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CNN analyst Mark Preston believes that if former President Trump is imprisoned for breaking the gag order in his hush money trial, there would be widespread social upheaval and it would benefit him in the polls. Preston, along with CNN’s Jim Acosta and others, discussed the potential for Judge Juan Merchan to temporarily place the former president in a holding cell after he deliberately disobeyed the expanded gag order, which prohibits Trump from publicly criticizing witnesses, prosecutors, court staff, jurors, and the judge’s family.

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said on Thursday that he believes additional jurors will be required for former President Trump’s hush money trial, as some may become anxious and wish to be excused. “Jurors become unwell, jurors become anxious. Some of them could be frightened by a social…

Stephen A. Smith criticized the hush money trial against former President Trump in Thursday comments, saying he wants to see him “lose the right way.” As primarily Democratic voter, the sports commentator said he is “utterly disgusted” with Trump’s criminal trial, which kicked off Monday with jury selection. Smith said he sees it as Democrats…

Former President Trump lashed out against the New York judge overseeing his hush money criminal trial Tuesday, one day after he was hit with a gag order in the case, arguing such an order is not fair when others “can talk about” him. “I just was informed that another corrupt New York Judge, Juan Merchan,…

Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Michael Steele labeled former President Trump a “visceral animal” after Trump shared a video showing President Biden tied up in the back of a truck and a string of criticisms about judges overseeing his legal cases. Steele, a political analyst for MSNBC, stated on Saturday that the concept of considering the consequences before…

Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance predicts that the gag order in the hush money case involving former President Trump will probably be expanded, following Trump’s recent criticisms of the New York judge and his daughter. “Judges usually don’t defend themselves because they don’t feel the need to,” Vance, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District…

Michael Cohen, the former lawyer of ex-President Trump, criticized the Department of Justice (DOJ) for not being clear in the New York hush money case before a hearing on Monday. Cohen, Trump’s past fixer, appeared on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” Saturday where he expressed anger that his request for documents in the case has been met with silence, while his former boss requests documents and they suddenly appear.

Adult film star Stormy Daniels said in a new documentary she accepted hush money from former President Trump because she was “terrified” for her life. Daniels, in the film streaming on Peacock, said she was “very relieved” when her former manager Gina Rodriguez reached out and offered her “the chance to keep it quiet.” “I…

Former President Trump said on Wednesday that he sees himself as the most criticized president in the country's history, mentioning his many legal issues, impeachment attempts, and opposition from different political groups. Trump told Greg Kelly from Newsmax that Andrew Jackson was treated the worst as a president, with Abraham Lincoln – who was famously assassinated – coming in second. However, Trump continued, his experience has been worse than both.