The Mouth of Trump
Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders are shamefully repeating Trump's hateful lies and attacks against the courts in what may be a violation of Trump's gag order.
The N.Y. judge has warned Trump that continuing to violate the court order prohibiting Trump from "making or directing others to make public statements" attacking witnesses, jurors, and the court's staff could result in jail time. Although this decision was upheld by a five-judge appeals court, it has not stopped GOP Speaker Mike Johnson and the MAGA elite from repeating Trump's attacks in what seems to be a coordinated effort to violate Trump's gag order.
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By Bess Levin
Yes, the same Mike Johnson who says he and his son use special software to ensure neither is looking at porn.
Video: Trump's allies help him get around gag order, MSNBC | 5/14/2024
Donald Trump risks jail time if he attacks witnesses in his New York hush money trial. But his allies aren’t covered by the gag order, and they’re increasingly launching the broadsides that Trump can’t.