1/…🧵 #TrumpTrial #Trump #legal Let’s start with this, via @darthstar, because NY has laws that govern #GagOrders. I heard the Legals on TV say the same thing as Sean here:https://mastodon.online/@darthstar/112320741962522803
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1/…🧵 #TrumpTrial #Trump #legal
Let’s start with this, via @darthstar, because NY has laws that govern #GagOrders. I heard the Legals on TV say the same thing as Sean here:
Sean McCabe (@[email protected])
@[email protected] @[email protected] I don't think Merchan's giving him a pass...NY has a process. Gag order is established, then amended, then the prosecution requests a hearing, it gets scheduled (10 days seems to be a minimum window for these things) and then it happens. If he gets fined today, and then violates it again, he'll have another few days to sweat before the second hearing and possible jail time.
Mastodon (mastodon.online)
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2/ Via Lisa Rubin:
As we await the defendant for a hearing on alleged gag order violations, the DA's trial team is joined by the DA himself, Alvin Bragg, in the first row of the gallery.
And he is joined by his chief of appeals, Steven Wu, and behind them, even a now-retired veteran of the office, former first executive assistant D.A. Peter Pope.
McBrien:
9:20 a.m Joshua Steinglass, Susan Hoffinger, Matthew Colangelo arrive.
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6/ McBrien:
For the defense, we have Todd Blanche to Trump's right, Emil Bove to his left, and Susan Necheles to Bove's left, in their usual seats. Pool photographers are snapping pics now.
9:33 a.m., all rise, Merchan is on the bench, and prosecution and defense make their introductions.
Steinglass immediately asks to approach.
Trump, having waived his right to be present at sidebars last week, remains seated at the defense table, alone.
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8/ Klasfeld:
Per BenFeuerherd
in the hallway press pool:"Trump ignored questions about why he did not appeal his DC gag order, if he'll continue to post about the witnesses, what he would do to quell protests at college campuses and if he thinks Michael Cohen is a 'sleaze bag.'"
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9/ I absolutely love color commentary.
Orden:
The oddest moments are when all of the lawyers are in the judge's chambers and Trump is just sitting at the defense table alone, staring forward, with the entire courtroom watching him from the back. (Which is what's happening right now.)
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10/ Here we go…
Klasfeld:
Merchan:
"Two matters have been called into the record.
On April 15, prosecutors "asked this court to sign an order to show cause" on allegations that Trump violated the gag order on three occasions.
On April 18, they did so again on seven more alleged violations.
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12/ Inner City Press (I call him Press):
Prosecutor: I am handing up 10 documents, the violations. Number Nine is the landing page of a Truth Social post linking to an article, 9A is the article that's linked to. Judge, each of the 10 posts violate the order of April 1, which amended the March 25 order
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13/ Klasfeld:
ADA Christopher Conroy:
The court found the "types of extrajudicial statements" Trump made pose a "very real threat" to the integrity of the proceedings.
Yesterday, "here in this building, right outside those doors [...] the defendant violated the order again on camera."
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14/ McB:
Conroy is now talking about an alleged 11th violation: "For the record, yesterday, here in this building, right outside those doors...the defendant violated the order on camera...He did it right here, in the hallway outside."
He's reading a transcript of Trump's words.
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16/ Klasfeld:
Conroy says prosecutors will be filing another application for an order to show cause "on this violation later today."
The prosecutor says Trump seems to think: "No one is off-limits to this defendant, and he can attack and intimidate any one he wants."
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18/ Press:
Prosecutor: The defendant said Cohen put in an invoice, and he [the Defendant] got indicted. So the defendant should be held in contempt of court. On April 10 at 10:07 am, the defendant reproduced a post by Michael Avenatti. Defendant added, 2 sleazebags
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19/ Press:
Justice Merchan: Can you link this to the gag order?
Prosecutor: Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels are known to be witnesses... Next, defendant posted a picture of a document, Official Statement of Stormy Daniels. He added, Will the fake news report it.