What’s To Understand?

Kise: The real threat to democracy is the willingness to abuse the power of your office to influence what should otherwise be free and fair election… pic.twitter.com/nXAmR0Esp5

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 23, 2024

NOT Trump’s lawyer in New York.

NEW: In what could be viewed as an egregious violation of his gag order, Donald Trump bashed the jury during an interview after his day in court today by claiming that "95% are Democrats." https://t.co/ASjwjve2OI

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) April 23, 2024

Or influence a fair jury trial.

Kise on classified documents case: I think what we’ve learned is that the special counsel wants to keep everything secret and President Trump wants to everything open pic.twitter.com/gXTz9x7f4S

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 23, 2024

IOW, the way every defendant in a classified case wants the case to be tried. Before CIPA, that’s why so few classified cases were tried to juries. Nothing new here, IOW, just trying to threaten the prosecution with what they don’t want. And recognizing Cannon is so far over her head, she’s looking up to see bottom.

Trump, proven inciter of violence, just emailed followers: "ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN 24 HOURS!"--at Tues hrg on whether he's violated his gag order. "I COULD BE THROWN IN JAIL AT THAT VERY MOMENT!"
He issues an SOS: "We need a HUGE outpouring of support before the day is over..."

— Jackie Calmes (@jackiekcalmes) April 22, 2024

I guess he’s seen the pictures.

MASSIVE TURNOUT for Donald Trump today in New York. pic.twitter.com/uElbybSz4V

— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) April 23, 2024

I counted a total of 3 Trump supporters at courthouse today. The loudest person was the guy yelling at them “Bill Clinton balanced the budget!” pic.twitter.com/fbELdxn7Xw

— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) April 22, 2024

What if they held a trial protest and nobody came? I’m just guessing the crowd who travel to a field in North Carolina aren’t coming to downtown Manhattan anytime soon.

He has been hoping for something of a circus around his trial, but the reality is that only two to three dozen supporters over the last week have shown up," said Haberman, who has been covering the trial in person. "He looked very unhappy."

So his desperation is expanding? Makes sense.

Trump is portraying the lack of protests on the courthouse steps as about him. But the criminal courthouse steps are very narrow and protests are not normally allowed there, particularly when a former POTUS guarded by USSS is inside https://t.co/4V8xDIvJAR

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 22, 2024

Also makes sense.

Fox News' Newt Gingrich says Trump's hush money trial is “literally like some of the civil rights workers in Mississippi in the 1960s” pic.twitter.com/xU4MZk4xfp

— aliciasadowski (@aliciasadowski6) April 23, 2024

Newt was rooting for the police.

Telling that none of Trump’s family or surrogates *actually deny* the allegations made against him. https://t.co/RKaUsNcrIG

— MaTT FLaMMaBLe (@MaTTFLaMMaBLe) April 23, 2024

In fact...

Umm...well...hmm...you know you just described the crime. I don't understand what you don't understand about what you just said. https://t.co/gKXzxVTLjh

— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) April 23, 2024

I’m really not worried about how the right-wing press covers this trial.

Can't get enough of the Trump hush money trial? This sheet pan prime rib with ketchup will make you feel like you're ordering room service with Trump and Stormy Daniels.

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) April 23, 2024

They say there's not such thing as a perfect Drudge headline...oh...wait. pic.twitter.com/ke7XqoxS0R

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) April 22, 2024

C’mon, you gotta give me that one!