Trump 'shakes head in disgust' as his attorney agrees with Judge Merchan: court insider
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump 'shakes head in disgust' as his attorney agrees with Judge Merchan: court insider

Raw Story  

During a hearing Thursday over claims Donald Trump again defied a gag order issued by the judge in his hush money trial, the former president's lead lawyer agreed with Judge Juan Merchan — and that appeared to infuriate his client. Just days after the New York Times reported that Trump is butting heads with attorney Todd Blanche, complaining that he is not being "aggressive" enough, the lawyer may have thrown more fuel on that fire by conceding a point about his client's actions. As MSNBC's Kyle Griffin reported on X, "Judge Merchan to Trump's lawyer: You're telling me the scrutiny is outrageous, but nobody's forcing him to talk to the press in the hall. Lawfare's Tyler McBrien contributed, "Merchan cuts Blanche off to point out that in certain statements, Trump went to the press, the press didn't go to him.

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Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case
6 days, 21 hours ago

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After the judge overseeing his hush money trial refused to …

Judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
4 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next month. In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside and said Trump’s demand was a rehash “rife with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims” …

Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
4 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next month. In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside and said Trump's demand was a rehash "rife with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims" about …

US: New York Judge again declines Trump's request to step aside from hush money case ahead of sentencing
4 months, 1 week ago

US: New York Judge again declines Trump's request to step aside from hush money case ahead of sentencing

India TV News  

New York: Former US President Donald Trump has lost his third bid to have New York judge Justice Merchan step aside from the hush money case, in which the Republican presidential candidate was convicted of charges involving hush money payments to an adult film actress. Merchan denied a request by Trump's lawyers that he recuse himself from the first case …

Appeals court upholds Donald Trump’s gag order as he again presses judge to exit hush money case
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Appeals court upholds Donald Trump’s gag order as he again presses judge to exit hush money case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two months after his felony conviction, Donald Trump still isn’t allowed to say everything he wants about his historic hush money criminal case. The state’s mid-level appellate court denied the Republican former president and current nominee’s latest bid to lift the restrictions, swatting away a last-minute argument that he’s unfairly muzzled while Vice President Kamala Harris, his …

'So totally unfair': Whining Trump randomly lashes out at hush money trial judge
5 months, 1 week ago

'So totally unfair': Whining Trump randomly lashes out at hush money trial judge

Raw Story  

Donald Trump, former president and convicted felon, randomly lashed out at the judge overseeing his historic criminal hush money trial Wednesday. Trump attacked New York City Justice Juan Merchan one day before the former president was initially scheduled to face sentencing after being convicted on charges he falsified business records to conceal hush money payments ahead of the 2016 presidential …

Trump trial update: After the Supreme Court immunity decision, Judge Tanya Chutkan has her work cut out for her.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump trial update: After the Supreme Court immunity decision, Judge Tanya Chutkan has her work cut out for her.

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. She’ll have to go through Smith’s indictment with a fine-tooth comb and apply the Supreme Court’s new standard for presidential immunity, parsing Trump’s actions into “official” and “unofficial” categories while also determining what’s left of the special counsel’s …

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money conviction
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money conviction

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump’s gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felony conviction, but keeping others connected to the case off limits until he is sentenced July 11. Though largely a win for Trump, his campaign spokesperson …

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, lets him talk about jurors and witnesses after hush money conviction
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, lets him talk about jurors and witnesses after hush money conviction

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Saturday. A Manhattan judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump’s gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felony conviction but keeping others connected to the case off limits at least until he’s sentenced July 11. …

NY court declines to hear Trump's gag order appeal in hush money case
6 months ago

NY court declines to hear Trump's gag order appeal in hush money case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York’s top court on Tuesday declined to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal in his hush money case, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. A Trump campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, said Tuesday the ex-president’s legal team would “continue to fight against the unconstitutional Gag Order imposed by Justice Merchan.” Trump’s attorneys …

New York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of gag order in hush money case
6 months ago

New York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of gag order in hush money case

LA Times  

New York’s top court declined Tuesday to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. They argued that the gag order restricted Trump’s “core political speech on matters of central importance at the height of his Presidential campaign.” But the Court of Appeals disagreed. In a decision list posted on Tuesday, …

Prosecutors want Donald Trump to remain under a gag order at least until he’s sentenced July 11
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors want Donald Trump to remain under a gag order at least until he’s sentenced July 11

