Supreme Court Shocks Nation: Trump’s Gag Order Stands Firm in New York Case!

Donald Trump focused on something unexpected in July, a few days after President Joe Biden announced his intention to run for reelection and as Democrats unified behind Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign. The Republican blasted a gag order that had been placed on him months prior in his criminal case in New York, calling it “unconstitutional,” in a tirade posted on his social media site. Without specifying how or why, the former candidate continued to assert that the gag order was “interfering” with his campaign and implied that it was a component of an election plot. “Is it really possible to let this stand?” Trump said. Obviously, the answer is yes. According to the Washington Post:

The gag order that prevents President-elect Donald Trump from discussing anybody involved in his criminal trial in New York, where he was found guilty of attempting to influence the 2016 election, was denied by the Supreme Court on Monday. The New York Supreme Court Justice Juan M. Merchan, who oversaw the trial in which Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of paying an adult-film actress hush money to keep her silent about their sexual relationship, issued the order, but the justices did not explain why they were upholding it. For those that require a refresher, In his hush-money/falsifying-business-records case, Judge Merchan first placed a gag order on the then-GOP candidate in April.

Soon after, Trump reacted by publicly and frequently attacking the judge’s daughter, which resulted in a revised gag order. The criminal defendant was instructed to refrain from making public remarks against jurors and witnesses, among other things, but the Republican was told he could still discuss a lot of the case in public. Trump faced hefty fines of thousands of dollars and was held in contempt for playing fast and loose with the bounds. The defendant and his lawyers have persisted in contesting the validity of the gag order, but each attempt has been unsuccessful, even though a jury ultimately convicted the defendant guilty on 34 charges.

Regarding Trump’s fundamental argument that gag orders violate the Constitution, no court has ever come to that conclusion. Accused offenders who are released on bond are subject to a number of requirements, one of which is to abstain from public remarks that could obstruct the legal process. It’s quite typical material. Americans would be led to believe that the president-elect is a victim of some sort. The U.S. Supreme Court didn’t seem to sympathize with their claims, and they have never made sense.