Experts: Judge Could Use Gag Order On Trump To Prevent Him From Speaking Out
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This would be election interference.
According to experts cited by the New York Post, the judge in the Trump case could issue a gag order on Donald Trump.
The judge overseeing the criminal case against Donald Trump could issue a gag order if he feels the former president’s words could incite violence or influence a jury pool, a lawyer told The Post.
“I would not be surprised,” former Manhattan prosecutor Michael Bachner told The Post. “A court has a right to and often does issue gag orders in high-profile criminal cases.”
But he said it’ll be a balancing act for the presiding judge — who is expected to be Judge Juan Manuel Merchan — since Trump has a strong claim to free speech as a candidate for president.
“It certainly is feasible that if the court feels that Mr. Trump is either acting to instigate disorder or chaos or acts of violence or he’s acting to try to affect a potential jury pool or to say things to deprive the government of a fair trial … yeah, the court could issue a gag order,” Bachner said
Trump issued a warning about the judge reportedly presiding over the case on Truth Social.
Trump said, “The Judge ‘assigned to my Witch Hunt Case, a ‘Case’ that has NEVER BEEN CHARGED BEFORE, HATES ME. His name is Juan Manuel Marchan [sic], was hand picked by Bragg & the Prosecutors, & is the same person who ‘railroaded’ my 75 year old former CFO, Allen Weisselberg.”
The Judge ‘assigned to my Witch Hunt Case, a ‘Case’ that has NEVER BEEN CHARGED BEFORE, HATES ME. His name is Juan Manuel Marchan [sic], was hand picked by Bragg & the Prosecutors, & is the same person who ‘railroaded’ my 75 year old former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, to take a ‘plea’ deal (Plead GUILTY, even if you are not, 90 DAYS, fight us in Court, 10 years (life!) in jail. He strong armed Allen, which a judge is not allowed to do, & treated my companies, which didn’t ‘plead,’ VICIOUSLY. APPEALING!
Terrible!
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