Posted on 05/16/2024 12:42:09 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
Legal experts believe Donald Trump could have flouted his court-imposed gag order by apparently manufacturing a scenario where his supporters communicated on his behalf. According to Newsweek, Trump has been penning notes for his political sympathizers to read outside the courthouse during his New York criminal trial, a move which could contravene the gag order.
The purpose of the order is to prevent Trump from talking about the jury or any witnesses in the hush money case. "Those notes are not privileged documents, and if their contents mirrored some of what Trump's GOP cronies said to the press, the notes could evidence violations of the Court's order," wrote New York lawyer David R. Lurie on X. Trump, eyeing up another run for the White House in 2024, is the first ex-US president to be the center of a criminal trial, reports the Express US. Trump is accused of 34 counts of falsifying business records with the prosecution claiming he paid Stormy Daniels, an ex-adult movie star, $130,000 to keep silent about a supposed affair before the 2016 election......
Ron Filipkowski, the chief at MeidasTouch.com, has claimed that Trump is blatantly flouting a gag order by using "surrogates" to communicate his stance. "We have been reporting for days now that Trump is providing daily talking points to surrogates who show up at the trial to violate the gag order for him. The order specifically prohibits him from doing this," he said.
Eric Lisann, an ex-federal prosecutor, also weighed in, stating, "Trump is not denying that he is directing others to speak in ways that are violations of the gag order - which is a violation of the gag order. The judge, Justice Merchan, can order Trump to show cause why he should not be held in contempt. "
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This is really getting so transparently ridiculous. Like the
Houyhnhnms in “Gulliver’s Travels,” they’ll next be examining his stool to study it to determine if treason was on his mind.
Defendants and presidential candidates really need to have freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
“...could have...”
He COULD HAVE been asking someone to get him a hamburger.
He COULD HAVE been asking how his hair looked.
He COULD HAVE realized that he could have had a V8.
Only Trump, the supporter, and The Shadow will ever know.
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