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In reply to the discussion: Trump's lawyers are now ordered to appear before the court by 5 PM on Monday [View all]bigtree
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...everyone can see the threat and the SC response.
Whether it's specifically about a 'protective order, or not, Trump's threat is part of the prosecution proposal, as is their assertion that his 'social media posts' could have a 'chilling effect' on "witnesses, judges, attorneys" and others. That's not routine. This isn't just some benign, boilerplate protective order.
What's lost in this 'routine' view of the proposal is the backdrop of utterly abberent behavior from the Defendant in question. There's no way that the judge isn't going to be made more sensitive to any future prosecution motion seeking to hold Trump accountable for any future threats.
This is a very timely response. I'd think if there wasn't an urgency which the judge agrees with, this motion wouldn't come this soon, right after the weekend Trump made his threat and she was made aware of it. She doesn't need any more prodding than this to be alerted to this violation of the court order.
There's going to be a response from the judge, I'd bet, to the specific threat Trump is posing with his posts. She's not rendered deaf, dumb, and blind by the 'routineness' of this protective order.
Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw 22m
Excellent. Judge Chutkan is responding with full speed to Trumps defiance by giving him a fair opportunity to explain why he shouldnt be shut down.
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...narrator: 'She didn't punt.'