LaffyOct 25, 2023

Wow. Kyle Cheney đŸ§” 1/


This #Trump post about Mark #Meadows is like a checklist of things barred by the (now-suspended) #GagOrder:
1) Direct attack on #JackSmith
2) Calling cooperators “weaklings” and “cowards”
3) Commenting on the substance of Meadows (a known witness’) testimony

Worth noting Trump almost surely has seen Mark Meadows’ grand jury transcript at this point. It’s part of discovery. #legal #TrumpIndictment

Show threadTom MaxwellOct 25, 2023
@GottaLaff @lisamelton Isn’t this also a clear violation of Trump’s pre trial release conditions? The government can (and should) move to revoke.
Show threadTom MaxwellOct 25, 2023
@GottaLaff @lisamelton Paging @msbellows
Show threadLaffyOct 25, 2023
@tommyyum You didn't see my thread? @lisamelton @msbellows
Show threadTom MaxwellOct 25, 2023
@GottaLaff @lisamelton @msbellows I may not have seen it through!
Show threadLaffyOct 25, 2023
@tommyyum That's why I asked. @lisamelton @msbellows
Show threadTom MaxwellOct 25, 2023
@GottaLaff @lisamelton @msbellows The issue being discussed was Trump’s clear violations of a gag order issued by Judge Chutkan; my point is that, even though that order has been stayed pending appeal, it looks like Trump’s also violated his pre trial release conditions, which (I imagine) is immediately actionable.
Show threadTom MaxwellOct 25, 2023
@GottaLaff @lisamelton @msbellows I’m glad Judge Engoran is holding his tiny feet to the fire! 😆
Show threadLaffyOct 25, 2023
@tommyyum LOL, me too @lisamelton @msbellows
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Oct 25, 2023

@GottaLaff @tommyyum @lisamelton And (catching up), I'm going to say something we lawyers rarely say:

I don't know.

His conditions of release (which remain in place even if the gag order is stayed) say he "shall not communicate about the facts of the case with any individual known to be a witness, except with counsel or in the presence of counsel."

What I don't know is whether Meadows is formally "known to be a witness" in the court case yet, nor whether the neutral, indirect "meddlesome priest" framing ("it's just a general social media post, not a DM to Meadows") is enough to keep it from being a "communication." So I get to sit back and see what Smith does, just like everyone else in the peanut gallery.

Show threadTom Maxwell
@msbellows @GottaLaff @lisamelton 🙏🍿
Oct 25, 2023 at 5:57pmWeb