Judge Imposes Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Criminal Trial
Judge Imposes Gag Order on Trump in Manhattan Criminal Trial
The order limiting the former president’s speech came after Justice Juan M. Merchan set an April 15 trial date for the case, which involves a sex scandal cover-up.
Call me when Trump is detained pending trial. Otherwise this means fuck all
It’s all a load of shit. Nothing of real consequence ever happens. It’s only ever going to happen
Oh shit, @SuckMyWang@lemmy.world has been stopped mid-sentence and hit by one of Trump's Seal 6 teams!
Yeah. Didn't he constantly mouth off after a previous gag order?
We're guessing it will be how long before Trump violates this order?
Did it really take 8 years to make a case about something we all knew was true 8 years ago?
Given the rate things are going it's going to be another 8 years until anything actually starts.
And he better not DARE break that Gag Order! After two or three thousand times he might get a SMALL fine!
Trump, seriously…. Dude- just go to jail.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The ruling comes on the heels of Justice Merchan’s setting an April 15 trial date, rejecting Mr. Trump’s latest effort to delay the proceeding.
There is one notable exception to the gag order: Mr. Trump is not prohibited from attacking Mr. Bragg, who has received numerous death threats in recent months.
Mr. Trump, for example, has taken aim at Michael D. Cohen, his onetime fixer and one of Mr. Bragg’s main witnesses, calling him a “liar” and a “rat.” And in a rambling and angry post on his social media site on Tuesday, Mr. Trump made an ominous reference to Mr. Cohen, claiming without explanation that his former fixer was “death.” He also referred to one of Mr. Bragg’s prosecutors in pejorative terms.
Mr. Trump, who called Justice Engoron a “nut job,” has also targeted the prosecutors in all his criminal cases, falsely accusing them of working in concert with President Biden.
The case stems from a hush-money payment that Mr. Cohen made — to a porn star looking to sell her story of a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump — during the 2016 campaign.
“This Court emphasizes that it hopes for and fully expects zealous advocacy from counsel as well as spirited contribution from witnesses and parties alike,” Justice Merchan wrote.
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Smart move, Mr. Judge. Forewarned is Forearmed.