RUSH TRANSCRIPT Right now ░░░░░░░░ judge is hearing the ░░░░░░░░ s request to hold ░░░░░░░░ in contempt for violating ░░░░░░░░ gag order former assistant ░░░░░░░░ S attorney Andy McCarthy ░░░░░░░░ here People are confused ░░░░░░░░ the gag order Why ░░░░░░░░ everyone this is something ░░░░░░░░ said yesterday Why is ░░░░░░░░ allowed to say things ░░░░░░░░ him in the media ░░░░░░░░ he is not allowed ░░░░░░░░ say things about them ░░░░░░░░ And this order I ░░░░░░░░ is objectionable in two ░░░░░░░░ First on the four ░░░░░░░░ of it you are ░░░░░░░░ It creates this uneven ░░░░░░░░ where people can talk ░░░░░░░░ him and he can ░░░░░░░░ talk about them Now ░░░░░░░░ think that probably stems ░░░░░░░░ the fact that it ░░░░░░░░ legally settled that the ░░░░░░░░ has some authority over ░░░░░░░░ parties to the case ░░░░░░░░ the lawyers in the ░░░░░░░░ The court generally doesn ░░░░░░░░ have that kind of ░░░░░░░░ over witnesses So it ░░░░░░░░ easier for the court ░░░░░░░░ make those requirements on ░░░░░░░░ who are actually formally ░░░░░░░░ to the case than ░░░░░░░░ the case But the ░░░░░░░░ here is when you ░░░░░░░░ a situation if what ░░░░░░░░ are trying to do ░░░░░░░░ shield the jury from ░░░░░░░░ kind of information you ░░░░░░░░ t tolerate a situation ░░░░░░░░ one side is allowed ░░░░░░░░ talk and the other ░░░░░░░░ isn t Going back ░░░░░░░░ what Karl said a ░░░░░░░░ minutes ago the unimportant ░░░░░░░░ or relative unimportant tans ░░░░░░░░ the case compared to ░░░░░░░░ things There is an ░░░░░░░░ going on here and ░░░░░░░░ is in a situation ░░░░░░░░ everybody he is competing ░░░░░░░░ in the contest is ░░░░░░░░ to talk to their ░░░░░░░░ s content about all ░░░░░░░░ allegations about him and ░░░░░░░░ can t speak about ░░░░░░░░ That s a problem ░░░░░░░░ for the administration of ░░░░░░░░ that s a problem ░░░░░░░░ the principle that the ░░░░░░░░ should have robust debate ░░░░░░░░ connection with a political ░░░░░░░░ and that we want ░░░░░░░░ elections decided at the ░░░░░░░░ box and not the ░░░░░░░░ These courts have not ░░░░░░░░ any given any sense ░░░░░░░░ they understand that the ░░░░░░░░ of justice as important ░░░░░░░░ it is has to ░░░░░░░░ accommodations for other constitutional ░░░░░░░░ in this system Cohen ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ to be Trump s ░░░░░░░░ He will be one ░░░░░░░░ the witnesses and been ░░░░░░░░ the star witnesses tweeted ░░░░░░░░ Your attacks of me ░░░░░░░░ of desperation We re ░░░░░░░░ you take the stand ░░░░░░░░ your defense What is ░░░░░░░░ judge deciding on today ░░░░░░░░ holding Trump in contempt ░░░░░░░░ four corners of judge ░░░░░░░░ s order which was ░░░░░░░░ refer to it as ░░░░░░░░ gag order It is ░░░░░░░░ a total gag order ░░░░░░░░ severely limits what Trump ░░░░░░░░ per mist permitted to ░░░░░░░░ If I m one ░░░░░░░░ the prosecutors I don ░░░░░░░░ think today is the ░░░░░░░░ to get aggressive with ░░░░░░░░ on when you have ░░░░░░░░ Cohen saying the things ░░░░░░░░ is saying That got ░░░░░░░░ lot of attention He ░░░░░░░░ a podcast two or ░░░░░░░░ days a week he ░░░░░░░░ about Trump for however ░░░░░░░░ the podcast lasts I ░░░░░░░░ Stormy Daniels was the ░░░░░░░░ of a documentary that ░░░░░░░░ out a week or ░░░░░░░░ ago So there is ░░░░░░░░ of attention being drawn ░░░░░░░░ participants in the case ░░░░░░░░ they certainly have a ░░░░░░░░ to say about Donald ░░░░░░░░ And to my mind ░░░░░░░░ of the political implications ░░░░░░░░ this the constitutional implications ░░░░░░░░ it I really think ░░░░░░░░ merchan should have contented ░░░░░░░░ with the limitations on ░░░░░░░░ that exist in the ░░░░░░░░ I think Trump should ░░░░░░░░ allowed the say whatever ░░░░░░░░ wants to say but ░░░░░░░░ he crosses the line ░░░░░░░░ incitement he can be ░░░░░░░░ If he crosses the ░░░░░░░░ of defamation he can ░░░░░░░░ sued If he says ░░░░░░░░ that will be damaging ░░░░░░░░ him the prosecutors can ░░░░░░░░ it to cross examine ░░░░░░░░ in the case That ░░░░░░░░ to be enough given ░░░░░░░░ of the different interests ░░░░░░░░ are attendant to this ░░░░░░░░ Andy McCarthy there is ░░░░░░░░ lot coming today I ░░░░░░░░ sure we ll see ░░░░░░░░ and grateful for it ░░░░░░░░ you so much.