This 3-shirt-wearing slob is still lying. Nobody is trying the shut him up (although that would be nice). He committed a #crime, he was afforded #dueProcess, he was #convicted on the basis of the #evidence, and he has been sentenced to #prison. He can run his mouth and talk all he wants. But for now, he'll have to do it from behind bars. These are the consequences of his actions, despite the bullshit story he's hoping everyone believes.
Judge rules #SteveBannon must go to #prison by July 1 while appealing #contempt case
The former #Trump adviser is challenging a 4-month prison term for contempt of Congress after failing to appear before a House panel investigating the #Jan6, 2021, riot.
The measure, which needs a majority to pass, is called the Secure the #Border Act. Along w/the #policing provisions, it’d also increase #prison sentences for anyone who sells #fentanyl* that results in an #overdose death, & would make it a #state#crime for #undocumented workers to provide false info to the #EVerify screening system.
“There’s a saying that ‘everything is bigger in Texas.’ I have come to realize that this holds true when it comes to the scale of torture carried out in Texas prisons.“
Big show of family support on the 1st day of #HunterBiden’s trial.
In addition to #POTUS’ statement, Hunter’s wife, Melissa Cohen, his sister Ashley Biden, his friend Kevin Morris, Peter Neal, who is married to Hunter’s daughter Naomi, & #FLOTUS Dr. #JillBiden are in attendance.
President #Biden will be in Wilmington, DL, w/no appearances scheduled. But he has given no indication that he would be in the courthouse — a possibility that would require considerable security arrangements.
The trial is not televised, & reporters are not permitted to send live updates from the courtroom or the overflow room.
If convicted, the maximum sentence for the most serious #crime in the indictment is 10 yrs in #prison. Under federal sentencing guidelines, however, #HunterBiden — who has no prior felonies & has acknowledged being addicted to drugs at the time of the gun purchase — would probably face less.
Nothing less than a solid prison term will do for Trump. Now o'clock is the time when the GOP and rightwing media will start trying to convince the world that felonies are the coolest and Trump didn't really do anything wrong and we need to overturn all laws that could get a rich man jammed up. #prison#trump#accountability#impunity
Verdicts in Hong Kong’s biggest trial against democratic opposition come >3 yrs after police arrested 47 #democrats in raids at homes across the city. They were charged w/ #conspiracy to commit subversion under a #NationalSecurity law imposed by #China.
#Sentencing will come at a later date for those found #guilty, w/ #prison terms ranging from 3yrs to life for this offence. 31 defendants pleaded guilty, & 4 of them have become prosecution #witnesses.
The #US & some other countries have criticised the #trial as politically motivated, calling for the accused to be immediately released.
In #Trump's case.. "comes down 2 whether or not he is in #prison..4 #FelonyConviction on #ElectionDay. #NewYork's laws r simple: if in prison, u can't #vote. If outside, on parole or finished trm o sentnce, u can. If u never go 2 prison but have felony convction, u can vote. In #Florida, where Trump actually reg'd 2 vote, they defr 2 states like #NewYork 4 out-of-state convction. They say, well, we r gonna follow that state's laws where that trial & conviction happened"
Tues 29 May 2024 🧵
Good morning! It’s the last day of the #TrumpTrial before jury #deliberations.
Today Justice #Merchan will give #JuryInstructions. Then they will discuss the case among themselves for the first time; they have not been allowed to even discuss it w/each other as yet.
Closing arguments took place yesterday, & the lawyers will have no further opportunity to address the jurors before they determine whether #Trump is #guilty or not guilty of 34 felonies.
Trump is charged w/ 34 counts of falsifying business records related to the coverup of a $130k #HushMoney payment that was made to the porn star #StormyDaniels in the days leading up to the #2016election.
All of the charges are class E felonies, or the lowest category of felony in #NewYork State.
EACH count carries the possibility of up to 4 yrs in #prison. But if #Trump is convicted on more than one count, Justice #Merchan would likely impose the punishment concurrently, meaning he would serve prison time on each of the counts simultaneously.