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to keep Donald Trump ’s gag order in place in his hush money criminal case at least until the former president is sentenced in July, opposing a defense request that the restrictions be lifted following his felony convictions last week. Merchan issued Trump’s gag order on March 26, a few weeks …

"Never saw a glimmer of a smile": Trump complains about the jury as he tries to lift his gag order
6 months, 2 weeks ago

"Never saw a glimmer of a smile": Trump complains about the jury as he tries to lift his gag order

Salon  

Donald Trump, now a convicted felon awaiting sentencing in his New York trial, is claiming that the jury not smiling at him is proof that the trial was a rigged and biased affair, The Daily Beast reports. Trump is barred, under a gag order, from going after jurors, witnesses, court staff and Judge Juan Merchan's family due to concerns over …

'Very disjointed': Donald Trump rambles aimlessly in unscripted guilty verdict speech
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Very disjointed': Donald Trump rambles aimlessly in unscripted guilty verdict speech

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump addressed the public in an extensive address on Friday in which he rambled aimlessly about nondisclosure agreements, his gag order, and maintained that the crimes he was convicted of never happened or weren't illegal. "He's railing against almost everything," CNN's Wolf Blitzer said, pointing out that Trump did not have a teleprompter. After spending years claiming …

Alina Habba busted over claim Trump judge hid 'smirk' after hearing verdict
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Alina Habba busted over claim Trump judge hid 'smirk' after hearing verdict

Raw Story  

Donald Trump spokeswoman and his former lawyer, Alina Habba, claimed that Judge Juan Merchan was forced to cover his mouth to hide his glee over the conviction of the ex-president — but others in the courtroom are calling the comment untrue. Habba claimed on Fox News that Merchan covered his face and was "probably" smiling after hearing the jury's decision. …

'Bad stuff happens': Judge Merchan faces hanging threats linked to Trump misinformation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Bad stuff happens': Judge Merchan faces hanging threats linked to Trump misinformation

Raw Story  

New York Justice Juan Merchan reportedly received death threats after misinformation about the hush money trial was spread by supporters of former President Donald Trump. One Fox News analyst sent a viral message on social media, saying the judge "told the jury that they do not need unanimity to convict" Trump. "urors have to agree unanimously that Trump committed a …

Trump melts down in lengthy statement about Judge Merchan hours before closing arguments
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump melts down in lengthy statement about Judge Merchan hours before closing arguments

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Monday had a social media meltdown, tearing into the criminal justice system and Judge Juan Merchan, the jurist overseeing the ex-president's criminal hush money cover-up case, hours before the case is set to go to closing arguments. Trump, who less than an hour before complained that the prosecution was going second in closing arguments, something Trump said …

Trump unleashes massive exaggeration in furious pre-Memorial Day weekend post
7 months ago

Trump unleashes massive exaggeration in furious pre-Memorial Day weekend post

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump repeated his oft-heard rant against his “sham” criminal trial Friday — but added an outrageously exaggerated claim. But, among the usual complaints that he’s voiced many times, was a claim that every legal scholar agrees that Merchan must be stopped. “The Judge CANNOT be allowed to do further damage to Justice in New York and our …

The unhinged outburst the Trump trial judge DIDN'T want you to see: Police were ordered to clear the court... but ALAN DERSHOWITZ stayed - and witnessed the most shocking moment of his 60-year legal c
7 months ago

The unhinged outburst the Trump trial judge DIDN'T want you to see: Police were ordered to clear the court... but ALAN DERSHOWITZ stayed - and witnessed the most shocking moment of his 60-year legal c

Daily Mail  

The stench of deceit hung in the air as I sat in the front row of a Manhattan courtroom. Seated on the witness stand, no more than a few feet from me, I watched in disbelief as Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen told the jury one seeming lie after another. Instead, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan should …

Trump Trial Chaos: Judge Clears Courtroom Over Witness Behavior
7 months ago

Trump Trial Chaos: Judge Clears Courtroom Over Witness Behavior

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Chaos enveloped Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan Monday afternoon after a defense witness verbally tangled with Judge Juan Merchan, causing the courtroom to be cleared ― and earning a severe rebuke in return. Costello dramatically shook his head in exasperation at one point, then muttered “ridiculous” into the microphone while attorneys from both sides were discussing …

'You don't give me side eye!' Chaos erupts as witness drives Trump judge into a fury
7 months ago

