Former White House ethics lawyer Jim Schultz said he believes the New York judge will determine that President Trump's social media posts quoting others violate the gag order in the hush money case. gag order in the case.
He explained that Trump's actions reference the jurors and express something that someone else said. said on “CNN News Central” to anchor Sara Sidner Thursday, but. “The main thing is that it applies to him, right?”
He continued by saying he thinks the judge will see this as a violation of the gag order and predicts that the trial will continue.
Schultz also added that the trial will go on and people will still hear from Trump on Truth Social.
His remarks come after Trump took an indirect swing at prospective jurors in the case Wednesday by quoting Fox News host Jesse Watters.
In his post, Trump quoted Watters saying: “They are catching undercover Liberal Activists lying to the Judge in order to get on the Trump Jury.”
Schultz wasn’t the first legal expert to question whether the move would be considered a violation of the order. Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin made the same inference earlier this week.
Toobin expressed that he believes it is false and an attempt to intimidate jurors, and therefore, a violation of the gag order. saidToobin emphasized that criminal defendants have fewer rights than ordinary citizens, especially regarding attempts to intimidate jurors.
Toobin stated that Trump is now a criminal defendant and therefore not allowed to interfere in the trial process, especially when there is a gag order specifically addressing attempts to intimidate jurors.
The trial, which started Monday, is the first criminal trial of a sitting or former president in U.S. history. Jury selection concluded Friday and the trial will continue next week. completed Friday and the trial will continue next week.
The case involves accusations that Trump falsified business records to conceal a hush money payment to an adult film star before the 2016 election. He has pleaded not guilty.
