George Conway on what struck him about Trump’s gag order hearing
by CNN
CNN— 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.
CNN—CNN correspondent describes why she thinks Trump’s gag order hearing was a ‘disaster’. 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.
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...
Raw Story—'It just went downhill': George Conway shares favorite moment from Trump's gag order fight. Donald Trump's attorney Tuesday evoked pity from one of the former president's most vocal critics as he faced off against New York City prosecutors in a contentious gag order fight. Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway told CNN viewers Tuesday night that Todd Blanche's struggle to put a good spin Trump's social media outbursts to Judge Juan Merchan — who barked back "you're losing all credibility" — was hard to watch. "I almost felt bad for Todd Blanche," Conway said. "But that's what...