'You don't give me side eye!' Chaos erupts as witness drives Trump judge into a fury

Raw Story  

Judge Juan Merchan cleared his courtroom on Monday as a defense witness' behavior sent Donald Trump's hush money trial into chaos. Calling the witness, Robert Costello, caused protest as prosecutors objected and demanded a sidebar conversation with the judge As the attorneys approached Merchan's bench, and Costello could be heard muttering, "This is ridiculous," reported News National reporter Libby Dean. …

'No!' Trump lawyer slapped down by hush money judge amid rocky Michael Cohen cross
7 months, 1 week ago

'No!' Trump lawyer slapped down by hush money judge amid rocky Michael Cohen cross

Raw Story  

Manhattan Criminal Court — Laughter erupted Thursday during former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial when his attorney made a plea to the judge — and received a swift and stern "No." Todd Blanche asked to approach Judge Juan Merchan within the first 15 minutes of his second day of cross-examining Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen. Cohen appeared in …

Judge Merchan "visibly annoyed" by Trump's courthouse entourage of Republican politicians
7 months, 1 week ago

Judge Merchan "visibly annoyed" by Trump's courthouse entourage of Republican politicians

Salon  

Donald Trump is no longer attending his hush money trial alone, now enjoying a growing crew of GOP hanger-ons who are helping him circumvent his gag order by acting as "surrogates" outside the courthouse. As Alternet notes, Trump's entourage may be pleasing to the former president, but it's now annoying Judge Juan Merchan. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reported that Merchan was …

Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
7 months, 1 week ago

Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The alleged sexual encounter at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial got a graphic airing in court this past week as porn actor Stormy Daniels shared her account before a rapt jury. Though she’s shared details before, one striking aspect of her testimony centered on her perception of an “imbalance of power” in the Lake …

Maggie Haberman Names Moment Trump Judge ‘Finally Just Had Enough’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Maggie Haberman Names Moment Trump Judge ‘Finally Just Had Enough’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman on Thursday pinpointed the development in Donald Trump’s hush money trial that she believes signaled Judge Juan Merchan “had finally just had enough” of antics from the defense. Haberman acknowledged on CNN that Trump’s legal team “really doesn’t like” Merchan but said he’s actually “tried being really fair on a bunch …

NYT's Maggie Haberman pinpoints moment Judge Merchan 'had enough' of Trump's defense team
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NYT's Maggie Haberman pinpoints moment Judge Merchan 'had enough' of Trump's defense team

Raw Story  

One reporter thinks that push has come to shove for Judge Juan Merchan when it comes to Donald Trump's lawyers. Merchan used a sidebar to coax Trump's attorney Blanche to subdue Trump's swearing outbursts and get him to stop "cursing audibly." Haberman, who had attended Trump's defamation trial involving columnist E. Jean Carroll where he openly challenged Judge Lewis Kaplan …

Stormy Daniels issues a dare to Trump after her testimony in criminal trial
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Stormy Daniels issues a dare to Trump after her testimony in criminal trial

Raw Story  

Adult film star and director Stormy Daniels went out of her way to troll former President Donald Trump after her second day of testimony at the Manhattan hush money trial on Thursday. The gag order, which Trump's defense counsel unsuccessfully tried to amend after the day's testimony Thursday, only prohibits Trump from attacking certain sensitive people, like witnesses, jurors, and …

'Losing patience': N.Y. judge reportedly at end of his rope over Trump witness tampering
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Losing patience': N.Y. judge reportedly at end of his rope over Trump witness tampering

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is increasingly enraging Judge Juan Merchan with his antics that appear to be calculated to intimidate witnesses and jurors, Aaron Blake wrote for The Washington Post. The New York trial, where Trump is accused of business fraud for concealing an alleged hush payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in a purported scheme to undermine the …

Judge scolded Trump for calling Stormy Daniels' salacious story 'bulls***' and porn star claimed she had a 'panic attack' during sex: What the jury didn't hear from wild testimony
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge scolded Trump for calling Stormy Daniels' salacious story 'bulls***' and porn star claimed she had a 'panic attack' during sex: What the jury didn't hear from wild testimony

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump made his fury clear as Stormy Daniels described the moment when she claimed to have spanked him with a rolled up magazine during a long-ago hotel encounter. Earlier Judge Juan Merchan asked defense lawyer Todd Blanche to warn him about his behavior The official transcript reveals how Merchan called up both sets of lawyers to discuss Trump's behavior …

