Judge Amy Berman Jackson criticizes Trump's attacks on Roger Stone juror
Source: CNN
Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Tuesday said attacks from President Donald Trump and commentary from conservative media are part of a campaign of intimidation and harassment of jurors in Roger Stone's criminal case.
Jackson read the President's tweet attacking the Stone jury forewoman, as well as commentary from InfoWars' Alex Jones and Tucker Carlson from Fox News, to a federal courtroom, in deciding to hear testimony from jurors while protecting their identities after Stone asked for a retrial.
Making jurors' identities public "would put them at substantial risk of harm," Jackson said. "In a highly publicized political climate ... the risk of harassment and intimidation of any juror" who may testify to the court today "is extremely high."
"While judges may have volunteered for their positions ... jurors are not volunteers," Jackson said. "They are deserving of the public's respect."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/25/politics/roger-stone-hearing-juror-amy-berman-jackson/index.html
...and Trump responds with a tweet attacking both the judge and juror...
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)TomSlick
(11,109 posts)I'm unclear what could be done at this point. I don't think Trump's behavior would support a contempt citation. Beyond that, I'm at a loss for what could be done.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)judges like Sotomayor and Ginsberg join in criminalizing tRUMP in addition to The House.
TomSlick
(11,109 posts)It is difficult to support a contempt citation for actions outside of court (other than disobedience of a court order). I would expect the judge to be slow to cite anyone for out-of-court speech. An attempt to cite the President for contempt would cause a constitutional crises. I just don't see a federal judge going down that path.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)constitutional crisis.
Evolve Dammit
(16,763 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)Or is he above the law?
riversedge
(70,303 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts).....appoints her to Supreme Court. She seems really dedicated to the rule of law.