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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAlvin Bragg formally asks for Trump to be held in contempt for violating gag order
New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg formally asked Tuesday for Donald Trump to be held in contempt in his hush money trial for allegedly violating Justice Juan Merchan's gag order. The legal action stems from an April 1 court order that prohibited Trump from making or directing public statements about potential witnesses in the case, including Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels. The order was aimed at preventing any influence on the testimony or intimidation of individuals involved in the trial.
Despite the order, Trump reportedly made several posts on social media targeting Cohen and Daniels shortly after the restriction was put in place. This included a post on April 10 where Trump shared a statement by Michael Avenatti, a former lawyer for Daniels, criticizing the fairness of the gag order and calling Cohen and Daniels "sleaze bags."
In an 11-page motion filed on Tuesday, Bragg argued that Trump's actions were a "willful" violation of the court's directive and demonstrated a deliberate attempt to "intimidate this Court and impede the orderly administration of this trial."
The district attorney's office has requested that the court impose sanctions on Trump, including fines and the removal of the offending social media posts. The memorandum emphasized the importance of upholding the integrity of the judicial process and ensuring that the trial is conducted fairly and without undue influence.
https://www.rawstory.com/merchan-contempt/
MOMFUDSKI
(7,080 posts)I will wait some more.
Mblaze
(367 posts)Of course he dislikes Ms. Daniels and supports Trump. She busted him for stealing book proceeds from her and he was subsequently sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing settlement funds from clients and failing to pay taxes for a coffee chain he owned. He's like a mini-Trump.
Tom of Temecula
(1,632 posts)This is a guy with no friends.
erronis
(16,683 posts)He must have had tons of "friends" back then. I think a lot of DUers were also enamored of him and his striking a noble blow against trump.
Appearances can be deceiving.
calimary
(83,841 posts)For awhile back then, I was a big Michael Avenatti fan. I think, if memory serves, it was because he was one of the lawyers representing Ron Goldman's family against O.J. Simpson. Not sure what happened to him to change him but eventually he was not one of my heroes anymore.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Avenatti
Frances
(8,575 posts)If Trump is elected president, Avenetti could ask Trump for a pardon
SergeStorms
(19,273 posts)Avanetti was Ms. Daniel's attorney, so he helped get Donnie in trouble. Donnie holds a grudge, BIGLY!
Even though Avanetti has had a change of heart while in prison, his words of praise for Trump are falling on deaf ears.
Avanetti did Donnie wrong, and that can never be forgiven.
CaptainTruth
(7,151 posts)malaise
(277,091 posts)Rec
Deep State Witch
(11,125 posts)That's the only way he'll STFU.
TBF
(33,844 posts)LymphocyteLover
(6,464 posts)Initech
(101,485 posts)Sean Hannity and Rupert Murdoch, I'm looking in your direction...