Toobin Says Trump ‘Clearly’ Violated Gag Order with Social Media Post: ‘An Attempt to Intimidate Jurors’

EXCERPT:

TOOBIN: "But more importantly, it‘s clearly, I think, an attempt to intimidate jurors. And it is clearly barred by the gag order in this case. I mean, Donald Trump doesn‘t seem to realize that he is now a criminal defendant, and criminal defendants have different and lesser rights than ordinary citizens. They are not allowed to interfere in in the trial process, especially when there is a gag order that specifically addresses attempts to intimidate jurors. I mean, it is just not permissible. And I think prosecutors who will have already asked to have him found in contempt for other violations, where he‘s talked about with witnesses, this, in many respects, is much more serious because judges take the jury and the integrity of the jury as almost sacrosanct. And the idea that he‘s intimidating the jury is something that I think Judge Merchan is going to be very concerned about. He‘s already scheduled a hearing for the other contempt issue next week, but this may prompt him to move it up."

(Via Mediaite)