In his Georgia indictment, Trump may face his most serious legal peril yet. While out on bond in the case, Trump is strictly prohibited from doing what he has been doing all along — threatening or intimidating fellow defendants, witnesses, prosecutors, judges or others involved in the matter.
It is difficult to imagine him just shutting up due to these prohibitions, but should he be found in violation of those terms, he could wind up in the Fulton County jail, although I’m sure no judge wants to send him there.
Nevertheless, Trump may finally have met his match in the authorities in Georgia. The terms of the restrictions he faces are no joking matter. For his own good, he needs to finally stop acting like a Mob boss and behave respectfully toward the criminal justice system that has him cornered.
Otherwise, if he cannot develop some self-control, he may ultimately prove his own theory that that system is out to get him as he finds himself behind bars for contempt of court.
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