re: Judge Merchan found Trump in violation of gag order for saying Manhattan blue/dem jurors

Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:50 pm to Gham

Posted by cajunangelle

Member since Oct 2012

148096 posts

Posted on 5/6/24 at 1:50 pm to Gham

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What is the judge doing his job or something

I have on Americas Voice on Pluto Free TV Human Events.

CNN cut half the clip. They missed the beginning statement of Trump saying the Judge was conflicted.

Still, how is the Judge being conflicted not a true Statement?

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Posted by dukkbill

Member since Aug 2012

802 posts

Posted on 5/6/24 at 2:32 pm to cajunangelle

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CNN cut half the clip. They missed the beginning statement of Trump saying the Judge was conflicted.

Still, how is the Judge being conflicted not a true Statement?

The decision only references the part made about the jury. I put the four statements from the motion, and the judges decision below. I agree that it seems a little benign just referencing where the jury is located.

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1. By virtue of a statement Defendant made to the media in the hallway of 100 Centre Street, outside the door to Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York Part 59, on April 22, 2024, at approximately 72:40 P.M. after court adjoumed for the day. Among
other things, Defendant stated "And when are they going to look at all the lies that Cohen did in the last trial? He got caught lying in the last trial. So he got caught lying, pure lying. And when are they going to look at that?" Conroy Affumation Ex. E.

2. By virtue of an interview defendant gave on April 22, 2024, at approximately 6:00 P.M. to a program called Just the News No Noise, which is broadcast on a network called Real America's Voice. Among other things, Defendant stated "You know [the judge is] rushing the trial like crazy. Nobody's ever seen a thing go like this. That jury was picked so fast 95%o democrats. The area's mostly all democrat. You think of it as a -just a purely democrat area. It's a very unfair situation that I can tell you." Conroy Affumation Ex. F.

3. By virtue of an interview Defendaflt gave to a program called "Action News" which is an ABC news affiliate in Pennsylvania, on April,23, 2024, wbich aired at approximately 5:56 P.M. Among other things, Defendant stated "'WelI, Michael Cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever ... Michael Cohen was a convicted liar ... but what he did
is he did some pretty bad things[.]" Conroy Affirmation Ex. G.

4. By virtue of a press event Defendant held at 49d Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan on April 25, 2024, at approximately 6:35 A.M. in response to a question about David Pecker's ongoing testimony in this trial: "He's been very nice, I mean he's been - David's been very
nice. A nice guy." Conroy Affirmation Ex. H

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Defendant violated the Order by making public statements about the jury and how it was selected.