It has come to light that a former judge told CNN on Sunday that it was high time someone put former President Donald Trump in jail if he violates his latest gag order. It was further stated that he needed to be shown that there were consequences for his actions via Mediaite.
During a CNN segment, anchor Omar Jimenez hosted former Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell to discuss President Trump’s recent social media attacks on New York Judge Juan Merchan and his family. Trump has previously used Truth Social to express his frustration with judges presiding over his court cases and has also posted disparaging information about their families.
Cordell said that after going through the initial steps of warnings and fines, it was time for Trump to face what any other American would face in his situation if he violates another gag order: jail time.
Jimenez noted that Trump was “testing the limits” of his gag order, with Cordell agreeing that “he’s tiptoeing very close to the line.” However, Jimenez pointed out that Trump was not known for his restraint and asked, “What happens when Trump breaks that gag order on Truth Social or otherwise?”
[Y]ou said “when” and not “if,” and I think you’re right, Omar. When he steps across then gag order line, and I do hope that will be expanded, there should be only one response: “Bring your toothbrush, Donald Trump, because you’re going to sit in a jail cell for a while.” There has to be an immediate consequence when he defies a court order. That is a normal response. You cannot have a court system that is subjected to these kinds of threats and intimidation. Nowhere else has this ever happened and gone on without any consequences, and that has to change, and it has to change now.
Prior to that, Cordell explained that Trump’s threats are never empty and that the lives of the people he names in his posts are genuinely at risk:
