Not from a jail cell he won't. Trump should be denied bail for good reason. He is definitely a flight risk -- he has access to a shit-ton of money, is in possession of multiple passports (now you know why the FBI so publicly gave them back to him), and has already shown the willingness and ability to cause violent followers to do his bidding -- making him a threat to public safety and national security.

Trump is FAR TOO DANGEROUS to be free once he is indicted. He will attack anyone he feels is a threat to his freedom. It'll be time to finally put a muzzle on Kujo... he can still wimper and whine, but he won't be barking threats at anyone anymore!

My Dear Fellow Traveler,

JUST WHO decides what's false and what's real? Not only totally unworkable but it's the complete opposite of what the Framers wanted.

I am not saying that FoxNews' news division would be required to post such a warning, because they are actually extremely good about reporting the facts as they are. It's why so many good journalists have had to leave the network -- they couldn't take the constant lies coming from the opinion shows that they are forced to work with.

Warnings do not prohibit free speech. It's why before every "infomercial" you see TV stations play at 3am there is warning informing the viewer that the program they are about to see is an paid advertisement and that the station is not supporting or defending any claims being made in the program.

Do you think that Big Pharma likes listing every potential side effect that the drug they are trying to sell you has caused in others? No way! They'd much rather you not know that those eye drops to get rid of redness that they are offering to you COULD cause explosive diarrhea or stigmata in some patients. Or that people who are pregnant or may become pregnant while using the drug, or who may know someone who will one day become pregnant should avoid taking their drug.

We restrict speech and require warnings all the time if there is a chance that people can be harmed by what is being said. Yet we have carved out protections for politicians and networks that allow them to knowingly spread misinformation (lies) without the risk of being held culpable for the damage that their lies have caused others.

FoxNews only exists because our country struck down the Fairness Doctrine that required networks provide equal air time for differing political views. The creation of a conservative propaganda network was WHY it had to be struck down.

JUST WHO decides what's false and what's real? Not only totally unworkable but it's the complete opposite of what the Framers wanted.

The courts can. But so can the FCC commission. When the GOP ran political ads claiming that Obama's policies shut down an auto plant in one state; but the plant actually announced it was closing when Bush was still in office, a newspaper and a calendar could decide what is false and what is true!

We aren't talking about OPINIONS! We are talking about FACTS -- a word that, sadly, on this site has been corrupted by he with one testicle.

Donald Trump knew how deadly the COVID-19 virus was from the very beginning. He lied to the nation and the networks let him promote his lie. Donald Trump could not wear a mask without it causing his makeup to smear all over the place. Over a million Americans died because of his need to always be orange-faced. We all heard Trump admit how deadly it was to Bob Woodward. If Big Pharma has to tell you that what it is selling you could cause you to die, why shouldn't Tucker Carlson or Laura Ingraham have to do the same with what they are selling you? The courts ruled that we KNOW that what they are selling us isn't FACT based. So if we KNOW this already, how could requiring a warning be attached to what we already KNOW be viewed as prohibiting free speech?

https://www.alternet.org/2022/08/donald-trump-conspiracy-even-bigger/

Enjoy!

It's why Trump is so willing to back a wildcard candidate in a political race over the candidate everyone expects to win. Even if the candidate most likely to win is a Trump cultist, Trump doesn't seem to back them as enthusiastically as he the wildcards. When the wildcard surprises everyone, that is front page coverage. That's why, later on, when his wildcard candidate gets trounced in the general election, Trump doesn't seem to care. That loss is not NY Times' front page news.

If Trump does not run in 2024, he would start finding his successes popping up a few pages back from the front page. The GOP's 2024 candidate will rightfully take over the front page spot that Trump has come to covet, and Trump's fragile lil' ego won't be able to handle that.

Trump should take comfort in the fact that his being indicted, convicted, and being sent to prison will definitely get him on the NYTimes' front page for quite a while! And, really, isn't that what is truly important?

Also social media access. For most prisons, all internet time has to paid for and comes in limited, specific windows. No 4AM tirades...