesses. Worse, he regularly defames their families with intensely personal and childish attacks insulting everything from their looks to their politics, which are definitely off limits and none of his fucking business.
Last week, almost immediately after NY judge Juan Merchan, who’s presiding over TFG’s hush money case, imposed a limited gag order against him, he attacked the judge’s 30 something year old daughter, calling her a “Trump hater”, among other vile accusations. Yesterday, he posted a video of a pickup truck festooned with Trump flags including a tailgate mural of Biden hogtied in the bed of the truck. The post went viral instantly, blowing up the internet. Contrary to normal conduct, his lawyers are actively enabling this behavior by filing a continuous stream of idiotic motions demanding that TFG be given special rights because being forced to not threaten others is required because doing so is “election interference” and a violation of his “First Amendment rights”.
TFG regularly and loudly complains that he’s being singled out while falsely claiming that Biden is behind all the prosecutions, including the state cases. That’s all bullshit, of course, except for the being singled out part; but it’s not like he says. He is definitely being singled out, allowed WHILE ON BAIL to freely travel, use social media to attack his perceived enemies, shoot off his mouth, spread vicious lies about witnesses, attorneys, judges, and their families, and generally be a 24 karat gold asshole. No other indicted felon on bail would be allowed to do anything close to what he does on a daily basis. Yesterday, former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance said that if anyone else had posted a picture of Biden being kidnapped the Secret Service would be knocking on that individual’s door within hours. TFG gets a pass because he’s, well, TFG. She also said this about TFG conduct:
“Actions have consequences. Judges have the ability to compel good behavior from defendants on bond pending trial in their court. They can go so far as taking away their guns once they’re indicted or prevent them from contacting and threatening witnesses and victims. They should tell him he can’t threaten the President of the United States. It’s time for the courts to stop bending over backward to protect Trump. He’s entitled to all the constitutional protections any other criminal defendant receives, but he’s not entitled to more.”
TFG is a threat to the nation, to individuals personally, and to the rule of law. And we know why he’s doing what he’s doing – he’s trying to run out the clock to the election, AND is working hard to intimidate witnesses and the jury pool in 4 different jurisdictions. It’s simply go to stop. As Vance says, the courts are bending over backwards to accommodate his behavior. Judge Cannon is actually in the bag for him as well as more than a few of SCOTUS justices. It’s up to the state or federal judges to take action.
Take custody of this shitbag and confiscate his phone. Let him sit in jail wearing an orange jumpsuit until his trials. If they do that, I’ll guarantee his lawyers will then stop the delaying tactics. Time to return to the rule of law. Jail him. NOW.
If I had been charged with 91 felonies across four different jurisdictions, I would be rotting away in jail awaiting trials.
Why isn’t Trump?
Lock him up!
1Infuriating. Unfortunately, all the foot dragging starting with Merrick Garland, the supremes (should have already dispelled trumpf’s immunity claims) and the courts will run out the clock. It’ll be up to us to put an end to this nightmare at least for a few years.
2Recommend reading the Joyce Vance article as well as Jeff Tiedrich piece today.
I read conflicting accounts whether Trump did or did not attend church services today, Easter Sunday. If he did, even for an hour sitting, listening, singing, that’s jail time for Trump. It’s a start.
3El Jefe, I could not agree with you more.
4If anyone else had said one tenth of what Blivet has spouted, they would be locked in a hole so deep they would have to send the food down in pressurized containers
5Blivet is a classic example of the etymology of the word “privilege.”
I imagine there’s a plan in place for jailing TFG. The logistics are likely mind breaking. Now for the person with the cojones to pull that trigger.
6And I repeat what friends are asking: Why isn’t TFG in jail?
7Hey, folks! I agree tRump should have been jailed already but remember one thing: he has a Secret Service detail still attached to him. I fell sorry for those guys! Any ideas as to how tRump could get an orange jumpsuit even for pre-trial detention and how the Secret Service detail could be handled in a “gated communnity”? Inquiring minds want to know.
8Short of jail, he should at least be on in home detention and wearing an ankle monitor. The Secret Service can protect/confine him there. He can be allowed the communications and privileges available to the average person in jail awaiting trial.
And if you haven’t seen the picture of him praying in church, count the fingers when you do see it. AI gave him an extra….
9Barbara @9 – A year ago I would have said that’s a good idea, but now, no. He must be jailed and isolated from social and mass media. He’s pretty much in home confinement now since he does very few events and really only travels to go to court. He gaslights and spews lies continuously on his social media platform and on right wing media. It’s time to cut him off from all that and put him in an orange jumpsuit. He’s a danger to the nation and needs to be treated like the felon that he is.
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