Former President Trump appeared to be testing the limits of the gag order imposed on him in the New York hush-money case on Wednesday by sharing an article criticizing Judge Juan Machan and his family.
Marchan expanded the gag order on Monday to prevent Trump from talking about his family after the former president made critical comments about Marchan’s daughter Lauren. Trump was already prohibited from speaking about court officials or witnesses in the case.
This is the third such gag order as President Trump’s legal battle intensifies.
President Trump shared three articles from conservative news sites in a series of Truth social posts Thursday, including similar attacks on Marchand’s family, and accused the judge of having political bias against the former president. accused of being
two of article The remarks were made by conservative activist Laura Loomer, who claimed Marchan was biased because his wife and daughter did legal work with groups associated with Democratic politics.
a 3rd articleThe article, by conservative commentator Greg Jarrett, made less sordid allegations against Marchan’s family, but it mocked Marchan’s decision to impose and extend the gag order, saying the judge said, “Sadly… He has a disdain for the rule of law typical of modern liberal jurists.”
Trump did not comment on the article, only sharing the link in a post on Truth Social. It’s unclear whether the post violates the judge’s order because Trump himself did not make the comment.
The former president has been an outspoken critic of the gag order and has called on Marchan to refrain from involvement in the incident and to drop the charges.
“The corruption going on in his courtroom, Juan Marchan, another corrupt judge in New York State, gagged me so I could talk about a case that everyone, including the DA’s office, felt I should never talk about. “I have just been informed that I cannot speak about the conflict with “I brought it to you,” he wrote on Tuesday. Posted by Truth Social. “They can talk about me, but I can’t talk about them???”
President Trump faces 34 felonies for falsifying business records to hide hush money he paid to conceal an alleged affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign. ing.
The case will go to trial on April 15, marking the first time a former president has been tried on criminal charges.
The Hill has reached out to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and Trump’s legal team for comment.
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