Trump hush money trial: Tense hearing on contempt ends without ruling
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- Опубліковано 22 кві 2024
- At the end of a combative hearing, Judge Juan Merchan said he would not rule from the bench on the district attorney’s contempt motion.
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What the hell does this guy have to do to be held accountable? I just don't get it 😡
91 criminal counts.. and you're STILL WHINING!!!!!!
good grief...
do you think you might have a "problem"?
get help!
Typically you don't get an immediate ruling. Might be later today, might be tomorrow.
You think you'd hold up as well? We don't!
He can do no wrong .
Its always some ridiculous loophole
Boy here at home we just jailed a businessman for witness tampering while this guy walks around w/ all kinds of violations.
Lord help us; as former presidents walk free from murder and child molestation.
They will answer to God Almighty one day.
What's he the nominee for the presidency?
Set precedent for other trials where these waivers for Trump will be used to excuse others. This is a nightmare.
Biden is the one that should be on Trial👏🏽 this is such a circus show and the media is democrats puppet👎🏽👎🏽👎🏽
What was the purpose of the hearing? Once again no consequences for the elites.
No ruling doesn't mean that the judge won't drop a ruling later
He may just be trying to decide a punishment that is beyond reproach but also be meaningful
Since just making Trump's supporters pay a few thousand dollars for Trump's bad behavior won't resolve anything
slap on the wrist
For the gag orders Trump defied 11 times.
Judge will rule as a written order which will probably be Thursday.
Just wait a few days. I won't promise full justice yet, but the Judge needs time to write up his judgement. It's going to be juicy.
So tired of Trump circus 🥱🥱
lol...then dems need to stop the endless failed attempts to "get him". That is what causes most of the drama.
@@donkey3187😅😅😅 failed attempts this trial just got started and Trump's facing prison you gonna cry?
@@YoshiYosheda You've been crying about Trump for eight years. And not done yet I see 🤣🤣🤣
No more arguing, well that was uneventful. I was hoping to grab some popcorn while you two argue over 2 corrupt parties.
@@illmakeufamous6776 yet Trump's on trial now fighting to stay out of prison hmm???
He’s trying to incite more violence. People need to wake up.
Fjb
Hillary and all other democrats can say the word cheated, when talking about an election, but TRUMP is not allowed to use the same word. They say words mean a different thing if said by TRUMP and a different think if spoke by they friend or like thinking folks. Thats BS on top of more BS !!!!
Every time you tell a toddler that he's going to be punished, then you don't punish him, he's going to continue acting out like a phucking toddler.
Yes so true. And if he wants to punish his keepers he will soil his diaper around everyone, pretending to be asleep!
Any other defendant would have long been locked up multiple times for contempt of court.
Any other person never would have been charged in the first place. This case is legally laughable and is nothing more than an attempt at election interference.
Like that old joke about the judge that did a ruling "Like a weather report": "Fine today, cooler tomorrow!"
Jailed and participating via closed circuit. They do that in Texas.
WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS BEYOND FRUSTRATING.
lol...whats wrong, is reason getting in the way of your election interference? lol GAG orders are designed to protect the defendant, never the prosecution. It was an illegitimate gag order.
Only white rich guys can do all that and not end up behind bars
That's true, check out Joe and Hunter 🤣🤣🤣
Not just white men, OJ got away with murder
As a black man, I plan to vote for President Trump in November
@@illmakeufamous6776
When the FBI had Hunter Biden Cell phone, they noticed Hunter put his father, Joe Biden in his phone as:
*”Pedo Peter”*
🤔🤔🤔
@@illmakeufamous6776 or your Great uncle Cletus .
Put him in jail with the other insurrectionist traitors
Yes!! They can record a new song🤣
1000 $ per violation won't stop him at all. What grown ass man has to be told to act like a grown up
The republican nominee.
All in steps. Give him a $1000 find for each instance. Then give trump about 6 seconds to violate the order again and then the judge should yank him into court and reprimand him to jail for a few days.
