[-] NVariable@startrek.website 10 points 11 months ago

Contempt of court that arises during a trial has zero effect on the outcome. A judge can throw you in jail for violating decorum, much less violating an order.

Trump’s legal team needs to watch My Cousin Vinny again.

[-] NVariable@startrek.website 79 points 11 months ago

Ivanka is flailing. She can lie for her father and face jail; plead the Fifth and try to maintain her innocence independently: or tell the truth and send trump to jail.

[-] NVariable@startrek.website 53 points 11 months ago

Five week trial and a 4 hour jury verdict? That’s insane. The jury listened to a month plus of evidence and came to a verdict before they bothered to order food.

NVariable

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