Judge denies Trump request to narrow gag order to respond to Stormy Daniels
Source: The Hill
05/09/24 4:39 PM ET
Former President Trumps hush money judge rejected the former presidents request to narrow his gag order so he can speak publicly about porn actor Stormy Daniels now that she has completed her testimony in Trumps ongoing criminal trial.
Trumps gag order limits his attacks against witnesses, among others, forcing the former president to stop pummeling some of his frequent targets on social media or risk jail time.
On Thursday afternoon, hours after Daniels was excused, Trump attorney Todd Blanche argued that the witness had changed her version of events, referencing the defenses lines of attack during cross examination. He needs an opportunity to respond to the American people, and the reason for the gag order are over. She is no longer a witness, Blanche said.
Merchan denied the motion from the bench, maintaining the restrictions that prevent Trump from criticizing the adult film star, one of prosecutors highest-profile witnesses. Thats just not the track record, Merchan said. The reason why the gag order is in place to begin with is precisely because of the nature of these attacks the vitriol.
Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4654627-judge-denies-trump-request-to-narrow-gag-order-to-respond-to-stormy-daniels/
emulatorloo
(44,286 posts)Irish_Dem
(48,606 posts)emulatorloo
(44,286 posts)Hell never do this of course.
bluestarone
(17,178 posts)Come on CRY BABY. Get up there and testify!!
Grins
(7,288 posts)Take the stand, Mr. Trump!
He complained the gag orders prevented him from his 1st Amendment speaking rights...? Well, take the stand! And then answer rebuttal questions from the prosecution.
sheshe2
(84,145 posts)BlueKota
(1,879 posts)He's not one of the little people after all.
Irish_Dem
(48,606 posts)This man never stops working a con job.
ShazzieB
(16,707 posts)He THINKS he should have the right to attack any and everyone, for any or no reason, as much as he likes, at any time of the day or night.
He THINKS a lot of things, most of them b.s.
Irish_Dem
(48,606 posts)The witnesses are witnesses for the entire trial.
C_U_L8R
(45,052 posts)Does he not know how this thing works?
onetexan
(13,090 posts)Chainfire
(17,757 posts)He will probably bust the gag order over this and I hope it gets him the honor of being locked up. He has a legitimate route to air his grievances, just take the stand, coward.
Demobrat
(9,069 posts)and I didnt like what she said, so I should be allowed to sic my goons on her.
Yeah, no.
NBachers
(17,204 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,623 posts)Demobrat
(9,069 posts)he would be putting her life in danger. Not that it is not already, but that would be equivalent to calling out the flying monkeys. The judge and everyone else in the world knows that.
dlk
(11,618 posts)He has to keep his woman-hater ego in check.
Traurigkeit
(534 posts)Think. Again.
(9,080 posts)byronius
(7,418 posts)Marcuse
(7,572 posts)catrose
(5,080 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,512 posts)Jersey Devil
(9,881 posts)Every defendant has the right to remain silent from which no adverse inferences can be made by the jury, or to tell his story to the jury under oath. But there is no right to try to convince the public of your innocense. Trump's motion to do away with the gag order as to Stormy Daniels is complete nonsense. If Trump wants to deny it ever happened (sex with Daniels) he is going to have to do it in court under oath and subject to cross examination.
Ocelot II
(116,096 posts)who haven't testified yet, and could easily anticipate that they'll get the same treatment if he's allowed to trash Daniels in public. Of course Michael Cohen is expecting it, but there might be other, much less famous witnesses who could be intimidated in advance of their testimony.
republianmushroom
(13,980 posts)WhiteTara
(29,739 posts)He can respond in court.
captain queeg
(10,370 posts)He keeps treading a thin line but he knows were the line is.
keithbvadu2
(37,124 posts)It's those doggone perjury traps.
Think. Again.
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