CNN correspondent describes why she thinks Trump’s gag order hearing was a ‘disaster’
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CNN— Judge Juan Merchan had a heated exchange with Donald Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche in a hearing about whether Trump’s social posts violated a gag order. CNN Chief Legal Affairs Correspondent Paula Reid reports.
CNN—George Conway on what struck him about Trump’s gag order hearing. Conservative lawyer George Conway joins CNN’s Erin Burnett to discuss former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial as well as Conway’s decision to make a donation to President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.
MSNBC—Why Judge Merchan set another gag order hearing at Trump’s hush money trial. Judge Juan Merchan found Donald Trump in contempt on Tuesday for nine gag order violations in his New York criminal case. The state judge imposed the maximum fine of $1,000 per violation and warned Trump of possible incarceration for further defiance. While imposing the punishment, such as it was, even Merchan acknowledged its relative weakness against this wealthy defendant. But it was nonetheless a historic ruling against the former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee. Yet, that...
MSNBC—Merchan fact-checks Trump’s claim that he’s ‘not allowed to testify’ while under a gag order. Judge Juan Merchan told Donald Trump on Friday morning that he is, in fact, allowed to testify in court while under a gag order, addressing a false claim that Trump made the day before. “I’m not allowed to testify, I’m under a gag order — I guess, right? I can’t even testify,” the former president told reporters outside the courtroom at his hush money trial Thursday as he turned to his lawyer, Todd Blanche, who appeared to nod and shake his head at the same time. Trump added: “I’m not allowed to...