36 hours before closing arguments, Trump decides to test his gag order by suggesting that the jury is being tampered with. pic.twitter.com/siWg9g6C7C
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 27, 2024
The defendant is clearly in full panic mode.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) May 27, 2024
Not only can I imagine it, I can’t wait for it. pic.twitter.com/p5ssyXd3rR
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 27, 2024
Trump learning how the criminal justice system works.
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 27, 2024
LAW AND ORDER!!! pic.twitter.com/3GFjnHNEmt
Somebody feels a conclusion coming.The panicked meltdown continues. He could’ve testified. Gag order didn’t apply to that. But he was too chicken. pic.twitter.com/ApNJRhVSVO
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 27, 2024
I want to show something he posted on Truth Social," the host says. "I wonder if this gives a hint about jury instructions and what they might be. I know we haven't gotten an announcement from Judge Merchan, but I wonder if he has said something to the prosecution or defense, and I'm asking because Donald Trump said this, 'The reason the highly conflicted Judge Merchan had to come up with three fake options for the jury to choose from without requiring them to be unanimous, which is completely un-American and unconstitutional, is the corrupt Soros' ... so he's talking about three options for the jury to choose from without requiring them to be unanimous. Is he talking about federal election crime, state election crime, tax crime as the underlying felony charge, and do you have a sense that they know what the jury instructions are going to be?"
Christian replied, "I would hope that the defense and the prosecution know what the jury instructions are going to be since they're giving their summations tomorrow. I understand why the press and why we would all want it, [but also] why the judge didn't release it. He wants to make sure the first time the jury hears about this, and the jury is abiding by judge's rules, and not watching this right now, is the first time they hear about this is tomorrow, so that post by Donald Trump is sort of a hint, if you can believe Donald Trump, that maybe the instruction to the jury will be that the unlawful means, conspire to promote an election by unlawful means, could be the federal election law violation, could be tax crimes, state tax crime violation, so I have a feeling that that's probably what Donald Trump is talking about because his lawyers have a copy of the jury instructions the judge will give tomorrow."
She added that it's "definitely it's a gift" to prosecutors.
Imagine what that would be like..@MollyJongFast: "Biden has an opportunity to say 'this is how the law works.' If this jury of his peers finds [Trump] guilty, that's how justice is supposed to work. And if the prosecution doesn't meet the threshold, that too is how these institutions are supposed to work." pic.twitter.com/ShNHW5FfCd
— Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) May 27, 2024
Or who so desperately needed to understand those basic principles.I wonder if there’s ever been a person who occupied the presidency who was this ignorant about basic principles of our criminal justice system. Actually, I don’t wonder. https://t.co/vXi7pJ9BhV
— Dr. Kristy Parker (@KPNatsFan) May 27, 2024
Or has he?Trump has learned that you can’t call a witness to tell the jury they should find the defendant not guilty, you can’t get a criminal case dismissed with a Jonathan Turley article, and the prosecution gets the last closing argument.
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 28, 2024
I'll enjoy Trump's panic now without anticipating him being convicted and, finally, imprisoned. That amount of enjoyment makes me nervous enough, for now. I hope the judge does sentence him to confinement if he is convicted of the felony but I'm guessing he won't.
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