Who could have seen that coming?

Created
Thu, 06/04/2023 - 23:00
Updated
Thu, 06/04/2023 - 23:00
Trump cannot keep his trap shut Hours after returning to his Palm Beach, Florida compound on Tuesday after indictment in New York, former president Donald Trump no longer appeared chastised. The thirty-four felony charges he faces seemed not to have sunk in. Nor Acting New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan’s warning that he not engage in statements or comments that have the “potential to incite violence, create civil unrest, or jeopardize the safety or well-being of any individuals.” New York prosecutor Christopher Conroy addressed Trump’s social media outbursts during the arraignment. He told Merchan, “We have significant concern about the potential danger this kind of rhetoric poses to our city, to potential jurors and witnesses, and to the judicial process.” “This is a request I’m making,” Merchan responded. “I’m not making it an order.” But he would revisit that decision should circumstances require it. So, no immediate gag order on the voluble, attention-seeking former president. In a typically falsehood-laden speech later that day, Trump told supporters in Florida, “I have a Trump-hating judge with a Trump-hating wife and family whose daughter worked for [Vice President] Kamala Harris and now receives money from the Biden-Harris campaign.” Pundits debate whether or not Trump crosssed a line hours after Merchan drew it. Sources told NBC that within hours, Merchan and his family have received multiple threats. Anyone conscious since the George W. Bush administration could have seen this coming: One official said “dozens” of threats have recently been directed at Judge Juan Merchan and…