{"id":2214508,"date":"2024-04-06T16:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T20:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hes-the-modern-day-nelson-mandela-because-of-manhattan-judges-gag-order\/"},"modified":"2024-04-06T16:18:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T20:18:45","slug":"trump-says-hes-the-modern-day-nelson-mandela-because-of-manhattan-judges-gag-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hes-the-modern-day-nelson-mandela-because-of-manhattan-judges-gag-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump compared himself to Nelson Mandela after a Manhattan judge imposed a gag order on him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-says-hes-the-modern-day-nelson-mandela-because-of-manhattan-judges-gag-order%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=2214508&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--><p>Former President\u200c Donald Trump likened his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">legal issues<\/a> to those of Nelson Mandela. He voiced\u2063 his\u200c concerns on Truth \u2062Social, drawing parallels between his situation and that of the\u200b former South African President.\u2063 For more information, click on the &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221;\u200c button. Former President Donald Trump compared his legal issues to those of Nelson\u2064 Mandela on Truth \u2063Social, highlighting similarities between his situation and that of the former South African President. Further\u200c details can be found by\u200c clicking on the &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> compared his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2956500\/donald-trumped-three-legal-losses-the-former-president-was-handed-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"legal troubles\">legal troubles<\/a> to that of former South African President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nelson-mandela\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nelson Mandela<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Trump took to Truth Social Saturday to bemoan the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-paxtons-attorney-cancels-news-conference-after-gag-order-issued-over-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Ken Paxton's attorney cancels press conference due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-state-senator-reported-results-must-be-viewed-as-untrustworthy\/\" title=\"Georgia State Senator: \u201cReported Results Must Be Viewed As Untrustworthy\u201d\">gag order<\/a> on impeachment trial.&#8221;>gag order issued<\/a> to him by Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan. This gag order is related to Trump\u2019s hush money case, where notable witnesses include\u00a0former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen\u00a0and porn star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Stormy-Daniels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Stormy Daniels<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is so bad what he is trying to get away with \u2013 How was he even chosen for this case??? I heard he fought like hell to get it, and all of the rest of them also,\u201d Trump wrote of Merchan. \u201cIf this Partisan Hack wants to put me in the \u2018clink\u2019 for speaking the open and obvious TRUTH, I will gladly become a Modern Day Nelson Mandela \u2014 It will be my GREAT HONOR.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Mandela served 27 years in prison following his campaign to overthrow the apartheid government. Upon his release, he served a single term as the country\u2019s president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to Save our Country from these Political Operatives masquerading as Prosecutors and Judges, and I am willing to sacrifice my Freedom for that worthy cause,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cWe are a Failing Nation, but on November 5th, we will become a Great Nation again. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN<\/a>!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s trial is set to begin Apr. 15, despite his lawyers\u2019 efforts to delay it further. It was initially slated to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-derek-chauvin-agreed-to-plea-bargain-but-trump-ag-william-barr-rejected-deal\/\" title=\"Report: Derek Chauvin Agreed To Plea Bargain But Trump AG William Barr Rejected Deal\">begin jury selection<\/a> on Mar. 25, but that was delayed due to the motions filed by Trump\u2019s lawyers. <\/p>\n<p>The former president is facing 34 felony charges counts of falsifying business records, to which he has pled not guilty. This is the only criminal trial that has the potential to issue a verdict before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump likened his legal battles to those of Nelson Mandela. He expressed frustration over a gag order from Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan on Truth Social. 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