He isn't paying...his Maga are paying out of their savings 😮
Says the dems who meltdown like children at anything and everything Trump.
1000 hrs of jail time per, might get through to him.
A fine to the rich is nothing.
Especially when they fraudulently posted fake bail in his fraud case and got away with that too!
Agreed. Fines should be a percentage of your net worth instead of a fixed amount. They should hurt for everyone.
"If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class."
@@LydiaStarz Tea with honey. It'll coat the back of your throat so that it doesn't get so raw from gawkgawking nothing but propaganda.
Especially when you got fools paying for it.
They need to treat Trump like an ordinary defendant. Trump is not above the law.
They fear the political ramifications...Putting trial in jail even for just one night would help him significantly and hurt Biden.
The entire point of this circus is to establish that there IS a ruling criminal class above the law. Feudalism 101, make the peasants accept it by swamping them with it. They're wearing us down so that the next guy, who will at least have the courtesy to be SNEAKIER and SMARTER about his coup, can get away with ANYTHING, because we're too exhausted and numb to speak up anymore.
Yes he is above the law and we see that every day.
@@orange-rt3dx 🎉
They are treating him as privileged... no one else gets to campaign for his trial and political career
HE NEVER TALKS ABOUT ANY ISSUES..?..
Except his issues. lol
never
He does every day. He was just talking about the Gaza protests this morning. He also takes about he border and the high crime and bad economy all the time. Where have you been?
@@kurtgrotz He does every day. He was just talking about the Gaza protests this morning. He also takes about he border and the high crime and bad economy all the time. Where have you been?
@@socool371 He does every day. He was just talking about the Gaza protests this morning. He also takes about he border and the high crime and bad economy all the time. Where have you been?
Please Mr Trump don’t do that.
No, that either.
Don’t do that again Mr Trump.
Or that.
No, you can’t do that.
No, you can’t say that Mr Trump.
Please don’t say that again.
Or that.
No, not that either.
Please Mr Trump, you can’t do that.
No.
No again.
No, you can’t do that.
No, you can’t say that.
Or that either.
Ok let’s break for lunch
Oppositional defiant disorder, along with a myriad of other mental disorders is what Donald suffers from.
Does ANYBODY REALLY think that the useless judges are going to do anything to trump. He is showing every single day that he’s being allowed to be above the law. Anyone else would have been thrown in jail months and months ago!!!!
slap on the wrist
there's the "Two-Tiered Justice System" that Fox 'news' is talking about, right? Right? yeah....
Nope!
Cry about it why don’t ya?
He’s not useless. Trump wants to go to jail so him and his kids can use that to rally people for him. He literally wants to use jail time as a push for his campaign. Smartest thing to do is fine him. 1,000 each time he opens his mouth
Gorilla tape is extremely effective.
Orangutan tape?
@@tejanoj3017 Shhh, not so loud, or else he is going to claim he invented that and start selling rebranded Flex Seal to the rubes in your local trailer park. "Greatest tape ever, can totally seal a boat leak the size of my orange ass, lots of people are talking about it...."
So is super glue..
Oh c'mon. Like he's letting out a big secret about Cohen. Everyone knows he lied under oath. It's called a public criminal record.
The 77 year-old presidential candidate is trying really hard to behave. WTF
You seem to be missing a key option the judge has. The judge could rule that Trump is in violation of his bail conditions.
Could but never will
That's EXACTLY what he wants.
so what’s the point of a gag order
Election interference
they know they can't enforce it.. instant appeal win.
all show...
@@JohnDoe-ew3xt just election interference
@@FentanylFloydyes this is an election interference case. And tRump will lose, again
It’s all law and order, correct. Laws for poors, not for rich!
There is no need to falsify records to hide things from the wife.
He tried to do everything he could to keep his wife finding out about Stormy so yes he did many things to hide all of Stormy Daniels from her. He has cheated on every one of his wives.
