Prosecutors made the unusual decision this week to remain almost entirely mum about the order in which they planned to call their first witnesses in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York.

Joshua Steinglass, a prosecutor working on behalf of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, said Friday evening he would let Trump’s attorneys know the name of their first witness on Sunday night, the day before opening arguments in the case are set to begin, according to a report from the courtroom. Trump’s defense team had asked for the names of the first three witnesses that prosecutors would call.

“Mr. Trump has been tweeting about the witnesses," Steinglass told Judge Juan Merchan. "We’re not telling them who the witnesses are.”

Blanche then asked Merchan if he could have the information if he promised Trump would not post on social media about the witnesses, to which Merchan replied that he did not believe Blanche could make such a vow.

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    8 months ago

    He is too stupid to keep his mouth shut. The problem is the courts are too cowardly to enforce their own gag orders.

    “Please stop tweeting about the clerks and family members of the court.” [He immediately tweets about the clerks and family members.] “Oh, ok, please have a 10 day extension and we’ll give you a far lesser bond.”

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      8 months ago

      Once you put it like that, it’s just laughable how much they’ve pampered this asshole. And he still. Fucking. Complains.

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        8 months ago

        The entire right wing and Christian movements in the US seems to be based on nothing on persecution syndrome. It’s just moaning about how oppressed they are day in an day out.