Judge Juan Merchan has had it up to the eyeballs with Donald Trump’s b.s. So right from the very beginning of the former president’s hush-money trial Monday, he offered a stern warning: “If you do not show up, there will be an arrest.” Furthermore, the judge added, that if Trump causes any disruptions during the trial, he will be removed and possibly be arrested and the trial will go on in his absence, according to NBC News. And the good judge was not mincing any words.
“if you deliberately fail to appear in court when required, then any proceeding in your case, including hearing, trial and, if you are convicted, sentence can and will continue in your absence,” Merchan warned trump, according to a court transcript.
“A warrant for your arrest will be issued and you will be subject to separate prosecution and separate punishment for bail jumping, no matter what happens in this case.”
Not only that, AlterNet reports, but Merchan also warned the former president that the trial would continue even if he was warming a prison bed for contempt of court or other charges.
“if you deliberately refuse to come to court when required, or in any way deliberately obstruct or interfere with the effort to bring you to court, then, any proceeding in your case, including hearing, trial and, if you are convicted, sentence, can and will continue in your absence,” Merchan said.
Trump’s ears should be burning after hearing all that. But it’s what he deserves since he has disrupted the hearings, violated gag order after gag order, and just generally been a genuine ass all the way around.
Frankly, it’s going to be amusing to see if Trump pulls any shenanigans during this trial. I’d love to see him in one of those burnt orange jumpsuits, wouldn’t you?
Trump has to be in the courtroom every day for the duration of his criminal trial.
"If you do not show up there will be an arrest," Judge Merchan said.
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) April 15, 2024
ooooo. suddenly they’re going to arrest his ass. annnddd? If any of us did 1/100th of what the mango moron has done with regard to these trials of his, our asses would be in jail/prison so f*cking fast we’d get whiplash.
Quite frankly why in the f*ck would trump listen now? It isn’t as if he has ever had to suffer the consequences for his actions and it would seem this holds true today.
You know Judge Merchan, you’re not one hell of a lot different than dingle berry: all bluster but no meaningful action.
yawn. I reckon I’ll take a nap until sh*t changes…I’ll get one f*ck ton of sleep.
Good. Fat Donnie deserves it. You just know he will mouth off when E. Jean Carroll testified because he can’t keep.silent about how she’s not his type, never met her (despite photos taken with her and mistaking her for ex-wife Marla Maples), bragging he doesn’t have to sexually assault women.
Please,,Don Don, do it. Disrupt. Disrupt.Disrupt.
Spend the rest of the trial in jail except for 8 hours,a,day sitting in court.
Glower at the judge. Growl under your breath. Glare in the direction of the jury. Grumpy face at the prosecutor. Grow bored, fall.asleep, and snore loudly.