Looking at the way this is going, I’m genuinely starting to wonder if Donald Trump ends up jailed for contempt sooner rather than later. It seems Merchan’s patience has been exhausted.

The prosecution made a point of not asking for any jail time in this hearing, but rather a warning that future violations will escalate to that. I don’t think the Judge really wants to jail Trump while the trial is ongoing. Trump will get a hefty fine as well as that warning. Well see how long it takes for Trump to end up in Rikers.

But why, though? Trump doesn’t give a fuck about fines; time spent in jail is the only thing that has any chance of getting through to him because his wealth/grift can’t solve it for him.

I’m willing to bet even just sending him to the holding cells in the couthouse for a couple hours each time he makes another out-of-order outburst would shut him up real quick.

Because he wants to come off as a martyr to his base, and putting him in jail is exactly what he’s aiming for to do that.