Justice Merchan could instead opt to impose a sentence of probation, w/ no prison time. Trump would be required to regularly report to NYC’s Probation Dept. He could also be jailed immediately if he committed additional crimes.
#Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection w/a #HushMoney payment made to a porn star to influence the 2016 election. The case could be in the jury’s hands as early as Wed.
Before he concluded, #Blanche asked that #jurors not send his client to #prison. Now, w/the jury excused, Joshua #Steinglass, who will give prosecution’s closing argument, stands up & objects.
“That was a blatant & wholly inappropriate effort to call sympathy for their client,” Steinglass says, asking for a curative instruction.
Justice #Merchan is excoriating Blanche for making an “outrageous” statement.
Justice #Merchan, furious, reminds #Blanche, & not for the first time, that he was a prosecutor long enough to know it was out of bounds for him to basically beg jurors not to send #Trump to #prison.
Merchan told the court that he plans to give jurors a curative instruction — in other words, general direction that is aimed at clearing up an erroneous statement.
Justice #Merchan calls in the #jury & instructs them that #Blanche’s comment about sending #Trump “to prison” was “improper” & that they must disregard it. He reminds them that a #prison sentence is NOT required in the event of a #guilty#verdict.
A #Chinese woman who served 4 years in #prison over her video reports from #Wuhan during the early days of the #pandemic has been released from a #Shanghai prison facility, following more than a week of online speculation about her whereabouts.
Zhang Zhan, 40 years old, was detained & sentenced by a Chinese court in 2020 after #documenting in more than 120 vids how #Covid19 ravaged the city where the #coronavirus was first detected.
The #CorrectionalService of #Canada says the 74-year-old Pickton was transported from the #PortCartierInstitution to hospital for treatment, but the agency declined to specify the nature or severity of his injuries
2020 uprising rebel and political prisoner Malik Muhammad currently being tortured in solitary at oregon state penitentiary and is now on hunger strike. support him by calling in to echo his demands!
call all these numbers any time -- you can call as much as you want during office hours to clog their lines, or leave a message after hours to stuff their voicemail.
superindendent Corey Fhuere
(503) 378-2453 then press 4
segregation unit
(503) 378-2115
inspector general Gary Ninman
(503) 602-0089
SAMPLE SCRIPT:
“Hello, I’m calling to demand that OSP staff end their persecution of Malik Muhammad #23935744, who is bravely on hunger strike to protest being held in torturous conditions in solitary confinement. OSP staff are violating his human rights and have a legal responsibility to provide him with adequate living conditions. OSP staff must immediately provide him with a bed, a blanket, adequate clothing, reasonable room temperature, and any other medical needs he has due to his health conditions. OSP staff must also immediately return his rightful property to him and restore his communication and visitation rights. End this injustice against Malik now!”
#Trump has his posse again. Today it’s more #Republican elected officials. Today, Trump will be joined by the #House speaker, #MikeJohnson, as well as #NorthDakota’s governor, #DougBurgum, a contender to be Trump's running mate. Also present will be Representatives #ByronDonalds & #CoryMills of Florida, & #VivekRamaswamy, who was one of Trump's primary rivals this year. Both Donalds & Ramaswamy are longshot hopefuls to be Trump's running mate.
#MichaelCohen, for only the second time this trial, is getting angry as he remembers what he clearly sees as an #injustice. He testifies that not only was he sent back to #prison, he was put in #solitary confinement.
Under prosecutor #Hoffinger’s questioning, #MichaelCohen decribes how he has made money from his story of #Trump’s betrayal.
He says that he wrote a memoir in #prison, called “Disloyal,” about his life & experiences working for the #TrumpOrganization. He says his next book, “Revenge,” was a “forensic dissection” of the corrupt prosecution against him.
Cohen addresses the fact that he had #StormyDaniels on his podcast. He says it was time to apologize to her.