Is anyone disgusted yet?
No. My life doesn't revolve around trump.
@@bobcob3362and yet, here you are, commenting…
Soooo disgusted!🤢
@@BradloRaul it's fun to see you sniveling about trump.
How many violations would anyone else get away with?
Better question .. how many times are the Corporate Media Propagandists going to lie to you before you wake up to it? It's been 8 years buddy !!!
None
Donny, the drama queen, gave him a day in jail for each count. If that doesn't work, give him 30 days
My life isn't consumed by Trump. Libs can't say the same
@@illmakeufamous6776He is a presidential candidate
@@illmakeufamous6776 we know, its consumed by Brandon and Hunter's laptop. 🤡
Gag order is to protect he defense, not the prosecution. Its a b.s. gag order. Thats why hes not enforcing it.
@@zonian1966 Silly libs with their TDS🤣🤣🤣
Trump plays the victim, so do MAGA Karens.
Ultra maga to you and if you go out and see the difference between MAGA and people.like you, it's day and night. Maga are happy smiling patriotic people.....the blacks, Hispanics, native Americans, Asians love him too! He's real and can put more than one sentence together and knows how to keep peace in the world
@@CondorSkyGhostYou can’t be serious. Do you glaze like this for him all the time?
Condorskyghost people like you with responses like that who choose to support a criminal like Trump are extremely delusional. Suggesting Trump an insurrectionist and convicted criminal charged with endless crimes knows how to keep the peace is beyond absurd and ridiculous. Get some help.
The left: Boo hoo hoo! Woeaponizing the DOJ wasn't enough to silence Trump! Now we need MORE INTERFERENCE!!
@@AsiaOceans-nx5lrAnd yet he’s ahead in the polls, I guess not everyone agrees with you huh?
Let's call it his election interference case and not hush money.
And a campaign contribution violation.
But it's not an election interference case. These cases were being put together well before he announced his candidacy. It's justice interference. The only reason he is running is to get himself out of the decades of crimes he has committed.
He's going to fire his lawyer. Wait and watch
Yep, I thought the same thing when I heard this
They are out to get only guilty players. If you are innocent, prove it IN COURT!
He can’t without the approval of the judge.
How great would it be if he represented himself!! 🤣🤣🤣
@@pixiebells😂😂😂 I would love to see that. Too bad he didn't think of that when he was trying to delay
The Judge will come back with a ruling.
Fine and say next time jail time.
Thats the safe bet. Trump will violate the gag order again as soon as he gets online and he will get another warning, a very stern one. I think I need a drink and a Valium.
The judge needs to spine up and put Captain Comb over in a jail cell
NO thanks Fidel.
Hillary and all other democrats can say the word cheated, when talking about an election, but TRUMP is not allowed to use the same word. They say words mean a different thing if said by TRUMP and a different think if spoke by they friend or like thinking folks. Thats BS on top of more BS !!!!
Money will not make him quit. The only thing that will get through to Trump is jail time.
Where is Trump's family. Why isn't his wife and children at the trial to support him?
they have jobs....
they are mothers and businessmen and women...
just because your boy follows his father around like a puppy, collecting money along the way......... nobody in that family has a job.
No one supports him. People support his attitude against the law
@@JohnDoe-ew3xt They are taking this opportunity for rest and recuperation.
@@JohnDoe-ew3xt 😂 MAGA is so delusional
they have a no mask policy
Justice system a joke
Does anyone believe that a thousand dollar fine per violation will stop trump? Put him a cell, take away his access to social media. Bring him to court each day and then return him to jail without his usual media appearance afterwards.
Not when duped Maga supporters are paying his bills
Nope!
AGREE 100%!!
I say do it, put him in jail!!!! His supporters aren’t really showing up for him, so I think there won’t be as many giving him money! I think he’s losing a lot of them! Please God make these people see him for what and who he is!!!!
Lol, and people say Trump is a dictator….
