'It just went downhill': George Conway shares favorite moment from Trump's gag order fight
by Raw Story
Raw Story— 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...
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—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...
TheBlaze—Judge, Trump’s attorney get into heated exchange over gag order — prosecution’s first witness returns to stand. During the second day of trial this week, Donald Trump’s attorney and the judge had a somewhat heated exchange over the gag order placed against the former president, according to reports.Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecutors have accused Trump of violating acting Justice Juan Merchan’s gag order, which prohibits him from making public statements about anyone involved in the trial and their family members.On Tuesday, the trial began with a hearing on the alleged violations....