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Witness intimidation.

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#usa #democracy #civilrights #judiciary #justice #witnessintimidation #fascism #autocracy #DoJ

FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-judge-arrested-7997186bbca5730e70a25f2347e631f6

You can easily make this argument the other way around: ICE hindering the courts by intimidating migrant witnesses from testifying by grabbing migrants at the court house.

#Justice #Law #ICE #FBI #CashPatel #Jusge #Arrest #UndocumentedImmigrnts #WitnessIntimidation #DueProcess #CourtIntegrity

FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-judge-arrested-7997186bbca5730e70a25f2347e631f6

You can easily make this argument the other way around: ICE hindering the courts by intimidating migrant witnesses from testifying by grabbing migrants at the court house.

#Justice #Law #ICE #FBI #CashPatel #Jusge #Arrest #UndocumentedImmigrnts #WitnessIntimidation #DueProcess #CourtIntegrity

FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-judge-arrested-7997186bbca5730e70a25f2347e631f6

You can easily make this argument the other way around: ICE hindering the courts by intimidating migrant witnesses from testifying by grabbing migrants at the court house.

#Justice #Law #ICE #FBI #CashPatel #Jusge #Arrest #UndocumentedImmigrnts #WitnessIntimidation #DueProcess #CourtIntegrity

FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-judge-arrested-7997186bbca5730e70a25f2347e631f6

You can easily make this argument the other way around: ICE hindering the courts by intimidating migrant witnesses from testifying by grabbing migrants at the court house.

#Justice #Law #ICE #FBI #CashPatel #Jusge #Arrest #UndocumentedImmigrnts #WitnessIntimidation #DueProcess #CourtIntegrity

FBI director says a judge accused of helping someone evade immigration agents has been arrested

https://apnews.com/article/immigration-judge-arrested-7997186bbca5730e70a25f2347e631f6

You can easily make this argument the other way around: ICE hindering the courts by intimidating migrant witnesses from testifying by grabbing migrants at the court house.

#Justice #Law #ICE #FBI #CashPatel #Jusge #Arrest #UndocumentedImmigrnts #WitnessIntimidation #DueProcess #CourtIntegrity

#Trump’s unruly behavior at the NY trial makes him a candidate for #jail time, as does his #felony #crime of falsifying business records: Over the past decade in #Manhattan, >⅓ of these convictions resulted in defendants spending time behind bars. Across NY State, the proportion is even higher — about 42% of those convictions led to jail or prison time.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #criminal #law

#Trump’s unruly behavior at the NY trial makes him a candidate for #jail time, as does his #felony #crime of falsifying business records: Over the past decade in #Manhattan, >⅓ of these convictions resulted in defendants spending time behind bars. Across NY State, the proportion is even higher — about 42% of those convictions led to jail or prison time.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #criminal #law

#Trump’s unruly behavior at the NY trial makes him a candidate for #jail time, as does his #felony #crime of falsifying business records: Over the past decade in #Manhattan, >⅓ of these convictions resulted in defendants spending time behind bars. Across NY State, the proportion is even higher — about 42% of those convictions led to jail or prison time.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #criminal #law

#Trump’s unruly behavior at the NY trial makes him a candidate for #jail time, as does his #felony #crime of falsifying business records: Over the past decade in #Manhattan, >⅓ of these convictions resulted in defendants spending time behind bars. Across NY State, the proportion is even higher — about 42% of those convictions led to jail or prison time.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #criminal #law

#Trump’s unruly behavior at the NY trial makes him a candidate for #jail time, as does his #felony #crime of falsifying business records: Over the past decade in #Manhattan, >⅓ of these convictions resulted in defendants spending time behind bars. Across NY State, the proportion is even higher — about 42% of those convictions led to jail or prison time.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #criminal #law

Despite #Trump’s political status, the judge in his #criminal NY #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference case has ample grounds to jail him, a NYT examination of dozens of similar cases shows.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #law #GiftArticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/nyregion/donald-trump-merchan-sentencing-jail.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Despite #Trump’s political status, the judge in his #criminal NY #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference case has ample grounds to jail him, a NYT examination of dozens of similar cases shows.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #law #GiftArticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/nyregion/donald-trump-merchan-sentencing-jail.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Despite #Trump’s political status, the judge in his #criminal NY #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference case has ample grounds to jail him, a NYT examination of dozens of similar cases shows.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #law #GiftArticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/nyregion/donald-trump-merchan-sentencing-jail.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Despite #Trump’s political status, the judge in his #criminal NY #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference case has ample grounds to jail him, a NYT examination of dozens of similar cases shows.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #law #GiftArticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/nyregion/donald-trump-merchan-sentencing-jail.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Despite #Trump’s political status, the judge in his #criminal NY #FalsifiedBusinessRecords #ElectionInterference case has ample grounds to jail him, a NYT examination of dozens of similar cases shows.

