It has been noted that Judge Juan Merchan heard arguments Tuesday morning on whether his gag order has been followed, and former President Donald Trump is not reacting well to the morning’s proceeding via Mediaite.
At issue are the 10 separate times that the prosecution is claiming that the defendant, Trump, has violated the gag order directed by Judge Merchan to prevent tampering with potential witnesses and jurors. The prosecution claims that Trump violated the order in seven instances of Truth Social posts and three instances of campaign posts.
Trump’s lawyer’s arguments haven’t been well received as well by Judge Merchan, who notably dismissed Trump’s attorney as saying he was “losing credibility” with the court. Journalists in the courtroom reported a series of tense back-and-forths that seemed to have triggered the defendant, former President Trump.
Trump first posted on Truth Social:
Every single Legal Scholar and Expert said thatprosecutor, Alvin Bragg, has “no case.” This list includes Jonathan Turley, Gregg Jarrett, Byron York, Andrew McCarthy, Mark Levin, Alan Dershowitz, Mike Davis, David Rivkin, Kristin Shapiro, Brad Smith, Andrew Cherkasky, and many more. SO WHY WON’T THEY DROP THIS CASE? Alvin Bragg never wanted to bring it – thought it was a joke. Was furious at lawyer MARK POMERANTZ (will he be prosecuted?) for what he did!
Then quickly followed for good measure the ALL CAPS rage post:
HIGHLY CONFLICTED, TO PUT IT MILDLY, JUDGE JUAN MERCHAN, HAS TAKEN AWAY MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH. EVERYBODY IS ALLOWED TO TALK AND LIE ABOUT ME, BUT I AM NOT ALLOWED TO DEFEND MYSELF. THIS IS A KANGAROO COURT, AND THE JUDGE SHOULD RECUSE HIMSELF!
Just minutes after, the Trump campaign sent a fundraising email with a subject line that read “I’m being held hostage!”
