Judge casts doubt on January 6 defense strategy of calling Trump to the stand

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

(CNN)A federal judge appeared unconvinced on Wednesday that Donald Trump should be allowed to testify at a trial of a US Capitol riot defendant who is arguing the former President could be a helpful witness.

Judge Reggie Walton said that having Trump and his allies testify would not necessarily help Dustin Thompson's defense, which plans to argue that Trump and others goaded his supporters to storm the Capitol. Thompson is accused of entering the Capitol and stealing a coat rack.

"I just (didn't) see what more you get having them come into court to testify," Walton said during the hearing, pointing out the defense could play videos of what Trump and others said at a rally that preceded the attack.

A Justice Department prosecutor agreed with Walton during the hearing.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/january-6-judge-unconvinced-donald-trump-testify/index.html

[monkeyman1]

2. plus the fact he's a confirmed liar !

[Marcuse]

3. The court would need an asbestos Bible to swear him in.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Cult fans all want a piece of the Head Honcho

I laughed out loud when I read the headline

[thenelm1]

5. "Thompson is accused of entering the Capitol and stealing a coat rack."

TFG and his infantile fantasies aside, this guy stole a coat rack?? Seriously??

Yeah, that's the ticket. That success should've halted the counting of EC votes right in its tracks.

What the hell was he going to do with it? Hang it from the gallows set up outside?

This, in a nutshell, is the IQ level of the dolts that want TFG to remain/regain power. God forbid that these nutcases ever win the day in seizing power in this country. Wow, just wow.

(And we knew Shrub was a fool before he blew up the economy - it's what they do. But imagine where we'd be within a year or two with the R's and its current slate of vacuous, no nothing hacks back in control...)

[tinymontgomery]

7. Should let Trump get called

Should let Trump get called, Trump would throw them under the bus in a heart beat.
Let his cult see how he supports them.

[jmowreader]

8. Would he bring his steel balls?

[twodogsbarking]

9. They need to say that TFG is not allowed to testify.

[msfiddlestix]

10. "Accused of Entering the Capitol and stealing a coat rack"

Is that all he's charged with?

Entering the Capitol isn't a crime in itself. I sure hope the charges are more serious than that, albeit stealing a coat rack is theft, it's rather minor relative to the intentions of Jan 6th.


Is CNN trying to play down the seriousness of this matter?