Judge Merchan issued a gag order yesterday and the con violated it today

[Beachnutt]

So how long before the judge enforces it ?

[mercuryblues]

1. How long is never?

[Botany]

2. Lock him up. He is out on bail on something like 40 felony charges.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218811514

[berksdem]

3. Lock the A$$HOLE up...

Not holding my breath... rules don't apply to the Oranges Stain.

[onenote]

4. Unfortunately, his statement today did not violate the gag order.

He referenced the judge and the judge's daughter. Neither are covered by the gag order.

[spooky3]

6. Someone corrected me yesterday to say they were considered "staff"

And that the order included court staff.

[onenote]

7. The judge is not considered "staff."

Judge's rarely if ever are covered by gag orders, because the purpose of the gag order is to prevent witnesses, staff etc, lawyers from being influenced/intimidated. It is assumed that judge's will not allow comments from a defendant cloud his or her judgment.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. That's my take on things too. . . . nt

[onenote]

10. For example, Judge Engoron imposed a gag order on trump commenting about court staff.

When Trump was fined for violating it, the judge specifically based his decision on Trump referring to his law clerks, not to the references Trump made about the judge himself.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24087287-judge-engoron-written-order-on-trump-gag-order

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. tRump's attack was before the order & it did not mention the judge, who is not "staff"

That is my recollection of the timing.

Judges are never "staff". They are in charge. Courts have staff and the Judge is the embodiment of the Court. Lawyers address the Judge with "May it please the Court, could we ....". (As an aside, dogs have pals but cats have staff.)

It is common for Judges to not include themselves in such gag orders, probably because of a tradition of not making rulings that personally favour themselves. In the NY fraud case, Engoron issued a gag order and did not include himself. These are my observations as a non-lawyer.

[MOMFUDSKI]

5. Judge doesn't understand that he is dealing

with a 2-yr old. Longer he waits to shut clown 🤡 up, the worse clown will get. Judiciary? Not so much for important people.

[republianmushroom]

11. How long, have you ever heard of the 12th day of never.

The name is trump, donald trump.