The former US president chose to disparage the judge in charge of the hush money lawsuit against him in New York and made offensive remarks about the judge's daughter, only one day after the case was subject to a gag order.
Donald Trump voiced his thoughts regarding Judge Juan Merchan on his social media platform, Truth Social. He said that Merchan suffered from what he called "Trump Derangement Syndrome," and he also brought up Merchan's daughter's participation in attempts to harm him.
On Tuesday, Merchan imposed a gag order that prevents Trump from speaking in public about any of the people connected to the case, including prospective jurors, court employees, witnesses, and staff members of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Trump seems to be able to talk about Merchan and his daughter even with the gag order in place, as he was clearly allowed to bring up Bragg. Merchan can decide how to carry out the order, and he has not done anything to stop Trump from talking about him and his daughter even though Trump brought them up as early as last summer.
Merchan called Trump's remarks on a number of the case's authorities as "threatening, inflammatory, [and] denigrating." In the order, Merchan also stressed how the remarks have definitely made the people Trump is targeting fearful, which calls for further security measures to shield them from growing dangers.
The trial will start on April 15, according to Merchan, and he voiced worries about any possible risks.
President Joe Biden's campaign partner, Vice President Kamala Harris, was one of the Democratic lawmakers that Loren Merchan managed a marketing firm for. Last year, Trump requested that Merchan resign from the case.
Trump asked Merchan to recuse himself from the position, but Merchan refused, stating that his daughter's work did not present a conflict of interest.
Loren Merchan allegedly represents Adam 'Shifty' Schiff, Kamala Harris, Crooked Joe Biden, and other Radical Liberals, according to Trump's allegations on Wednesday. She recently posted a picture of me in a cell with the obvious intention of stirring up controversy.
Loren Merchan's marketing company has been promoting her X account, which originally had a profile photo of Trump in a prison cell, until it was changed later on Wednesday.
In his Truth Social tweets, Trump expressed his disagreement of the gag order and expressed worry about how it might affect his right to free expression and his influence over elections.
In a letter, Trump claimed that the court was unfairly trying to limit his First Amendment freedom to voice his opinions on the abuse of police enforcement. He maintained that Joe Biden, Merrick Garland, and their allies were keeping a careful eye on him and planning to pursue him throughout the nation.
Trump's attorney, Todd Blanche, refused to respond to a query about his client's most recent statements.
Merchan's gag order was based on the Washington, D.C., appellate court's ruling that the injunction in his federal election interference case was legal.
Gagging orders, in Trump's opinion, restrict his capacity to interact with voters, which violates his right to free expression and jeopardizes election integrity.
The court's ruling mandated that Merchan give due consideration to Trump's First Amendment rights as well as the need of a fair trial in which participants, staff, and witnesses are not feeling threatened.
The order came the day after Trump used a large chunk of a press conference to attack Matthew Colangelo, a prosecutor for Bragg who has handled cases involving Trump, and made reference to Michael Cohen as a potential witness in the case on Truth Social. Remarks such as these may be seen as a breach of the injunction, and Merchan might penalize Trump.
Donald Trump voiced his thoughts regarding Judge Juan Merchan on his social media platform, Truth Social. He said that Merchan suffered from what he called "Trump Derangement Syndrome," and he also brought up Merchan's daughter's participation in attempts to harm him.
On Tuesday, Merchan imposed a gag order that prevents Trump from speaking in public about any of the people connected to the case, including prospective jurors, court employees, witnesses, and staff members of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Trump seems to be able to talk about Merchan and his daughter even with the gag order in place, as he was clearly allowed to bring up Bragg. Merchan can decide how to carry out the order, and he has not done anything to stop Trump from talking about him and his daughter even though Trump brought them up as early as last summer.
Merchan called Trump's remarks on a number of the case's authorities as "threatening, inflammatory, [and] denigrating." In the order, Merchan also stressed how the remarks have definitely made the people Trump is targeting fearful, which calls for further security measures to shield them from growing dangers.
The trial will start on April 15, according to Merchan, and he voiced worries about any possible risks.
President Joe Biden's campaign partner, Vice President Kamala Harris, was one of the Democratic lawmakers that Loren Merchan managed a marketing firm for. Last year, Trump requested that Merchan resign from the case.
Trump asked Merchan to recuse himself from the position, but Merchan refused, stating that his daughter's work did not present a conflict of interest.
Loren Merchan allegedly represents Adam 'Shifty' Schiff, Kamala Harris, Crooked Joe Biden, and other Radical Liberals, according to Trump's allegations on Wednesday. She recently posted a picture of me in a cell with the obvious intention of stirring up controversy.
Loren Merchan's marketing company has been promoting her X account, which originally had a profile photo of Trump in a prison cell, until it was changed later on Wednesday.
In his Truth Social tweets, Trump expressed his disagreement of the gag order and expressed worry about how it might affect his right to free expression and his influence over elections.
In a letter, Trump claimed that the court was unfairly trying to limit his First Amendment freedom to voice his opinions on the abuse of police enforcement. He maintained that Joe Biden, Merrick Garland, and their allies were keeping a careful eye on him and planning to pursue him throughout the nation.
Trump's attorney, Todd Blanche, refused to respond to a query about his client's most recent statements.
Merchan's gag order was based on the Washington, D.C., appellate court's ruling that the injunction in his federal election interference case was legal.
Gagging orders, in Trump's opinion, restrict his capacity to interact with voters, which violates his right to free expression and jeopardizes election integrity.
The court's ruling mandated that Merchan give due consideration to Trump's First Amendment rights as well as the need of a fair trial in which participants, staff, and witnesses are not feeling threatened.
The order came the day after Trump used a large chunk of a press conference to attack Matthew Colangelo, a prosecutor for Bragg who has handled cases involving Trump, and made reference to Michael Cohen as a potential witness in the case on Truth Social. Remarks such as these may be seen as a breach of the injunction, and Merchan might penalize Trump.
