I don't know whether he does or doesn't, but it would probably seal the election for him if it happens

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Does Trump WANT to Be Thrown in Jail?

Bob Hogem, Red State:

Trump continues to take to the airwaves and to Truth Social to lambaste the judge, the jury, and the entire process. Merchan keeps fining him, but he doesn’t seem to care. It was almost comical to hear the judge on Monday virtually begging Trump to stop talking because he really really doesn’t want to throw him in jail. He knows how it will look.

At this point, you can’t help but wonder if the presumptive GOP presidential nominee is playing high-stakes poker. He almost seems to be saying, “Jail me, Juan—see how that plays.” Polls have consistently shown that Trump’s approval ratings have shot up since all the lawfare against him started ramping up. MSNBC nitwits and their ilk breathlessly prayed for a mugshot of the former president, but when it came, it didn’t do what they thought it would. It only made Trump more popular as Americans realized that corrupt processes were at work.

But what would happen if Biden’s chief political opponent was arrested and tossed in the slammer? How would the electorate react to that? One can’t help but wonder if Trump wouldn’t mind that outcome, seeing as he keeps talking despite Merchan’s order to stop. My guess is the American people, or most of them anyway, would be disgusted, and Trump’s popularity would only continue to grow as Biden flounders on the national and international stage. We would see even more how depraved the anti-Trumpers have become, how they’ll do almost anything to bring him down. He’s running for the most important job in the world—the presidency of the United States—yet he’s not allowed to comment on the folks trying to silence him or the corrupt system that is being used to try to destroy him? It doesn’t seem like America, and We the People feel it.

Will he come out Tuesday and continue to flout the gag order, virtually baiting the judge into more penalties—possibly including jail time? My guess is yes. I can’t claim to know his motivations, but it’s entirely possible that jail time is exactly what he wants.

Granted, a huge slice of the voting public would cheer his jailing, just as it did his indictments, and corporate media would celebrate, but the picture of the former and possibly-future president rotting in a Rikers Island jail cell would create an indelible image, viewed around the world and across our nation, and confirming our transformation into a banana republic; I don’t think the majority of voters will stand for that. We find out today.