How Trump's deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing

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How Trump's deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing
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IMO the judge was fair and did not give too much deference to the defendant.

How many times do you think you could violate a gag order before you get thrown in jail?

Your interpretation may not be the same as the judge. It's always judgement call on their part, and it turned out to be a min9r issue after ruling.

I wouldn't call stochastic terrorism "minor."

Let's review what happened. The gag order was placed on Trump. Per procedure, the prosecution informed the judge that Trump had broken it. The judge held a special hearing on this and asked the prosecutor for curative measures suggested. The judge agreed to this cure and fined Trump. The Trump tonned it down for a time allowing the end of the trail. That's how a gag order is supposed to work.

How many times do you think you could violate a gag order before you get thrown in jail?

I just explained how the process works. You can sit in armchair judgement, but the real judge is the one who met his duty.

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