Trump about to be hit with 'significant tactical disadvantage' for defying judge: expert
by Raw Story
Raw Story— Former President Donald Trump has boxed himself into a serious disadvantage in his Manhattan criminal trial with his constant violations of Judge Juan Merchan's orders, former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori told CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday.This comes after Trump spoke about the first witness at trial, his former ally and National Enquirer boss David Pecker, who described how he orchestrated "catch and kill" schemes to protect Trump during the 2016 election, similar to the purpose of his...
Raw Story—'Goading the judge': Expert thinks Trump is trying to distract from David Pecker testimony. A legal expert speculated that Donald Trump could be trying to distract voters from his trial by violating the gag order and picking a fight with the judge. Tuesday morning, Trump's lawyers defended him at a hearing called after prosecutors alleged multiple violations of a gag order placed on him in the hush money case. The order's aim to is stop intimidation of potential witnesses and jury members.But the judge didn't seem to buy their arguments.Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, claimed that his...
Raw Story—Experts urge Trump's hush money judge not to replicate Harvey Weinstein trial missteps. The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial received a warning Tuesday centered on another high-profile New York City defendant: Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The warning to Judge Juan Merchan issued by Brennan Institute analysts Brianna Seid and Lauren-Brooke Eisen of the New York Court of Appeals decision to overturn Weinstein’s sex-crimes conviction and what it might mean for Trump's trial. According to the legal analysts, both cases hinge on the...
Raw Story—Trump slams judge in Truth Social rant hours after being hit by contempt of court ruling. In the wake of Judge Juan Merchan slapping him with a contempt of court ruling, Donald Trump took to Truth Social and slammed the ruling — and the ensuing $9,000 fine — as a ploy to take away his First Amendment right to free speech. Merchan ruled earlier Tuesday that Trump violated a gag order in his New York hush money criminal trial in at least nine separate instances. As a result, Trump will be fined $1,000 for each violation and was forced to remove the offending posts that violated the gag...