FYI, Andrew Weissmann posted this tweet today:

"#Trump is intentionally provoking the US and the Judge so he can then play the victim and heap scorn on both. Very transparent and deliberate plan."

@GottaLaff
The judge needs to call his bluff. Throw him behind bars until August 28th, make him regret having his lawyers opt for the later date.
@SocialJusticeHeals The judge is being thoughtful and not rushing to do that for so many reasons. Most would get a warning anyway. Then a fine.

@GottaLaff
He needs to be sent a very clear message that he is not above the law and his game-playing is over.

The more he is allowed to get away with, the more power he has.

He should have been indicted in 2021.

It's way past time to stop giving him power.

@GottaLaff
If his game-playing had been addressed in 2021, Kari Lake wouldn't have even tried her bullshit.

3D chess doesn't work. It only fools the player.

He needs to be checked.

@GottaLaff Plenty of room in the ocean next to bin Laden. #NoStateFuneralForTrump
@KagroX I wonder what Trump would look like wearing a bin Laden outfit. Fashion risk, but he could fundraise off of it.
@KagroX @GottaLaff Too much plastic garbage floating around in the oceans already.
@rmatile1 Oh is Melania going for a swim?
@KagroX @GottaLaff
Except don't shoot him. Just dump him. I want video of him going down for the last time.
@GottaLaff and, really, his scorn-heaping can even continue in detention, so the strategy seems sound 🤔
@GottaLaff He will continue to try and get away with this intimidation shit until he finally experiences consequences for it. It's a simple solution and the Judge and DOJ have the power.
@acwhite I have a feeling this judge will use that power.
@GottaLaff I have that feeling as well... but we gotta see it actually happen. He's got to *feel* it actually happen.

@acwhite Does he ever. I was happy to hear 1 court observer notice how small an insignificant he looked, and how he seemed to feel that way, which is even better. That's why he feels he has to lash out. He needs to feel powerful again.

He's shrinking.

https://tenor.com/view/sienfield-george-shrinkage-cold-pool-gif-5576514

Tenor

@GottaLaff

It looks as if he is trying to disrupt enough to try to get a mistrial. If he gets charged with witness tampering or jury intimidation, it is just another case to address, and unlikely to be completed before 11/24. His gamble is by delaying enough, it all goes away because he thinks he can steal another election.
#ConvictTrumpSoon

@chrisU This judge won’t put up with that. And it doesn’t go to mistrial because of his antics. The judge will see to that.
@GottaLaff Why do people always assume that when the rich and powerful do things that look dumb, maybe they're actually some clever plot? I think that when Trump, or Musk, or whichever entitled jerk does stupid crap, it's because they're acting stupidly.