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ClayGuida posted...

Honestly, I think these judges are playing soft, because if they play hardball, then other courts may overturn their rulings, as we just saw with the Weinstein case.

So by dragging their feet and playing dumb, they can point to a reason why they're going to give harsher punishments. Trump has violated his gag order over a dozen times now and prior to the last judgement, Secret Service was supposedly checking on how they handle jail time for his actions, so since he got off lite last time, it stands within reason that the punishment will incrementally escalate until there's no other option but to hold him in contempt for violating the order and simply jail him.

Supposedly this is what Trump claims to want, but that's because he truly thinks he's untouchable. But once it happens and he isn't able to tweet, truth, or speak about the trial in public at all, he'll realize what a big mistake he's made.

I hope it's something like that, and not just that the judge is unwilling to enforce his own order. If it's to make sure that whatever punishment he gives will actually stick that sucks but it is what it is. It's just frustrating when we all know you or I would never get away with blatantly ignoring a judge's orders.

You're probably right about Trump. He probably loves the idea of how much him being thrown in jail would rile up his base, but I'm sure he'd despise the actual experience of it.