Pounding On The Table

 What lawyers do when they’ve got nothing else:

These perceptions of the defendant are from what he was observing in open court," said Kise, according to Law360's Stewart Bishop, who posted the quote on the social media site previously known as Twitter. “He’s entitled to comment fairly on what he [perceived in open court." 

"The notion that he cannot comment on the fairness of the proceeding...is constitutionally infirm," Kise continued. 

“I don't think it’s infringing on anyone’s first amendment rights to protect my staff,” Justice Arthur Engoron replied. "The great irony here is, on the one hand, you’re saying that Mr. Trump was not referring to my law clerk, and then you make this whole big deal about [the clerk’s actions]."

That’s what you call a very weak argument. And I don’t mean the legal argument because…well, there isn’t one.

[The judge] denied the motion Thursday to reconsider the fine, and Kise said Trump's team would appeal.

Well, as long as you’re spending other people’s money, right? Paying the fine would be cheaper.