So what are they waiting on someone to get hurt or worse 😢
Yep…judge does not this trial over turned on any reason so trump will be allowed to continue his threats oh well
Puh-lease, jail him. We are all on overload. Exhausted. Disgusted. 💙🇺🇸
Trump 2024
@@Patrick-el8zsjail YES
@@Patrick-el8zs get a life child
yes!
we must put the leading candidate in prison to save democracy!!😁
@@JohnDoe-ew3xt Sorry! Trump chose to run his political campaign during his criminal trials. That was HIS choice kid.
lock him up already wtaf
TRUMP 2024!
yes, we must "save democracy"!
lock hm up!! lol
And another hearing goes down, no accountability, no justuce, nothing.
Gotta love Fox News Egging trump on. Keep it up.
The faux propaganda and angertainment network.
Not going to work Fidel. Voters will decide, not fake trials.
wake up america, if a black man did what trump is doing he would already be in contempt. There are two different rules for our country and it is proven every day with trump. Unbelievable.
Facts. He would’ve already been convicted & got the death penalty for the ppl who died on Jan 6
Sounds racist to me
Race..Race...Race....ugh
…and; if any one of us tried to hide hundreds of classified documents from the government when they were clearly asking for them back we’d already be under the jail!
@@michaelsanger7795
It holds true for all us common folk that go to work every day and pay taxes.
LOCK HIM UP. and be done with his silly nonsense.
stop his internet, unplug him, block his 'lie social site'
yes, in the name of "democracy" we must!!
🤦♂
Yeah to hell with the first amendment! 😂
@@STXJRB17 these people are sick...
@@STXJRB17 Court has rules beyond 1st amendment. Why have courts with rules if someone is free to attack anyone they want?
@@johnmadison3472 You're right, the court does have rules. Especially against things like conflicts. Tell me, how is it not a conflict if the judges daughter directly raises money for the opposing party based off of his ruling? Why is everyone else allowed to call him names, and say things about trump on national tv, but he has to be silent? Do you not see the glaring double standard, or are you so blinded that you no longer care about actual rule of law?
There's no point in having one if he can break it and get awau with it 😮
they know it is not valid to begin with, instant appeal win if the enforce it..
@JohnDoe-ew3xt why isn't it valid? I've never heard it's ok to threaten or smear witnesses or jurors. As a matter of fact, when my ex did that to me and the witnesses, it warned him more jail time.
Are f-ing kidding me. Everybody else would be in jail by now!!
Who is "everybody?" You speak in broad generalities.
There always has 2 tiered justice system. The rich get away with a lot more then the common citizen. Does that clarify it for you.
There always has been 2 tiered justice system. For politicians and people who have money and the common citizens that do not. I hope that clarifies it a little clearer for you.
Warnings are over little jail time discipline needed
Maybe Trump should be thrown behind bars for a few days... to wake him up ! 😊
You spelled 'decades' wrong
Somebody has a crush on Trump 🤭😁
Maybe you need to be behind bars
Well, the 500 M dollars in judgements against him didn't wake him...I'll go out on a limb and say it's hopeless trying to get through to the pathetic creature.
@@wandabreedlove1664 good one, Wanda.
So tired of the Trump Show.
it's all they have....
It’s just getting started bud.
Then I would write to your Communist Party to stop the clown show.
Why are you just giving him with money when he's not going to pay it put him in jail already stop lollygagging
Quite a gag there. Only 11 violations
Remember, there ARE two sets of laws: One for the rich another for the rest. You or I may be jailed for contempt, Trump will not. In all likelihood, the judge is already paid for.
Put him behind bars now
yes, we must put him behind bars now in order to "save democracy"!
🤦♂
TRUMP 2024
Do you think that trump will be satisfied with just another four years?
@@timinwsac He already said he wants to be a dictator, so no, he'll never be satisfied until he has absolute power. That's something that NO ONE will allow.
That would actually help him, but you can't ascertain that b/c you're not very astute politically.
