Will Donald Trump be jailed before his trial? | Robert Reich

The former president continues to threaten witnesses despite warnings not to violate conditions of release

At Donald Trump's arraignment last Thursday for trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election, magistrate judge Moxila A Upadhyaya warned him that he could be taken into custody if he violated the conditions of his release, including attempting to influence jurors or intimidate future witnesses.

Calling him Mr Trump" rather than President Trump - thereby emphasizing that he was being treated as any criminal defendant would be treated - she said:

Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few and The Common Good. His new book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, is out now. He is a Guardian US columnist. His newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com