#StochasticTerrorism #WitnessTampering #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #JuryIntimidation #law #GiftArticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/nyregion/donald-trump-merchan-sentencing-jail.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The thing about #EricAdams having a #GagOrder on him means he can't talk to witnesses. This is designed to stop #WitnessIntimidation.
As an indicted defendant he is under some pre-trial release conditions. One of which is that he does not have the same rights as somebody who is not under Federal indictment.

We went through this whole story about how narrowly tailored Gag Orders are not a violation of the 1st Amendment.
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@Nonilex Speaking of #WitnessIntimidation, was the goon squad still in attendance?

#Steinglass continues the argument on #WitnessIntimidation, noting that #Trump attacked #StormyDaniels on social media the same day she had an interview w/the Manhattan DA’s office. Steinglass argues that the post contains a lie — in it, Trump said that he hadn’t seen or spoken to Daniels since meeting her on a golf course in 2006.

Steinglass says that the jury knows it to be a lie because #RhonaGraff, Trump’s loyal asst, testified that Daniels had met w/Trump at Trump Tower.

#law #TrumpTrial

#Steinglass again reads passages of obe of Trump’s books, in which he wrote that he can’t stomach disloyalty. Steinglass argues that #Trump disparages #witnesses who speak out against him in order to discourage other witnesses from coming forward.

Steinglass reads a Truth Social post of Trump’s from Aug 2023, in which he wrote in all capital letters: “if you go after me, I”m coming after you.”

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial #WitnessIntimidation #StochasticTerrorism #MobTactics

#SebastianGorka, Trump’s fmr White House *adviser*, walks in w/ a silver case bearing what appears to be a presidential seal.

With his legal team & Secret Service agents in the mix, #Trump’s group numbers more than two dozen. #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering

#RobertCostello is on the stand.
Justice Merchan reminds him that he’s under oath.

#Hoffinger, one of the prosecution’s leaders, is expected to continue her cross-examination of Costello.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial

#Hoffinger, the prosecutor, is now detailing a lawsuit that #Trump filed against #MichaelCohen in Florida, well after the presidency. Ultimately Trump decided not to be deposed [wonder why¿] & the case was dismissed. That suit was widely seen as #WitnessIntimidation.

Cohen reflects on his time w/Trump:
“I don’t regret working at the Trump Organization.” But in order to stay in Trump’s good graces & obey his orders, “I violated my moral compass, & I suffer the penalty.”

#law #TrumpTrial

Madeleine Westerhout wrote a book, Off the Record: My Dream Job at the White House, How I Lost It, and What I Learned August 11, 2020
https://www.amazon.com/Off-Record-Dream-White-Learned/dp/1546059709
Here's some excepts
https://people.com/politics/donald-trump-ex-secretary-tells-her-white-house-story/

#TrumpTrial #MadeleineWesterhout #Witness #WitnessIntimidation
@GottaLaff

Madeleine Westerhout wrote a book, Off the Record: My Dream Job at the White House, How I Lost It, and What I Learned August 11, 2020
https://www.amazon.com/Off-Record-Dream-White-Learned/dp/1546059709
Here's some excepts
https://people.com/politics/donald-trump-ex-secretary-tells-her-white-house-story/

#TrumpTrial #MadeleineWesterhout #Witness #WitnessIntimidation
@GottaLaff

Madeleine Westerhout wrote a book, Off the Record: My Dream Job at the White House, How I Lost It, and What I Learned August 11, 2020
https://www.amazon.com/Off-Record-Dream-White-Learned/dp/1546059709
Here's some excepts
https://people.com/politics/donald-trump-ex-secretary-tells-her-white-house-story/

