(Apologies for yet another Trump post.)
But given his court appearance Thursday, just funny how he’d start joking about this. I wonder if he actually would, and what would follow. I mean, how would he try to spin it?
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Sorry for the European point of view,but wtf.
A person out on bail joking about fleeing the country would literally mean a direct “go to jail now” card for anyone in any western judicial system I know.
How the fuck is that not happening in the US guys? That’s absurd.
Wow, talk about your serious flight risks.
Only 200k bond though.
This probably isn’t of interest in the GA indictment in which Trump is commenting about, but I’d have to imagine Jack Smith is taking notice that a criminal defendant accused of mishandling classified information is joking about flying to Russia. It’s plausible that Trump has classified information at other properties. While less plausible as Trump is a total dope, it’s technically possible he’s got classified information digitized and ready to go with him to Russia. This should be setting off alarm bells everywhere. Anyone else with four major indictments with 91 charges would have been locked up in jail by now.
If bail is supposed to be a disincentive to flee, what effect is $200k supposed to have on a “billionaire”? A pauper would get that high a bond in this case, and no pauper has access to a private jet.
We need Swedish day fine systems for all levels of government.
If a fine costs a month’s wages for someone working minimum wage, it should scale up and still cost a month’s wages for people who earn more.
That said, cash bail is an incredibly stupid system. If someone is a flight risk, put an anklet on them. If there’s a sincere belief they may flee the jurisdiction, then they need to be deprived of their freedom to travel. And if they aren’t any kind of flight risk get them the fuck out of jail. The punishment should not precede the trial.
