Reporters this week have requested former President Donald Trump questions in regards to the jury and witnesses within the enterprise data trial in Manhattan that, if he answered, can be a violation of Judge Juan Merchan’s restrictive gag order and probably land him in jail.
Merchan’s gag order prohibits Trump from commenting on prosecutors aside from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, their employees and relations, Merchan’s relations, and trial witnesses and jurors.
Last week, Merchan discovered Trump in contempt of courtroom for allegedly violating the gag order ten occasions, and on Monday, threatened him with jail time if he continues to violate the order.
Despite this, one reporter on Monday shouted to Trump a query a few witness: “Is Michael Cohen a liar?”
He was additionally requested, “Mr. Trump, what do you think of the jury?” in addition to, “Mr. Trump any thoughts about the witness?”
He was later requested, “Is Stormy Daniels a liar?”
Trump ignored the questions and, as a substitute, criticized the gag order, calling it “disgraceful” and suggesting he may danger going to jail to keep up his constitutional proper to speech.
“I have to watch every word I tell you people. Yes, we have questions, a simple question — I’d like to give it, but I can’t talk about it because this judge has given me a gag order and said, ‘you’ll go to jail if you violate.’ And frankly, you know what, our constitution is much more important than jail. It’s not even close. I’ll do that sacrifice any day,” he stated.
In this courtroom sketch, former U.S. President Donald Trump, left, sits along with his lawyer Todd Blanche earlier than Justice Juan Merchan, at the start of his trial at a Manhattan legal courtroom in New York, Monday, April 15, 2024. (Jane Rosenberg/Pool Photo through AP)
Trump has additionally slammed Merchan, which he can do below the gag order, and the 2 different New York judges in instances which have been introduced towards him.
“But what’s happening here is a disgrace, the appellate court ought to get involved. New York looks so bad, the New York system is so full of justice looks so bad between this judge, Engoron and Kaplan. You’re tripled teamed with corrupt judges,” he stated.
“It’s a disgrace to our nation, so I should be out there campaigning. but they said two [weeks] and the way I look at it, you’re really talking about three weeks more. And by the way , they didn’t have enough to fill out the time,” he stated.
He advised reporters, nonetheless, that he hoped they might report their tales precisely.
“I’ll tell you what — I hope you report your story accurately. This is a real threat to our country and it’s a serious threat to the constitution,” he stated.
On Tuesday morning, a reporter requested him, “Did you sleep with Stormy?”
Trump ignored that query and slammed the gag order as “unconstitutional” and criticized the trial.
“This comes from the White House and it’s all Biden because it’s an attack on his political opponent that hasn’t happened in this country. It does happen in third world countries, but it hasn’t happened in this country. It’s a shame. The trial is a very unfair trial, a very, very unfair trial. The good news is they have nothing,” he stated.
Stormy Daniels testifies in Manhattan legal courtroom, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in New York in regards to the encounter in former President Donald Trump’s resort penthouse. (Elizabeth Williams through AP)
Meanwhile, Daniels, whose actual identify is Stephane Clifford, reportedly delivered testimony so lurid that it drew criticism from Merchan and prompted Trump’s protection group to name for a mistrial.
According to a report by the Hill, jurors didn’t appear moved by her testimony. The outlet reported:
Jurors weren’t as animated throughout her testimony as they have been in earlier components of the trial — most sustaining straight faces, some showing drained and others taking notes.
Although many watched Daniels, even a few of her extra intimate particulars in regards to the alleged encounter didn’t appear to captivate the jury like different witnesses did.
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