No ruling???? Come on Marchan!
they aren't going to enforce this gag order... they know it would be an instant appeal win.
@@JohnDoe-ew3xt Lol, you MAGAts are hilarious
Ignore MAGA bots
BEING VERY CAREFUL SO NOTHING IS TURNED ON APPEAL........smart
slap on the wrist
I wonder if these judges know what frightened children they look like?
He's laughing at all of you! What! You're going to fine him? Hahahah! The court is afraid to jail him! Enough is enough! It's far past his jail time!
Didn’t McDougal already state that she was sleeping with him while his wife was in the next room? That’s not the behavior of someone who cares about what his family thinks.
Actually, the worst thing the Judge could do is require Trump to sit in court quietly all day every day. Maybe make him take lunch in the holding cell in the back.
they aren't going to enforce this gag order... trust me on this one.
Trust the foreign account, Mr dead on arrival knows 😂
Trust the russians? 🤣
@@PacificForage lol
you guys STILL believe the russia thing was real..??
kind of ironic considering this trump case started for the same reason..
making a payment for something and labeling it "legal fees" when it was not... educate yourself on how the russian collusion delusion began.
They need to give DUMB DONNY a couple of days in jail and show him he is not above the law. VOTE BLUE
IQ45 has put its lawyer in the worst corner with his whinings, insults and threats. Prosecutor has already a large smile on his face. Give me more popcorn !
I like his "I'm concentrating, am mildly annoyed and definitely understand what's going on" face.
Remember how well Donald controls himself at the voting booth, America! Someone with no self-control shouldn't be running a country.
Isn't is IRONIC? Trump complains that Cohen is lying - Trump should really look in the mirror as he puts on the orange make-up each morning.
Cohen, another man like Biden who can't put 2 sentences together. That's all folks!
Maybe YOU should look in the mirror before trying to make fun of someone else.
@@patriot4america I'm sure the great Gatsby is more like Fireman Bill! 🔥👺
@@patriot4america MAGA Minority dares to speak? hahahahaha
Pathetic.😡🤬🤬
Consequences!?!?! Hello?!?! He’s giving this Court the middle finger- give him consequences…Judge, show some courage!
What I get from all this is the law isn’t equal for everyone. Trump is proving that by flaunting the fact that he can get away with this behavior and the judge is letting it happen
I just pray there are more anti trumpers than pro maga - elections need to show that.
TRUMP 2024!
Popular vote won't matter. In places like North Carolina, the NC Legislature has gerrymandered the districts so much, that an even 50/50 split of Democrat and Republican voters in the state is overshadowed by the districts vote, which is now between 65% and 75% in favor of Republican. Unless Republicans in the state wise up, NC will be permanently red for the foreseeable future instead of a fair swing state.
How long have you hated the USA?
The cult leader in trouble is like turd pie to cultists
Trump is having a bad day in court…
this trial is not going well for him. 😮
Gotta say, if Trump keeps violating the gag order, the gag order is useless and pointless if not enforced.
Normal people do not get away with this.
No ruling! Outrage! Not fair to me as a citizen!
ADX Florence next 🎉
Be deserves nothing lower, the Best and Highest level of prison security is only for him!!👌🏻
Throw Trump in jail it's the only way to shut him up!
Well....imagine the poor guards and fellow prisoners
Hopefully, the ruling will be at the end of the day. A night or ten in jail should deter him from doing this again.
This is getting super annoying. If he doesn’t get charged for this at least there’s two more trials left. I hope they air the trial in Georgia.
It's all theater. Nothing will happen to him😢
they know they can't enforce this gag order...
for legal and political reasons....
Trump, not a man, not a father, not a husband, not a president! Orange baby😂😂😂😂
good one bro, hilarious
So no jailtime for breaking the gag order 11 times either? WTF!!! America is so hypocrite, so many people go to jail for far far less that this sob has done to America!!! Insane how unjust your system is!!
