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Donald Trump once again attacked his former lawyer Michael Cohen on Saturday, potentially testing the limits of a gag order that bars him from making public statements about witnesses concerning their testimony in his upcoming criminal trial in New York.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, the former president wrote, "Has disgraced attorney and felon Michael Cohen been prosecuted for LYING? Only TRUMP people get prosecuted by this Judge and these thugs!"

Cohen is expected to be a key witness for the prosecution at the trial, which is scheduled to begin with jury selection on Monday and will be the first criminal trial ever of a former American president.

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[-] randomoldguy@lemmy.world 49 points 2 months ago

If he were any of us, he would've been locked up long ago, without bail and without a phone. An anchor on Scripps News noted that if any of us were to behave this way even just answering a traffic summons, we'd have our ass thrown in jail.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 43 points 2 months ago

I forsee actual consequences this time!

Haha, just kidding.

[-] kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com 26 points 2 months ago

Why wouldn’t he? Nothing ever happens

[-] ChokingHazard63@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 months ago

I hope he dies of old age in jail.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I want him to be the oldest living prisoner in history

[-] Heikki@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

That's just too kind.. I hope there is pain. The best punishment would be to lock him up, and the only people he can talk to are his dumbass kids. Mostly Don Jr., ERIC (pretty sure, he'd write his name in caps), and Ivanka (My dad wants to sleep with me and that's the only reason I am here).

My opinion is still out on Tiffany and Barron

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

It's because there's basically nothing the judge can/will do to shut him the hell up.

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