{"id":2081420,"date":"2023-10-27T13:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-speaks-out-after-judge-fines-him-10000-for-gag-order-violation\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T13:44:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:44:12","slug":"trump-speaks-out-after-judge-fines-him-10000-for-gag-order-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-speaks-out-after-judge-fines-him-10000-for-gag-order-violation\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump fined $10,000 for violating gag order, speaks out."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-speaks-out-after-judge-fines-him-10000-for-gag-order-violation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2081420&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Former President Trump&#8217;s \u2064Posts on Truth Social<\/h2>\n<p>Former President \u2062Donald Trump took to \u200dTruth Social to\u200c express his thoughts on the judge and prosecutor following the recent trial. The trial saw witness Michael Cohen \u2062backtrack \u2062on his\u2062 testimony against\u2062 President Trump,\u200c and the\u200d federal judge fined Trump $10,000 for violating \u200da gag order.<\/p>\n<p>In a Thursday morning\u200b post, Trump\u200d wrote, &#8220;The Judge in \u200bthe New York State A.G. case refuses to accept the overturning of his \u2062decisions by the \u200cAppeals Court. This is \u2063a first in the history of the State!\u2064 HE HAS\u200c GONE CRAZY \u200cIN HIS HATRED OF &#8216;TRUMP.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;Also, their &#8216;STAR&#8217;\u200b witness just admitted \u2064his\u2064 statements \u200dwere \u200call a big lie. \u200cHe \u200dbroke down \u2062in court. The Radical Left Judge said he doesn\u2019t care. He is\u200b trying\u2064 to\u2064 protect \u2062RACIST\u2062 A.G. Letitia James, who has no case, lost the appeal, but \u2062has a tyrannical and unhinged Trump Hating\u2062 Judge.\u200c She campaigned for A.G. on, &#8216;I Will Get Trump,&#8217;\u200d long before she knew anything about me. This is Judicial Misconduct, coupled \u2063with Prosecutorial\u2064 Misconduct,\u200c and\u2062 somebody from the \u2062State of New York must step in\u2064 and stop this Complete &#038; Total Miscarriage \u200bof Justice!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Alongside&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related\u200d Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/trumps-civil-fraud-trial-in-new-york-continues-on-oct-25-part-2-post-5516300?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Trump\u2019s\u2062 Civil Fraud Trial in\u2064 New York Continues on \u200cOct. 25 (Part 2)<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/trumps-civil-fraud-trial-in-new-york-continues-on-oct-25-part-2-post-5516300?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/trumps-civil-fraud-trial-in-new-york-continues-on-oct-25-part-1-post-5516297?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Trump\u2019s Civil Fraud \u2062Trial in\u200d New York Continues on Oct. 25 (Part 1)<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/trumps-civil-fraud-trial-in-new-york-continues-on-oct-25-part-1-post-5516297?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This judge\u2064 is a very partisan judge with\u200d a person who is very\u2063 partisan sitting alongside him\u2013perhaps even much more partisan than he is,&#8221; \u200bTrump\u200b remarked to\u2064 reporters \u2062on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>New\u200d York Supreme Court\u200b Justice Arthur Engoron frequently deliberates \u200cwith\u200c his principal \u200claw clerk \u200bAllison Greenfield, who sits beside him on the \u200cbench.<\/p>\n<p>After President Trump&#8217;s now-deleted Oct. 3 post, which shared a photo of Greenfield and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), prompted the gag order against remarks\u2062 about\u2062 court staff, the judge read the remarks in the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>President \u200cTrump&#8217;s attorney, Chris Kise, clarified that \u2062the comments were directed at\u200c Michael Cohen, who was sitting next to the judge in the witness \u200cstand.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, the judge called a hearing on the \u2063matter and put President Trump on the witness stand, where he confirmed \u2064that he was referring to Cohen in those comments.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Engoron\u200b found the \u2063witness &#8220;not\u2064 credible&#8221; and\u2064 imposed a $10,000 \u200bfine for violating the gag\u2064 order.<\/p>\n<p>In his\u200d written order\u200b filed on Thursday, the judge stated, &#8220;I find this testimony rings hollow\u200c and untrue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The judge\u200b explained that the witness box is separated from the judge&#8217;s bench by a wooden barrier, while his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-speaks-out-after-judge-fines-him-10000-for-gag-order-violation\/\" title=\"Trump fined ,000 for violating gag order, speaks out.\">principal law clerk sits<\/a> right \u2063next\u200d to him, supporting his use of \u2064the term\u200b &#8220;alongside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Furthermore, Donald\u200c Trump&#8217;s past public \u200dstatements clearly identify \u200cMichael\u200c Cohen \u200bby \u200dname or a derogatory name, leaving\u200c no ambiguity\u200b about his references,&#8221; the judge wrote.\u200c &#8220;Using \u2062imprecise language \u2062as\u2063 an excuse to \u200dcreate plausible ambiguity about whether the \u2063defendant violated \u2063this Court&#8217;s\u2063 unequivocal gag order \u200cis not\u2064 a defense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the courtroom, the\u200b judge expressed skepticism towards\u200c the defense, noting that President\u200d Trump&#8217;s team focused on attacking Cohen&#8217;s &#8220;dishonesty&#8221; rather than his partisanship.<\/p>\n<p>Following the \u200b$10,000 fine, President Trump&#8217;s attorneys \u200cpointed\u2064 out that Greenfield had \u2063a significant influence\u2063 on the proceedings, \u200cfrequently conferring with the judge and passing him notes.\u200d Attorney\u200c Alina Habba mentioned \u2062that she was \u200cdispleased with Greenfield&#8217;s dismissive behavior during witness questioning.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the trial, \u2062President Trump\u200b continued to post about\u200d the judge and Attorney General Letitia James, accusing them of harboring hatred towards him and claiming the trial was unfair.