It must be a big relief for his targets
The minute the appeals court stayed the gag order in Trump’s NY fraud trail he went after the judge’s clerk again, naming her in his Truth Social feed. There is evidence submitted in this case and in the DC January 6th case that his attacks on her and others have led to hundreds of threats and grotesque insults from Donald trump fans, which apparently thrills him to no end since he won’t stop inciting it.
The court reinstated the order today:
Donald Trump is once again prohibited from attacking the law clerk at his ongoing bank fraud trial in New York, now that a four-judge appellate panel has reinstated a gag order that was briefly lifted this month.
The two-page appeals court decision on Thursday wiped out Trump’s lone victory—albeit a minor one—during the trial that threatens to destroy the business tycoon’s real estate empire.
While suffering through a trial against New York Attorney General Letitia James, Trump has relentlessly complained about the presiding judge’s right hand adviser, law clerk and attorney Allison Greenfield. From the very start of the three-month trial, Justice Arthur F. Engoron slapped a gag order on the former president—one that Trump has repeatedly violated anyway. That fight keeps boiling over, with the judge at one point forcing Trump to make a surprise appearance on the witness stand, then threatening him with jail time. (He decided to issue a $15,000 fine instead.)
Trump’s attacks have flooded the trial court with MAGA death threats aimed at Engoron and Greenfield, according to sworn documents submitted by court security staff.
On Nov. 16, Trump’s defense lawyers managed to pause that gag order by turning to a single judge in New York’s First Department appellate court with an emergency hearing.
However, that decision was overturned on Thursday when a full panel finally weighed in. Justices Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Ellen Gesmer, Saliann Scarpulla, and Llinét M. Rosado issued an opinion saying that “the interim relief… is hereby vacated.”
He’s a disgusting pig and there is no one beneath his notice.
But not to worry. He’s still free to share his “thoughts” without constraint:
Former President Trump spent 24 hours on Truth Social unleashing a torrent of grievances, vengeful promises and links to online conspiracy theories about his political rivals.
Below is a sampling of Trump’s online rhetoric in one 25 hour period:
- Nov. 28, 11:13 pm: Called on the government to “come down hard” on MSNBC and “make them pay” for its critical coverage of Republicans, after previously vowing to investigate parent company Comcast if elected.
- Nov. 29, 12:36 am: Doubled down on his pledge to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, saying “Obamacare Sucks!!!”
- Nov. 29, 12:55 am: Accused writer E. Jean Carroll of fabricating sexual assault allegations against him, despite twice being found liable for defamation for similar comments.
- Nov. 29, 8:26 am: Warned that his indictments have opened up a “very big and dangerous Pandora’s Box,” building on recent suggestions that he will use the Justice Department to prosecute his enemies if elected.
- Nov. 29, 10:33 am: Called GOP rival Nikki Haley “a very weak and ineffective Birdbrain” after she was endorsed by the Koch political network.
- Nov. 29, 12:50 pm: Posted a link to a report by anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer with a photoshopped picture of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wearing Hamas insignia.