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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“”Trump is not denying that he is directing others to speak in ways that are violations of the gag order -”
Has he been put under oath on that question? Or does this former prosecutor have his panties in a snit that Trump hasn’t issued some kinda statement in response to speculation articles in the press with zero evidence?
Is Trump now required to stop writing? Must he be incommunicado with his supporters for the duration of the trial? Are all his supporters required not to speak in support?
Clowns...
One of the notes said “Please pick up the order of the snack trays at the deli which I forgot. Melania will be mad if I don’t come through for the guests later.”
It’s a further stretch that no one he knows is allowed to speak as it violates his unconstitutional gag order.
Yet Comey passing classified info to buddies and cohorts outside the intelligence community was okay
>> Go ahead.... lock him up. See what happens. That gets into some very unpredictable zones in a country of 330 million.
Yes indeed it would risk all hell breaking loose, but IMHO if they try to jail President Trump for this unconstitutional gag order, an adult court will step in post haste, and say NO to the kiddies playing court in NY.
Man! If Trump cuts a fart he’s violating a gag order
“’Legal experts’ believe Donald Trump could have flouted his court-imposed gag order”
If they’re truly legal experts, they know that imposing a gag order on a defendant is ... well ... illegal.
grasping for straws is a favorite of lawfare
the deep state must be torn asunder and traitors given appropriate punishment
Is this the same trial that the Judge and Prosecutor both Conspired to SUBORN PERJURY from a witness in front of the Jury??
Partisan Judges shall make up law prohibiting anything they damn well want to prohibit as their bias and hatred may guide them.
Do you like me? Circle one: YES NO
I will have zero patience for any Republican that gives legitimacy to our corrupt & overly expensive law system.
They will be ridiculed as clowns.
New rules.
If the notes have to do with the case...well, yes it is a violation of the gag order.
Supporters who are sitting in court and voluntarily recognize the falsehoods of the matter and speak out are fine. But, Trump cannot be instructing them, passing notes or making up talking points.
Oh, Bea Ess.
Ireland is now a Communist country.
He’s gonna get detention.
This is going to go on his permanent record.
I hope trump is trolling them.
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