#TrumpTrial #MadeleineWesterhout #Witness #WitnessIntimidation
@GottaLaff

Madeleine Westerhout wrote a book, Off the Record: My Dream Job at the White House, How I Lost It, and What I Learned August 11, 2020
https://www.amazon.com/Off-Record-Dream-White-Learned/dp/1546059709
Here's some excepts
https://people.com/politics/donald-trump-ex-secretary-tells-her-white-house-story/

#TrumpTrial #MadeleineWesterhout #Witness #WitnessIntimidation
@GottaLaff

Madeleine Westerhout wrote a book, Off the Record: My Dream Job at the White House, How I Lost It, and What I Learned August 11, 2020
https://www.amazon.com/Off-Record-Dream-White-Learned/dp/1546059709
Here's some excepts
https://people.com/politics/donald-trump-ex-secretary-tells-her-white-house-story/

#TrumpTrial #MadeleineWesterhout #Witness #WitnessIntimidation
@GottaLaff

This is #WitnessIntimidation and it needs to be stopped.

From Kaitlan Collins
Notable moment in court today where the judge told the defense he could hear Trump cursing:

Judge Merchan: "I understand that your client is upset at this point, but he is cursing audibly, and he is shaking his head visually and that's contemptuous...I am speaking to you here at the bench because I don't want to embarrass him."

#TrumpTrial #Threats #StormyDaniels

This is #WitnessIntimidation and it needs to stop.

The #TrumpCampaign has removed 2 posts from its campaign website that Justice Merchan determined were violations of a gag order preventing #Trump from attacking potential #witnesses. Both posts involved #MichaelCohen.

It appears that the 7 social media posts that were also found to be violations of the #GagOrder have been deleted as well. Justice #Merchan ordered the posts' removal by this afternoon.

#TrumpTrial #law #criminal #WitnessIntimidation #MobTactics #NodFarter

Lawyers indicated that their opening statements will take a little more than an hour combined. Justice Juan #Merchan also noted that one #juror reached out before court resumed to express nervousness about the media attention surrounding the case, but the judge added that the juror is still here.

#law #Trump #AlvinBragg #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #JuryTampering #WitnessIntimidation #StochasticTerrorism #MAGA #MobTactics

Lawyers indicated that their opening statements will take a little more than an hour combined. Justice Juan #Merchan also noted that one #juror reached out before court resumed to express nervousness about the media attention surrounding the case, but the judge added that the juror is still here.

#law #Trump #AlvinBragg #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #JuryTampering #WitnessIntimidation #StochasticTerrorism #MAGA #MobTactics

Lawyers indicated that their opening statements will take a little more than an hour combined. Justice Juan #Merchan also noted that one #juror reached out before court resumed to express nervousness about the media attention surrounding the case, but the judge added that the juror is still here.

#law #Trump #AlvinBragg #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #JuryTampering #WitnessIntimidation #StochasticTerrorism #MAGA #MobTactics

Lawyers indicated that their opening statements will take a little more than an hour combined. Justice Juan #Merchan also noted that one #juror reached out before court resumed to express nervousness about the media attention surrounding the case, but the judge added that the juror is still here.

#law #Trump #AlvinBragg #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #JuryTampering #WitnessIntimidation #StochasticTerrorism #MAGA #MobTactics

Trump's Intimidation of courts
A PREDICTION
from a former intelligence officer

#trump #WitnessIntimidation

BLANCHE: What if I commit to the Court & the People that *President* #Trump will not tweet about any witness?

MERCHAN: I don't think you can make that representation... they won't give it to you today or tomorrow--& they're not required to.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial #WitnessIntimidation #WitnessTampering #MobTactics #harassment #StochasticTerrorism

From #TrumpTrial transcript:

BLANCHE: …I would ask that the People provide us w/the names of their first 3 witnesses so that we can prepare...

STEINGLASS: Look, I got to be honest: That's a courtesy that we normally extend. [but] Mr. #Trump has been tweeting about the witnesses. We're not telling who the witnesses are.

MERCHAN: I can't fault the People for that.

#criminal #law #WitnessIntimidation #WitnessTampering #MobTactics #harassment #StochasticTerrorism

#Trump, for example, has taken aim at #MichaelCohen, his onetime fixer & one of #AlvinBragg’s main witnesses, calling him a “liar” & a “rat.” And in a rambling & angry post on his social media site on Tues, Trump made an ominous reference to Cohen, claiming w/o explanation that his former fixer was “death.” He also referred to one of Bragg’s prosecutors in pejorative [#racist] terms.

