It’s only a matter of time before Donald Trump crosses the line (again).

Donald Trump on Wednesday launched fresh vitriol against the judge and prosecuting attorney in his New York business fraud trial, carefully skirting a gag order imposed on him just a day prior.

Trump tried Tuesday to bully a court clerk, sharing false conspiracies about her as well as her personal information. Presiding Judge Arthur Engoron issued a gag order later that day prohibiting all parties involved in the case from publicly discussing court staff.

While Trump avoided mentioning court staff on Wednesday, he went all out with attacks against Engoron and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

“This is election interference. They made up a fake case, these fraudulent people,” Trump told reporters. “And the judge already knows what he’s gonna do. He’s a Democrat judge. In all fairness to him, he has no choice.… He’s run by the Democrats.”

  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
    501·
    1 year ago

    How it came to this does not require deep analysis. Unchecked conservatism naturally leads to fascism. This has been the case throughout history.

    The conservatism in the Democrat party is slightly checked by the progressives, but the Republicans have done nothing at all to check the conservatism in their party. So, now they are a fascist party. Simple.

    Conservatism is a plague of oppression and death. It always has been

    • smellythief@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      A useful analysis would go deeper.

      Republicans have done nothing at all to check the conservatism in their party

      Ok so why haven’t they? And why does so much of the population support the fascists that the Republicans have become?

      • dragonflyteaparty@lemmy.world
        4·
        1 year ago

        Ok so why haven’t they?

        I would argue because it’s useful to have the circus and distraction, they have things they don’t want to see the light of day, and/or they believe they and their buddies are above the law.

        And why does so much of the population support the fascists that the Republicans have become?

        Because they’re fed a diet of propaganda over decades that they believe whole heartedly and refuse to hear otherwise no matter what the evidence is. “Republicans aren’t the fascists! Antifa is!”