Today's Tiedrich rant: Trump lawyer Todd Blanche fucks up bigtime during closing statements

[FakeNoose]

Link: https://www.jefftiedrich.com/p/trump-lawyer-todd-blanche-fucks-up

yesterday, during the defense’s summation in the Big Trump Campaign Finance Fraud Fuckery trial, Trump lead lawyer Todd Blanche took his Italian-leather-clad foot and shoved it right into his big stupid mouth.

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Before the lawyers depart, Judge Merchan strongly tells Todd Blanche that he doesn’t think it was an accident when Blanche told the jury that the jury should think twice before “sending a man to prison.”

Merchan to Blanche: Your statement was “outrageous” and “highly inappropriate.”

Merchan’s tone was tempered but you could tell he was angry with Blanche. Merchan noted that Blanche’s experience as a federal prosecutor suggests that this was no accident on his part.

holy shit, did Blanche just threaten the jury? did he actually tell the jurors to “think twice” before sending his mobster client to prison? it sure as fuck sounds like a threat. no wonder Judge Merchan was pissed.

Donny and his lawyers have done everything they could to annoy Merchan during the entire month-long trial. this is going to result in a twenty-megaton disaster for Trump should the jury return a guilty verdict. here’s why: it’s up to Merchan whether he shows leniency towards Trump — or throws the fucking book at him.

as ludicrous as it seems to type these words, Donny is technically a first-time offender for what is essentially a low-level white-collar crime.

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As usual Tiedrich is only getting started on this classic rant. Blanche's goof and Chump's bad behavior for the entire month mean that Judge Merchan in is no mood to give them a break when it comes to sentencing. But we're not there yet, the jury is still deliberating, so we'll have to wait and see.

Also Tiedrich has some nice praise for Robert DeNiro's heroic speech to the crowd of New Yorkers outside the courthouse. I hope I can find the transcript for his entire speech from yesterday. Please click on the OP link to read the rest on "Everyone is entitled to my own opinion."

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1. What De Niro and the J6 officers did yesterday took courage and guts

These are people of principle who know right from wrong. The trail of wrong needs to come to a halt.

[FakeNoose]

2. I totally agree!

The people on the street were cheering for them too. New Yorkers mostly hate Chump, and they hope he'll be convicted.