#law #criminal #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #WitnessIntimidation #StochasticTerrorism #MAGA #Republicans

…in seeking the #GagOrder last month, #AlvinBragg’s prosecutors highlighted #Trump’s “longstanding history of attacking witnesses, investigators, prosecutors, judges, & others involved in #legal proceedings against him” — comments that the judge seized on in his ruling.

“His statements were threatening, inflammatory, denigrating,” Justice #Merchan wrote in the Tues order.

#law #criminal #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #StochasticTerrorism #MAGA #MobTactics

Lawyers for #AlvinBragg, the DA, are seeking to #protect #jurors & #witnesses in the first criminal prosecution of a fmr president.

#Manhattan prosecutors on Mon asked the judge overseeing the #criminal case against #Trump to prohibit him from attacking witnesses or exposing jurors’ identities.

#law #HushMoney #ElectionInterference #GagOrder #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #StochasticTerrorism
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/nyregion/trump-gag-order-hush-money-trial.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

@heatherlynn8571
Me too!
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This line is spot on.
"I believe in playing by the rules. Except when someone tries to apply them to Trump. Then they aren't rules anymore, but Partisanship."

Trump has violated more than rules, he's violated LAWS. It's NOT partisanship to demand consequences for his #WitnessIntimidation. Fines don't stop him. JAIL!

Legal expert warns Trump co-defendant may be indicted again for “straight up witness intimidation

https://www.salon.com/2023/12/04/legal-expert-warns-co-defendant-may-be-indicted-again-for-straight-up-witness-intimidation/

#Salon #LegalExpert #TrumpCoDefendant #IndictmentAgain #WitnessIntimidation #StraightUp #Politics #News

Appeals court suggests it may pare back #Trump’s DC #GagOrder

Panel weighs #1stAmendment protections for Trump’s speech as presidential candidate against danger posed by his verbal attacks on witnesses, prosecutors & the court in 2020 election case

#JuryTampering #WitnessIntimidation #Law #ElectionInterference #Jan6
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/20/trump-appeal-gag-order-hearing/

In absence of any restrictions, #Trump immediately issued a direct #threat against #Meadows.

In Judge #Chutkan’s decision to reimpose the restrictions, she wrote, “The #FirstAmendment rights of participants in #criminal proceedings must yield, when necessary, to the orderly administration of #justice,” She said Trump “simply fails to acknowledge … evidence” that his public statements are often followed by #harassment & #threats against the people he singles out.

#law #WitnessIntimidation

And Rudy #Giuliani, who has served as an atty for #Trump, faces #charges of allegedly making false statements​​ to the #Georgia House that 2 named election workers & another unidentified person were “quite obviously surreptitiously passing around USB ports as if they’re vials of heroin or cocaine” at #StateFarmArena to be used to “infiltrate the crooked #Dominion voting machines,” among other claims.

#WitnessIntimidation #WitnessTampering #ElectionInterference #Criminal #Conspiracy #law #legal

In a court filing just before 10PM Fri, #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith’s team alerted Judge Tanya S. #Chutkan about the post in which #Trump “specifically or by implication” threatened those involved in his DC #criminal case.

The prosecutors said Trump’s post raised concerns that he might improperly share #evidence in the case on social media & they urged that he be #ordered to keep any evidence prosecutors turn over to his defense team from #public view.

#WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #Law

“All the proposed order seeks to prevent is the #improper #dissemination or use of #discovery materials, including to the public. Such a restriction is particularly important in this case because the defendant has previously issued public statements on social media regarding #witnesses, #judges, #attorneys, & others associated w/ #legal matters pending against him.…”

#Trump #Crime #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering #Law
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23898465/protectiveorder.pdf

@C0ppert0p
It's fine to have an ACTUAL good faith discussion on difference viewpoints.
But if those views lead to engaging in #ThreatsOfViolence, #WitnessTampering or #WitnessIntimidation we need to act.

Right now there are POSITIVE results for those using them.
I'm not the kind of person who says, "Oh, well, there is nothing we can do about it."
I'm working to ensure there are NEGATIVE consequences for those using them.
That means legally, politically, socially & financially.
#GagOrder