In my over 20 years practicing criminal law, I have never observed a defendant refuse to stand and face the jury.

Any competent lawyer would tell their client that his fate is in the jury’s hands and they will watch everything he does.

Trump’s disrespect for the jury is unwise.

Jeff Tiedrich

Fox News host Jesse Watters on Tuesday broadcast extensive biographical details about Juror No. 2 -- her neighborhood, occupation, education, marital and family status, and what industry her fiance works in.

He concluded by saying, 'I'm not so sure about Juror No. 2.'

He…

NBC News: Trump is using his phone in the courtroom, openly flouting the rules of the courtroom. Blanche just told him to stop and Trump tucked the phone in his pocket while looking annoyed. MSNBC

A FOX News entertainer made serious allegations about prospective jurors. Trump reposted it. Reportedly, the claim is untrue, also, this raises the threat to jurors: Trump's latest social media slip is a 'very very clear violation' of his gag order: expert rawstory.com/trump-clear-vi…

Chip Ashley 🌊🌊 a life of meaning for all 🌊🌊 Zen Soul 🌊🌊 I agree. Here's a copied post from 2020 that comes to mind often, it's a bit long but has proven to be true.

Marjorie Taylor Greene offers an amendment to make funds from the Israel funding bill available “for the development of space laser technology on the southwest border.”

This is real, not made up— it’s amendment 11 here
rules.house.gov/bill/118/hr-PI…
H/T Juliegrace Brufke

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced an amendment requiring members to “conscript in the Ukrainian military” if they vote for the Ukraine supplemental bill.

Good news: According to Channel 12, Israeli intelligence has been working diligently to verify Hamas claims they do not have 40 living humanitarian hostages. They are now convinced that Hamas CAN deliver those 40. Hamas is lying. We can still get them out.

8 of 11/  Trump has a mild Hemiplegic Gait. He's had this since 2019. It's most commonly due to cerebral vascular accident (colloquially called a 'stroke') and likely does NOT represent a musculoskeletal injury.

DrJackBrown 🌊 Right foot👇

Busted! Trump's Harlem Bodega Visit Was Organized by Pro-Trump Republican Group

New York Young Republican Club members were embedded in the crowd leading chants meidastouch.com/news/busted-tr…

Now you see why Trump didn’t make it into the Oval Office until noon everyday. WH staff covered by calling it ‘executive time’. In reality it is called addiction & dysfunction. Trump is NOT fit to serve. Vote Blue.

The optics of this trial is going to be like pulling the curtain back on the Wizard of Oz to a decent sized chunk of America.

Acyn NY Bodegas be like:

Blanche: Next juror, what is your view of President Trump?
A: It make no difference to this case.
Blanche: But what is you view?
A: If we were in a bar I might tell you. But not here.
Blanche: Give us a little bit.
A: I'm a Democrat. There you go.

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Trump winning could be a death blow to our democracy. Here are ten things you can do RIGHT NOW to make sure that doesn’t happen.

#1. If you’re in a swing state, organize a civics group to talk about the importance of maintaining our democracy...🧵

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