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Trump Commits State-level Witness Tampering. It's Judge Chutkan Who Should Jail Him. NOW. [1]
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Date: 2023-08-14
It is time for us all to see if Judge Chutkan meant what she said, when she handed down her protective order on Friday.
Today, Defendant Trump tampered with a witness in the Georgia case:
8-14-23 Truth Post from Trump
Part of Federal Judge Chutkan’s protective order:
Pertinent part of Judge Chutkan’s protective order
Judge Chutkan went on to say:
“Even arguably ambiguous statements from parties or their counsel, if they can be reasonably interpreted to intimidate witnesses or to prejudice potential jurors, can threaten the process,” Chutkan added later. “The more a party makes inflammatory statements about this case which could taint the jury pool … the greater the urgency will be that we proceed to trial quickly.”
Even Trump’s attorney spoke SPECIFICALLY about this very scenario:
"No one disagrees that any speech that intimidates a witness would be prohibited, what we are talking about is fair use of information," Lauro said at one point, putting forward a hypothetical that Trump is publicly remarking on something from his personal memory that is also evidence in the case.
I’ve been telling my friends lately that Judge Chutkan won’t jail Trump for violating her protective order unless he says something so explicit, specific, and detailed, as to make it impossible for her NOT to.
THIS IS THAT MOMENT.
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