CNN reports that trmp has found a workaround on his gag order...surrogates.

[spanone]

Congressmen & Senators are distorting the truth of an ongoing trial in a New York Court.

Shameful.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Yes elected officials violating the gag order for Trump.

A man standing trial for election interference who cheated on his wife with a porn star.

SMH.

[Backseat Driver]

6. Case is not about that, as awful as that is; it's about those many exaggerated and fraudulently logged "Legal services"

that were NOT!

[Botany]

2. Illegal end of story

Link to tweet

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. And they can be sued for slander as well n/t

[intrepidity]

3. You'd think Cohen would serve as an effective cautionary tale

of how loyalty to Donald is a one-way street and a dead-ended one at that.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Yes, for god's sake he tried to get his last VP killed in cold blood.

Are these people idiots?

[underpants]

18. Cohen hit on this in his opening remarks to Congress

during his hearing. The gist of it was :

For all you (looking across the committee) that are following him around, I’ve been there and you in some way will end where I am at. I’ve seen him do it to almost everyone he deals with because is was doing a lot of it for him. This is not going to end up well for you.

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Ultimately, it only matters if the under 29 crowd is paying attention

The vast majority of them still believe there is absolutely no urgent reason to vote at all, believe it or not.

It is our fault in the end if they do not vote, we have to get to them somehow.

[malaise]

7. Just saw one

The Speaker -wTF?

[spanone]

9. Their fealty to trmp is disgusting.

How is this not ratfucking the trial?

[MOMFUDSKI]

10. Hey, Judge -

where art thou?

[RockRaven]

11. This might be an unpopular opinion, but

I welcome their public self-debasement. Make fools of yourself. Please proceed.

[obamanut2012]

12. When I got an RO from my abusive ex, she would be breaking it if she directed others to contact me in any way

I would think the gag order would have similar language.

[Jrose]

13. According to the gag order, Djt may not comment on witnesses or attorneys

involved in the case, nor their families...
... nor may he cause others to do so on his behalf.
By calling his supporters who are doing just that his 'surrogates', Djt is admitting that they're doing so at his direction.

Time for Merchan to pull the plug.

[spanone]

14. Thanks...good info.

[onenote]

15. How will the prosecution prove that Trump caused these folks to comment?

The judge isn't going to take any action without the prosecution making a motion. And the prosecution probably doesn't want to waste time and slow the proceedings by causing the judge to conduct a mini-trial on a contempt motion that the prosecution figures they can't win because they don't have proof.

[Deminpenn]

16. CNN also has an earlier note on its

live updates that Merchan was watching the surrogates as they were in the courtroom.

NY appeals court just upheld the gag order which includes a restriction on Trump using surrogates to disparage witnesses, jurors, etc.

[spanone]

17. Well, it's happening and I hope the judge addresses it.

[republianmushroom]

19. Shameful ? Not so much, just republicans being republicans.

[intrepidity]

20. Truly mob boss behavior

It's an iconic scene when organized crime/gang members are on trial and "surrogates" file into court to glare at the jury and witnesses.

That is exactly what this is.