1/ UPDATE: Donald’s first day in court, and the hits keep coming! Judge Merchan threatens Donald with JAIL; Trump Media stock plummets; Donald can’t stay awake. Read to the end for TEN trial updates, including the moment Donald GETS IN HIS LAWYER’S FACE! 👀👇 Today Donald became the first person in history to sit for his own criminal trial after leaving the Oval Office. Overall, today marks a significant milestone — the rule of law, at least in this one instance, is holding and the wheels of justice are starting to turn a little faster.
2/ An ex-prosecutor says Donald will blow his defense by being in the courtroom While Donald’s presence was not mandatory during his civil fraud trial, he is required to attend his criminal trial in person. Today, he whispered exasperated comments to his attorney, he glared at New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman who reported on his nap, and, according to Haberman, even falsely claimed he stormed out of court in a fundraising email. Knowing Donald, his characteristic bluster, sense of grievance, and lack of impulse control will be on full display during the trial. Whether he’s making faces or making audible comments when he shouldn’t be speaking at all, his lack of respect and anger could have a tremendous influence on the jury. During his fraud trial, Donald was heard making disparaging comments, glaring at opposing counsel, and storming out. That trial did not end well for him. In an appearance on MSNBC, legal expert David Henderson said these same “antics” could prove to be Donald’s undoing: “You start whining and making faces and pouting in front of the judge, what tends to happen in a trial is … that can affect the outcome of the case,” he said. Of course, there is the risk of jail too...
3/ Judge Merchan promises “there will be an arrest” and warns Donald to behave in court: Judge Merchan made it clear to Donald that he must attend his Manhattan trial and refrain from disrupting proceedings, or he will be sent to jail. This warning, known as a Parker warning, takes on a certain resonance when read to a former leader of the free world and who is currently a candidate for president. This is a great sign that Merchan will treat Donald like any other criminal defendant, and not give him any special treatment. Then this happened... Donald “gets in his lawyers face” and pushes him to fight harder...
@MaryLTrump I don’t believe I’m saying this but… this is one Trump performance I actually want to see. 😂
@MaryLTrump Mary, with Donald’s behaviour and appearance and his whole mannerism today, especially the problem with his napping and the way his eyes looked at. Do you think he took medication to keep his behaviour under control???
@MaryLTrump Put Donald, and a guard, in a soundproof room with a television feed of the trial so he can watch the proceedings and not throw sand in the gears of justice.
@MaryLTrump Donald knows better than anyone, right?? He will continuously tell his attorney what to do & berate him when he errors.
@MaryLTrump State trial, why aren’t we able to see it televised??
@MaryLTrump Hopefully, the prosecution is smart enough to use #DiaperDon's petulance against him, like Roberta Kaplan did in the 2nd defamation case, where his antics probably cost him an extra $50 million. Here, it will likely convince at least one juror to convict who might not otherwise.