Trump seemed to ignore a judge's warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric about his case mere hours after issue. The question is why — and the answer appears unrelated to lack of impulse control. (via MaddowBlog)
As for why, exactly, a criminal defendant facing multiple felony counts would ignore a judge’s request on the same day as his arraignment, let’s take a step back and consider the larger context.of a gag order is to prevent those involved in a pending case from making public comments that might interfere with a fair trial. Merchan apparently didn’t want to use such a tool, no doubt mindful that Trump is a candidate for public office.
With this in mind, is it possible the Republican disregarded those instructions in the hopes of picking a fight with Merchan? My colleague Lisa Rubinvia Twitter this morning why Trump might be trying to trigger an aggressive judicial response: First, that Trump is spoiling for a public, political fight on his constitutional, free speech rights is obvious. That he could also take this fight to appellate courts, thereby also delaying the real proceedings, makes it a two-fer for him. Second, Trump desperately wants out of Juan Merchan’s courtroom and Manhattan criminal courts generally.
To be sure, it’s possible that Trump just blurted out this provocative rhetoric last night because that’s what he does. The former president isn’t exactly known for his impulse control. Maybe he targeted the prosecutor and the judge because he simply couldn’t help himself.
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