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday afternoon, he argued that the case should have been dismissed, accusing the judge of disregarding decisions from the appeals\u2062 court \u2063and refusing to\u2064 dismiss the case after Cohen&#8217;s testimony.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 appeals court had previously halted Justice Engoron&#8217;s order to dissolve the Trump Organization \u2063and its related limited liability companies (LLCs) and set a statute of limitations \u200don\u2062 the case. However, the judge allowed evidence and \u2064arguments regarding documents \u2062within the statute of limitations, provided they were linked \u2062to relevant issues.<\/p>\n<p>Michael \u2064Cohen,\u2062 once President\u200c Trump&#8217;s personal attorney but now a \u2062critic, testified\u2064 during\u200d the trial on Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>On \u2064Tuesday, \u2064he claimed \u2062that President Trump \u2062instructed him to \u2062manipulate\u2063 numbers to meet a desired net\u2064 worth. However, on\u200b Wednesday morning, when \u2063presented with a \u20632019 testimony transcript contradicting his claim, \u2062he admitted to lying to the\u2062 congressional committee. \u200bLater that afternoon, he reversed his statement and \u2064stood by his 2019 answer, \u2063stating\u2064 he \u2062could not\u200b recall President Trump ever\u2063 asking him to \u200cinflate numbers.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump&#8217;s legal team repeatedly requested the case be\u2062 dismissed due to Cohen&#8217;s discredited testimony, but the judge rejected \u2062those arguments, emphasizing that Cohen\u200c was not the key \u2064witness and that there was other evidence to consider.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is the significance\u2064 of Truth Social\u2062 as a platform in shaping public opinion and political discourse, \u200bespecially in relation to Trump&#8217;s involvement<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<p>            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/trumps-civil-fraud-trial-in-new-york-continues-on-oct-22-post-5509654?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Trump\u2019s Civil\u200d Fraud Trial in New York Continues on Oct. 22<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/22\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump continues to make his thoughts \u200bknown on the recent trial through his posts on \u200cTruth Social, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-meadows-would-be-a-weakling-to-take-immunity-deal-with-prosecutors\/\" title=\"Trump calls Meadows a 'weakling' for considering immunity deal with prosecutors.\">newly launched social media platform<\/a>. The trial, which involved witness\u200c Michael Cohen retracting his testimony against President Trump and a federal judge \u2063fining \u2062Trump for\u200c violating a \u200bgag order, has drawn strong reactions from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In one of his posts on Thursday morning,\u200b Trump expressed \u200chis frustration with the judge\u200c in the New York State A.G. case for refusing to \u200caccept the overturning \u200bof his decisions by the Appeals Court. Trump accused the judge of going crazy in his hatred of \u2064him, describing it\u2062 as a first in the history of the State. Additionally, Trump pointed out that the star witness in the case had\u2064 admitted his statements were\u2063 all a big lie,\u2062 and criticized \u2063the judge for protecting Attorney General Letitia\u200d James, whom he \u200dreferred to as racist. Trump labeled the situation as judicial misconduct coupled with prosecutorial \u200bmisconduct, demanding someone from the State of New York step in and stop what he perceives as a complete\u200c and total miscarriage of justice.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s posts on Truth Social have \u200dgained \u200cattention not only for their content but also due to the platform they \u200bare\u2062 posted on. Truth Social, which was launched\u200c by Trump as \u2062a rival to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gettr-builds-international-user-base-including-president-of-brazil\/\" title=\"Gettr Builds International User Base, Including President of Brazil\">mainstream social media platforms<\/a>, aims to \u2064provide a platform that upholds conservative values and provides an alternative space for individuals to freely \u200dexpress their opinions.<\/p>\n<p>The former president&#8217;s use of Truth Social to voice his opinions reflects the ongoing influence of social media in modern politics. Trump has been known for his active presence on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-compares-biden-admins-social-media-censorship-to-mafia-style-tactics-as-biden-lawyers-claim-no-proof-of-coercion\/\" title=\"Judge likens Biden administration's social media censorship to mafia tactics; Biden lawyers deny coercion evidence.\">social \u200dmedia platforms<\/a> during his presidency and continues to \u200dutilize these \u2063platforms to connect with his\u2062 supporters and share his perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>However, the reactions to\u2063 Trump&#8217;s posts on\u2063 Truth Social have been \u200dvaried. While \u200dsome of his supporters have lauded his\u2064 candidness and praised the platform \u2062for enabling free speech, critics argue that the former president is using the platform to spread misinformation and incite \u200ddivision.<\/p>\n<p>As the trial continues and\u200d Trump&#8217;s legal \u2062battles unfold, his presence on Truth\u2063 Social is likely \u200cto remain a focal point of discussion and \u2062debate. The\u2063 platform&#8217;s role in\u2062 shaping public opinion and providing an alternative platform for political discourse is yet to\u2062 be fully realized, but \u2062its emergence signifies the growing influence of social media in the political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>With Truth Social gaining traction\u200b and Trump&#8217;s continued involvement in public discourse,\u200c it is clear\u2062 that social media will continue to\u2063 play a significant role in the communication strategies of\u200c political figures \u200cand the shaping of public opinion \u200din the future.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump criticized the judge and prosecutor on Truth Social following witness Michael Cohen&#8217;s apparent backtrack in his testimony against him. The judge fined Trump $10,000 for breaking a gag order during Wednesday&#8217;s trial. 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