THE COURT: Certainly, the court would not impose a gag order at this time even if it were requested. Prosecutors have not requested a gag order. That appeared to prompt Merchan, who spoke calmly and soberly, to respond that he had no immediate intention of placing a “gag order” on Trump, counter to concerns expressed recently by the former president’s legal team.
It is true that as part of that response, he’s absolutely frustrated, upset, and believes that there is a grave injustice happening with him being in this courtroom today.īlanche asserted that Trump “has rights, he’s allowed to speak publicly.” Another of his lawyers, Todd Blanche, objected strongly to Conroy’s comments about the social media posts.īLANCHE: It is true that President Trump has responded, and responded forcefully. Trump passed his copy to Tacopina, but a minute later requested it back, beckoning with his right hand. The former president promised that “death and destruction” would follow were he to be charged and posted racist language and threatening images directed at District Attorney Alvin Bragg.ĬONROY: We have significant concern about the potential danger this kind of rhetoric poses to our city, to potential jurors and witnesses, and to the judicial process.Ĭonroy then passed out printed copies of Trump’s posts to the judge and defense team. Trump’s recent social media posts are entered into the recordĪn extraordinary moment came when Conroy began to reference Trump’s recent social media posts.
The former president was the only person at the defense table not to accept a copy. Trump passed a copy to one of his lawyers, Joseph Tacopina. Members of the defense team were handed copies of the indictment. In saying that Trump had falsified records “to conceal an illegal conspiracy,” Conroy offered a potential preview of the office’s broader case against Trump. Falsifying business records is only a felony in New York state when it is committed with the intent to “commit or conceal” another crime.
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