Trump's Hate-Fueled Rants and GOP's Inaction: A Disturbing Reality

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Source: The Daily Beast
Trump's Hate-Fueled Rants and GOP's Inaction: A Disturbing Reality
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The Department of Justice is presenting evidence to support its case for maintaining a federal gag order on Donald Trump, citing the recent surge of hate speech directed towards a New York judge presiding over Trump's bank fraud trial. Prosecutors argue that allowing Trump to freely express his anger could lead to dangerous consequences. The evidence includes hundreds of threatening and harassing voicemail messages received by the judge and his law clerk, as well as recorded voicemails containing violent threats. The DOJ aims to convince the court that lifting the gag order would only escalate the situation.

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