They didn't let Kevin Mitnick use a computer for years. They can do the same to Trump.
elbarto777 29 points 3 years ago path: 0 2678847 2678958, hotness: undefined, score: 29, children: 12
FlyingSquid 51 points 3 years ago
FlyingSquid 34 points 3 years ago
I'm tired of this walking on eggshells bullshit. They can scream whatever they like. It's the judge's discretion. Their "ammunition" is useless.
Trump is a danger on social media. He has used it to get his fans to threaten and attack people and foment insurrection. He needs to be banned from using it before he does it again.
BagOfHammers 3 points 3 years ago
R.I.P.
gravitas_deficiency 70 points 3 years ago
I feel like they’re intentionally giving him a wide berth, so that when he inevitably violates the court-imposed restriction, the judge can turn around and say “look, I gave him as much consideration as I reasonably could, and he still violated the court’s orders, so I have no choice but to exercise punitive action”.
I positively cannot wait for the inevitable violation and consequent punitive action.
Nightwingdragon 48 points 3 years ago path: 0 2681643 2682223, hotness: undefined, score: 48, children: 0
Neato 35 points 3 years ago
Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee signed the order banning Trump from contacting his codefendants or witnesses in the case, except through their attorneys. It also bans the former president from intimidating codefendants or witnesses in the case, including through posts on social media.
I thought witness tampering and jury intimidation were already crimes...
nl_the_shadow 11 points 3 years ago
Gotta ELI5 for this guy.
expatriado 28 points 3 years ago
like parenting a 12 y.o. at this point
Pons_Aelius 28 points 3 years ago
3...2...1...and he breaches the restrictions.
gAlienLifeform 31 points 3 years ago
And now for the enforcement!
... Infinity... Infinity minus one... Infinity minus two...
Eufalconimorph 3 points 3 years ago
But (for the non-limit ordinal infinities only) it's a different infinity.
Nightwingdragon 20 points 3 years ago path: 0 2681597 2682284, hotness: undefined, score: 20, children: 2
rbhfd 8 points 3 years ago
The interview is prerecorded.
Not doing the Republican debate is probably partly not to incriminate himself further. Either by confessing to crimes, or committing more crimes by violating the court ordered restrictions (like jury intimidation).
Nightwingdragon 5 points 3 years ago path: 0 2681597 2682284 2687336 2687528, hotness: undefined, score: 5, children: 0
RooRLoord420 11 points 3 years ago
Who has "pending contempt charge" on their bingo card?
autotldr 9 points 3 years ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A judge on Monday limited former President Trump’s social media use in connection to the an indictment in Georgia that charged him with 13 counts related to his and his allies’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state.
Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee signed the order banning Trump from contacting his codefendants or witnesses in the case, except through their attorneys.
“The Defendant shall perform no act to intimidate any person known to him or her to be a codefendant or witness in this case or to otherwise obstruct the administration of justice,” the order says.
This is not the first time the former president has been warned to limit his social media use and public statements in one of his ongoing legal battles.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing Trump’s federal 2020 election case, warned both sides of the case to take “special care” to avoid making any statements that could intimidate witnesses or prejudice the jury pool earlier this month.
The former president and 18 others were charged last week in Fulton County, Ga., for their actions related to alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state.
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mookulator 9 points 3 years ago
Yeah, this time he will actually demonstrate restraint 🙄
pineapplelover 6 points 3 years ago
He should be in jail and all they made him do is lower screen time?
ScrollinMyDayAway 5 points 3 years ago
It's like taking a phone away from a child as punishment, but the kid throws a screaming tantrum so you give it back to them.
MargotRobbie 2 points 3 years ago
The only thing funny he ever said on Twitter was the Diet Coke thing, it's all complaints and nonsense other than that.
So, no big loss there.
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Didn't go far enough. He shouldn't be allowed to post a thing. That's worse than house arrest to him at this point.
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