. On his Truth Social account, which has millions of followers, Trump posted the woman’s name and her photo and insinuated that she has a personal relationship with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. It's Schumer, Trump said in his post, who's “running this case against me.” Trump then demanded that his New York lawsuit be dismissed. Trump removed the post after about two hours, but the damage had been done.
It’s way past time to end Trump's special treatment. No other American engaging in the same conduct would be afforded such legal leeway.seeking a limited gag order against Trump in his federal election subversion case is instructive. As prosecutors argue there, “The defendant should not be permitted to continue to try this case in the court of public opinion rather than in the court of law, and thereby undermine the fairness and integrity of this proceeding.
He'd suggested that Gen. Mark Milley, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is deserving of execution; mocked Paul Pelosi , the victim of a home invasion and attack;We know that when Trump targets people by name, there’s a subset of his supporters who will threaten them. In fact, special counsel Smith, “The defendant knows that when he publicly attacks individuals and institutions, he inspires others to perpetrate threats and harassment against his targets.
Barring the imposition of a gag order, what we have seen Trump do these first two days of the New York fraud trial must be viewed as examples of what we can expect him to do on a daily basis in his upcoming criminal cases. He will smear judges, prosecutors, witnesses and the evidence. And in those cases, there is the additional concern that Trump could wrongly influence or even intimidate jurors, issues Smith raises in his gag order motion.