• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    putting you in jail is only going to empower your frankly rabid base of supporters

    What does the judge think will happen should the jury returns a guilty verdict?

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      6 months ago

      A jury of people selected (partly) by his own lawyers convicting him should be a lot easier of a pill to swallow for his base than a “Democrat” judge unilaterally deciding, on his own, to detain trump.

      key word here is “should”

      Honestly while Trumps legal team have been complaining about not being able to get a fair trial, that works both ways. I’m worried about enough MAGAts making their way onto the jury to nullify