Welcome to the beat I'm already Melber. Our top story is this new gag order that binds

defendant Trump in his New York civil trial. That fraud trial has been ongoing. The

gag order is back on. The judge also noting they will be enforcing it rigorously and vigorously and

we've seen the judge deliver on that promise before as we've discussed these

things matter but they only become this big a fight if you have the rare case of defendants who

flout the law against their interests. So Trump's already been fined for this

on two occasions violating this very order and basically been forced to pay for it.

You may say what does he care about fines but remember it was civil fines that forced

him into depositions as well.

It is part of how the system, however sometimes slowly, enforces these rules.

Trump's move comes after court filings showed the judge and law clerk were receiving threats.

A deluge of threats after Trump was deliberately using his public following an online profile

to try to whip up antagonism or worse, potentially other things, menacing things against these individuals who

administer the courts in New York. Now, Donald Trump is expected to be the last

defense witness call to the sand on December 11th. Remember, everyone has the right to silence

and everyone has the right to speak

as long as they don't violate the basic rules of court.

So no one's saying the defendant cannot explain

under oath what he was trying to do what his defense is.

The gag order is about having fair rules of the road so that people with

followings or certain types of supporter fans cannot use their words

to cause illegal actions that undermine the court process.

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