Thursday, June 11, 2026

Trump Pushes Gag Order, Attacks Three of His Judges on Eve of Stormy Daniels Trial

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★ Make Showbiz411 your Preferred Source on GoogleDonald Trump is attacking the judges in three of his trials, on social media. On the eve of his hush money trial involving a payoff to Stormy Daniels, Trump has gone after Judges Engoron, Kaplan, and Merhan. The latter, Juan Merchan, is overseeing the hush money case. He imposed a gag order on the garrulous former billionaire to stop him from attacking anyone involved in the trial — including himself. But Trump keeps pushing the boundaries of all his gag orders. He wrote on Truth Social — which is represented on the stock exchange by a crashing stock price: “Who is the WORST, most EVIL and most CORRUPT JUDGE? Would it be Judge Arthur Engoron, Judge Lewis Kaplan or, could it be that my current New York disaster, Judge Juan Merchan, is the WORST? They are all from violent crime (without retribution!) filled New York, are really bad Judges, are extraordinarily conflicted and unfair, and most obviously to all, suffer from a rare but very lethal disease, TDS, commonly known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME. Please reply here!!!” This certainly seems like a violation of the gag order. It’s also not the smartest thing to do on the eve of a trial. But Trump wants to turn this into a circus than can be appealed. He remains dangerous to the Republic and to the rule of law.

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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