It’s not ten strikes, it’s two. Although there were ten violations, there have been only two hearings. At the first, Trump was fined the state maximum and reminded that he could face jail time for further infractions. At the second hearing, Merchan fined Trump the state maximum, and after having expressed his disinterest in jailing a former President, he then stated that further violations would result in jail time. That’s the reason Trump has been so quiet this week.
Merchan is doing the right thing by following standard practice. He’s careful not to give the defense any justification to appeal his rulings based on bias. He wants his rulings to stick just as much as we all do.
It’s not ten strikes, it’s two. Although there were ten violations, there have been only two hearings. At the first, Trump was fined the state maximum and reminded that he could face jail time for further infractions. At the second hearing, Merchan fined Trump the state maximum, and after having expressed his disinterest in jailing a former President, he then stated that further violations would result in jail time. That’s the reason Trump has been so quiet this week.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/10/the-week-that-muzzled-trump-00157439
Merchan is doing the right thing by following standard practice. He’s careful not to give the defense any justification to appeal his rulings based on bias. He wants his rulings to stick just as much as we all do.