If the judge is afraid of him imagine how the witnesses feel.
these courtrooms and judges are just a joke. ITs a circus and the judge is the clown.
Kangaroo 🦘 court and it's Ridiculously sad...🇺🇸Kabuki Theater & The Evil Agenda showing their True Colors Now 💥 The Fall is here 😔
Donny is the new OJ
In my opinion OJ didn't murder anyone. Only thing OJ was sentence for burglary trying to get his property back. Trump is a real criminal here.
Media didn’t learn from 2016, stop giving him so much attention and free press.
"Hes like a petulant 9 year old child, constantly pushing the glass of milk towards the edge the table."
~~~~Bill Barr.
Throw his ass in jail. Why does anyone have sympathy for this monster?
yes!!
we must throw this candidate in prison in order to "save democracy"!
🇺🇸 Soviet style NYC court system
but.. they are "saving democracy"!
aren't they???
@@JohnDoe-ew3xt Lol, see what I mean. Thanks for the laughs!
Trump for prison!
@@seanmacmahon yes! we must "save democracy"!
The judge is making a fool out of himself. Don't issue an order when you're not willing to enforce it.
Isolation in a secure room where he can only watch the proceedings via TV monitor. Then, if it continues, jail him.
LOCK HIM UP AND ALSO LOL
yes! we must lock him up in order to "save democracy"! lol
In Florence Supermax
yes, we must lock up this candidate in order to "save democracy"...
🤦♂
google..????
why can't I say that we need to save democracy???
save democracy!
What a scam.. I agree with Stephen A Smith..
Beepbeep tell me what to think beepbeep I get programed by Sean Hannity the DJ that pretends to be a journalist…free yourself duh
You agree because you don’t know.
@@kirkgray6949So, YOU explain then how a NDA issue thrown out by Bragg’s predecessor(Cyrus Vance Jr), the DOJ, The Southern District court of NY(citing not even worthy of prosecuting as a misdemeanor and statutory time ran out), Bragg magically found 34 felonies, and unprecedented repealed US and NY statutory laws? (You’re never coming back to support your reply, thinking your bluff wouldn’t be called)
@@MDK2_RadioYou said nothing, BUT look at my response to the first reply, and you take a crack at my counter, because (probably like a no knowing as yourself) he’ll never return to support his comment.
If we ordinary citizens did this, just once, we would be in jail yesterday.
he wont learn his lesson until he's in a cell. SOMEONE hold him accountable for once in his life.
TRUMP 2024!!
Biden 2024
Biden President 2024
Trump prison 2025 😊
@@johnhutchinson2395 what biden policies would you like to see continued?
Dump... Dump... Dump... 😊
Clearly CONTEMPT.
His lawyer was told he has lost credibility, that is the death knell for a lawyer 😅😅😅😅
Wow, that swollen, smelly, badly-blended, criminal mess was right!?!? He can’t catch ANY actual consequences for his BAD ACTS!!! WTAF?!? 🤬🤬🤬
a fine is just a fee to do as he pleases. Jail, works.
The most preposterous thing he ever said. The mother of all ridiculousness. Trump comparing himself to Nelson Mandela and Alexi Navalny.
No surprise! When are these judges going to shock us and actually treat him like the criminal he is?
We should hold Presidents and presidential candidates to the same standard OR HIGHER than the average citizen, not LOWER. Why elect a person to the top of a government he shows contempt for every time he opens his mouth?
Seriously, lock him up. 10000 is nothing to him as has been proven. 5 million isn’t even enough to stop him from threatening the judge’s family. He needs prison . He’s basically asking for it
So, again, rump runs rampant and the judge says I'm watching you???
We're all watching as no one does 💩💩💩💩💩
Jail time, come on, no way would a judge give Donald jail time for just being himself.
Put him on house arrest under US Marshall care to enforce the gag order. He is right now a defend charged with crimes against the people of NY. Just because he made bail to walk around doesn't give him free rain to run his mouth.