'He is cursing audibly': Lawyer warned to control Trump during Stormy Daniels testimony
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'He is cursing audibly': Lawyer warned to control Trump during Stormy Daniels testimony

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's attorney was warned by Judge Juan Merchan to get control of his client during their Manhattan hush money trial — and in particular, get him to stop "cursing audibly." The interaction between Merchan and attorney Todd Blanche, reported by CNN's Kaitlan Collins, came as adult film star Stormy Daniels came in to testify about her alleged …

Trump walks right up to the line on gag order by commenting on next witness
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump walks right up to the line on gag order by commenting on next witness

Raw Story  

Donald Trump tested the limits of his gag order after New York justice Juan Merchan put him on notice that jail could be next. The former president is prohibited by court order from publicly commenting on witnesses and jurors in his hush money trial, and the judge is not requiring prosecutors to provide advance notice of witnesses because Trump's lawyers …

Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump in occasionally graphic testimony
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump in occasionally graphic testimony

LA Times  

In this courtroom sketch, Stormy Daniels testifies as Judge Juan Merchan looks on in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday. Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday at former President Trump’s hush money trial, describing for jurors a sexual encounter the porn actor says she had with him in 2006 that resulted in her being paid off to keep silent during the …

Judge warns Trump of potential jail time for violating gag order
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge warns Trump of potential jail time for violating gag order

Hindustan Times  

By Jack Queen, Luc Cohen and Andy Sullivan Judge warns Trump of potential jail time for violating gag order NEW YORK, - The judge in Donald Trump's criminal trial fined him $1,000 and held him in contempt of court for a 10th time on Monday for violating a gag order and warned that further violations could land the former president …

Judge in Trump’s hush money case clarifies gag order doesn’t prevent ex-president from testifying
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge in Trump’s hush money case clarifies gag order doesn’t prevent ex-president from testifying

Associated Press  

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial has clarified that the gag order pertaining to the former president doesn’t prohibit him from testifying on his own behalf. “The order restricting extrajudicial statements does not prevent you from testifying in any way,” Merchan said in court in New York, adding that the order does not limit what Trump says on …

Judge fact-checks Trump to his face after rant over gag order
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge fact-checks Trump to his face after rant over gag order

Raw Story  

MANHATTAN CRIMINAL COURT — Donald Trump's judge launched into Friday's hearing by fact-checking the former president's claim that a gag order was stopping him from taking the stand in his own defense. Trump was fined $9,000 earlier this week for violating the order, which forbids him from talking about potential witnesses, jurors, court staff or their families in the case, …

The Degradation of Donald Trump Attorney Todd Blanche Is Already Complete
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Degradation of Donald Trump Attorney Todd Blanche Is Already Complete

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. Keep whining, crying and violating the gag order you petulant defendant!’ ” —Donald Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche, referring to a social media post by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, a witness in the ongoing …

Judge loses patience with Trump lawyer as he claims there was no gag order violation
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge loses patience with Trump lawyer as he claims there was no gag order violation

Raw Story  

Justice Juan Merchan appeared to lose patience with Donald Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, in the hearing on Thursday about potential violations of a gag order, legal analysts and reporters in the courtroom posted on social media. The latest accusations are related to Trump's attacks on his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, who will be a witness in the trial. Trump faces …

Judge schools Trump attorney who suggests gag order includes Joe Biden
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge schools Trump attorney who suggests gag order includes Joe Biden

Raw Story  

New York Justice Juan Merchan corrected Todd Blanche, an attorney for Donald Trump, after he said a gag order prevented the former president from responding to his opponent, President Joe Biden. The exchange came during a Thursday hearing, during which prosecutors presented evidence that Trump had violated a limited gag order multiple times. During oral arguments, Blanche complained that Biden …

George Conway: Trump gave me the 'stink eye' when he saw me in court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

George Conway: Trump gave me the 'stink eye' when he saw me in court

Raw Story  

Conservative lawyer and outspoken Donald Trump critic George Conway appeared on MSNBC on Tuesday to recount his momentary stare down with former President Donald Trump in a Manhattan courtroom. "Did Trump see you in the courtroom today," she asked. "I happened to have a seat on the aisle on the right-hand side and I am just sitting there and he …

'It's hard for me to stand it': Alina Habba bursts with frustration over Trump's gag order
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'It's hard for me to stand it': Alina Habba bursts with frustration over Trump's gag order

