{"id":568725,"date":"2023-04-03T22:09:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T19:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/will-trump-be-muzzled-judge-faces-critical-gag-order-choice\/"},"modified":"2023-04-03T22:09:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T19:09:05","slug":"will-trump-be-muzzled-judge-faces-critical-gag-order-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-trump-be-muzzled-judge-faces-critical-gag-order-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"#Will Trump be muzzled? Judge faces critical gag order choice\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/trumpdonald_032523getty_trump.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The judge presiding over former President Trump\u2019s case in New York faces a difficult and politically thorny early decision: whether to impose a gag order on Trump and others in the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A gag order could limit what Trump can say about the case just as he is preparing to use it as part of his campaign messaging, reflecting how the political and legal worlds are colliding in an unprecedented way with the indictment of a former president.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Trump in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of Truth <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> posts has already lashed out at District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) and Justice Juan Merchan.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump warned of \u201cdeath and destruction\u201d if he were charged, called Merchan a \u201cTrump Hating Judge\u201d on Sunday and has repeatedly smeared Bragg for weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWITCH HUNT, as our once great Country is going to HELL!,\u201d Trump posted as he departed for New York for his arraignment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>New York legal experts say those attacks raise the possibility on Tuesday of the judge issuing a gag order, an uncommon but not unprecedented move that would effectively prevent Trump or his attorneys from speaking publicly about the case outside of court filings and proceedings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe judge wants to keep the decorum of the courtroom,\u201d said Jeremy Saland, a New York criminal defense lawyer and former Manhattan assistant district attorney.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe judge wants this tried in the four corners of the courtroom,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis is not a public spectacle. This is a very important case in the sense that every eyeball on the nation is on this, every ear of the nation is on this, and beyond. So there\u2019s a lot riding on this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The former president announced plans to deliver remarks at Mar-a-Lago Tuesday evening after returning to his Florida residence from Manhattan criminal court. But a gag order potentially throws what that speech includes into question.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump and his team have already made clear that they plan to use the indictment to rally political support, portraying the former president as a victim of a politically motivated prosecution in fundraising solicitations, social media posts and interviews. Recent polls have shown a majority of Americans believe the indictment was at least somewhat politically motivated, a feeling Trump and his team will try to exploit to shore up support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s legal and campaign teams are said to be preparing for the possibility of a gag order, and they have indicated they would push back on it as restrictive of Trump\u2019s First Amendment rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump stands for transparency and our American Constitution, and any attempt to prevent him, the leading candidate for President, from exercising his First Amendment right is a tyrannical, third-world country move which further proves that this is nothing more than a political witch-hunt utilizing a weaponized justice system,\u201d a Trump campaign spokesperson said in a statement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll Americans should be concerned about their rights being violated and any attempt to obstruct President Trump\u2019s right to use his voice in order to speak truth to power should never be tolerated,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cThe whole targeted crusade is a complete political farce by the Manhattan DA meant to manipulate and interfere with an election against President Trump and his supporters.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jay Sekulow, an attorney who defended Trump in his first impeachment trial but is not part of his current legal team, argued Monday on his radio show that the court could look at other mitigating efforts before resorting to a gag order.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>When asked about Trump\u2019s recent posts on Sunday morning talk shows, Trump attorney Joe Tacopina put some daylight between him and his client.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he\u2019s been through, quite frankly, I don\u2019t blame him for feeling the way he feels,\u201d Tacopina said on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re asking me my opinion,\u201d he continued. \u201cDo I think the judge is biased? Of course not. How could I subscribe to that when I\u2019ve had no interactions with this judge that would lead me to believe he\u2019s biased.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The gag order would be intended to prevent tainting a jury pool but also would follow authorities installing barricades and strict security measures around the courthouse and the district attorney\u2019s office. Those efforts began before the indictment as Trump\u2019s rhetoric heated up.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Catherine Christian, who spent more than 20 years in the Manhattan district attorney\u2019s office and now is in private practice, said security has been brought to a new level beyond even past high-profile cases, like Harvey Weinstein\u2019s sex crimes trial.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never, all the years I was there, felt that except for 9\/11, when I was actually downtown at that time,\u201d Christian said. \u201cBut it wasn\u2019t because I thought someone was coming after the DA\u2019s office. You\u2019re going to do your job, but I can\u2019t imagine what it\u2019s like to be walking out and you see barricades around the office. Or you see on Tuesday all this police presence, and it\u2019s a little nerve wracking.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The New York Times last week photographed Susan Hoffinger, who leads the office\u2019s investigation division, and other top prosecutors in the probe surrounded by security guards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goodness,\u201d reacted Christian, who indicated she knew Hoffinger well and had never seen her need security like this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Christian noted a gag order still wouldn\u2019t end all of the rhetoric since it\u2019s not just Trump himself who is attacking Bragg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe can\u2019t really be responsible for Lindsey Graham and all these other people,\u201d Christian said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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