Legal and Constitutional Challenges Surround Trump's Alleged Threats and Gag Order

Former President Donald Trump has been accused of ignoring a judge's request not to incite violence by going after the same judge and his family in a speech, hours after the former president's historic arrest in New York. Trump appeared in a courtroom on Tuesday to plead not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Following his late March indictment, Trump has repeatedly attacked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and his investigation while denying any wrongdoing. Trump gave a speech at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where he continued to attack the investigation into him, deny any wrongdoing, and criticize Judge Merchan and his family.
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- Trump didn't intend to threaten prosecutor with baseball bat: lawyer Business Insider
- Editorial: Don’t gag Donald Trump Boston Herald
- Gag order on Trump would be ‘unconstitutional,’ say top House Republicans Fox News
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