Raw Story  

Alina Habba, Donald Trump's attorney, expressed frustration Tuesday after New York Justice Juan Merchan fined her client $9,000 for violating a limited gag order. During an interview on Fox News, Habba was asked if Trump would obey the gag order now that a judge has found him in contempt of court and threatened him with jail. "He can't go on …

'It won't stop him': Judge urged to go further after fining Trump for contempt of court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'It won't stop him': Judge urged to go further after fining Trump for contempt of court

Raw Story  

New York Judge Juan Merchan slapped former President Donald Trump with a $9,000 contempt of court fine on Tuesday for repeatedly violating the gag order in his Manhattan hush money trial to publicly attack witnesses and jurors — and warned him that a stay on Rikers Island could be in his future if he continues on his current path. "BREAKING: …

Trump lawyer now the 'focus of his wrath' for being 'insufficiently aggressive': report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump lawyer now the 'focus of his wrath' for being 'insufficiently aggressive': report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is reportedly very displeased that the attorney representing him in his hush-money trial isn't being belligerent enough in court. The New York Times reports that attorney Todd Blanche has in recent days become "the focus" of Trump's "episodic wrath" over the hush-money trial, in which he stands accused of falsifying business records to cover up payments …

Former U.S. attorney: Judge will take Trump to the 'woodshed' over gag order
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Former U.S. attorney: Judge will take Trump to the 'woodshed' over gag order

Raw Story  

Former U.S. Attorney Michael Moore expected New York Justice Juan Merchan to take Donald Trump to the "woodshed" for violating a gag order in his hush-money case. During a Monday interview on CNN, Moore told host Jim Acosta that the delay in resolving accusations that the gag order has been violated was part of the "sausage making" in court. "And …

Judge Merchan's 'inexplicable lapse' lets Trump 'run rampant': CNN analyst
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Merchan's 'inexplicable lapse' lets Trump 'run rampant': CNN analyst

Raw Story  

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig on Monday expressed dismay that Judge Juan Merchan has not yet ruled on whether former President Donald Trump had violated a gag order he set that barred him from publicly attacking witnesses and jurors. Although Honig gave Merchan strong marks overall for his handling of the trial, he was perplexed as to why the judge …

Trump 'desperately wants to avoid jail' despite bluster over gag order: insiders
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump 'desperately wants to avoid jail' despite bluster over gag order: insiders

Raw Story  

This week Donald Trump will likely face the consequences of his actions when Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan will rule on sanctions against the former president for violating his gag order regarding disparaging witnesses and jurors in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial. According to a report from the New York Times by Maggie Haberman and Jonah E. Bromwich, there is …

Judge Merchan has a 'tool' to make Trump's lawyers 'rein in their client': ex-prosecutor
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Merchan has a 'tool' to make Trump's lawyers 'rein in their client': ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

Judge Juan Merchan, the jurist overseeing Donald Trump's criminal case in New York over an alleged hush-money cover up scheme, is hanging something over the head of the former president's attorneys, a former prosecutor said on Saturday. Legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti appeared on MSNBC, where he was asked why Merchan hasn't ruled on whether Trump has …

'This becomes a Rigged Election!' Trump demands judge lift gag order in hush money case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'This becomes a Rigged Election!' Trump demands judge lift gag order in hush money case

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's team sent out a rambling social media post demanding Judge Juan Merchan lift the gag order in his criminal trial. His campaign then issued the statement in a post on Truth Social, claiming Trump was barred from discussing the trial due to the gag order. "He is being inundated by the Media with questions because of …

Gag order breach? Trump targeted Cohen in taped interview hours before contempt hearing
8 months ago

Gag order breach? Trump targeted Cohen in taped interview hours before contempt hearing

Raw Story  

Hours before his attorneys would mount a defense on Tuesday claiming he had not violated his gag order Donald Trump might have done just that in a 12-minute taped interview that morning, which did not air until later that day. Prosecutors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office told Judge Juan Merchan that the ex-president violated the gag order ten …

Trump contempt of court: Justice Merchan is not happy with Todd Blanche.
8 months ago

Trump contempt of court: Justice Merchan is not happy with Todd Blanche.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. It’s only the second full day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York and Justice Juan Merchan already appeared ready to hold the former president in violation of a pretrial gag order and to fine him up to $10,000 for contempt of court. Merchan appeared to agree with …

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