Justice Juan Merchan slams former president for his āaudibleā remarks and gestures towards potential juror
TheĀ ManhattanĀ judge presiding overĀ Donald TrumpāsĀ hush money trialĀ slammed the former president for āaudiblyā commenting about a juror and āgesticulatingā towards her.
āI wonāt tolerate it. I will not have any jurors intimidated in this courtroom,ā said an incensedĀ New YorkĀ JusticeĀ Juan Merchan. āI want to make that crystal clear.ā
The former presidentās legal team, afterĀ questioning a first-round of potential jurors who could deliver a verdict against him, asked to speak with one potential juror who appeared to post a video on social media showing New Yorkers celebrating. Defence attorney Todd Blanche said it appeared to be anti-Trump.
If the fine would be based the offenderās means or calculated as x daily income, he might feel it. Give him a 60 day-fine for a social media post. Or just take a percentage of his assets when he breaks the rules.
Itās just a little fantasy of mine. America doesnāt seem to have consequences for the ruling/owner class, baring some extreme circumstances.
Specifically t, do it based on reported net worth. Oh, youāre a billionaire? Cool, hereās a .5% fine for every comment you make. Thatās 5mill/billion net worth/comment. For those doing the math, thatās 18.5m/comment based on his reported worth.
Heāll owe Leticia James less in a week.