During a recent court session, Judge Justice Merchan refused requests from Donald Trump's legal team to pre-approve public statements or Truth Social posts Trump intended to make regarding his ongoing trial. The judge emphasized the importance of adhering to the gag order, advising Trump's lawyers that their client should avoid posting doubtful content online. Additionally, Trump's team attempted to have the judge review a series of articles by Tom Fitton, Jonathan Turley, Mark Levin advocating for the case's dismissal, which the judge also declined to consider.
Trump's lawyer tried to get Judge Merchan to say whether material Trump wants to post on social media would violate his gag order. It didn't work. "I think that the best advice you can give your client is: When in doubt, steer clear," Merchan said. https://t.co/4mEKwCjPTz
The judge said that he was not going to put himself in a position of vetting Trump’s Truth Social posts for him. https://t.co/CyghFkoQZA
Trump's attorneys asked the judge whether they could present him a series of articles that Trump "would like to post on his truth, but they discuss this case." "When in doubt, steer clear," Judge Merchan responded. https://t.co/vArA8vozxU https://t.co/TecOOoryOY