@futurebird Of course in this case the judge "snapping" might just refer to— as you brought up in your earlier post— the judge using their normal discretion to give a sharper sentence (such as selecting jail instead of probation) when the defendant is distinctly non-repentant, as would be normal practice. This judge has been AFAICT extremely level headed. But right wing media will cast a level-headed judge going "because of how you acted, you get this sentence" as the judge singling Trump out…