Suspicious Facebook Comment Roils Trump Hush-Money Case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Ms. Loomer posted images from this X, formerly Twitter, account that showed the profile picture of Trump behind bars.
51% : Trump was charged by the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, with 34 felony counts of falsification of business records in a scheme to interfere with the 2016 election.
51% : At the heart of the case was a $130,000 hush-money payment Trump's former lawyer and current nemesis, Michael Cohen, made to the adult film star Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, in 2016 to buy her silence about her claim that she had a single sexual encounter with Trump at a celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe in 2006.
49% : There was a vaguely similar situation, shortly before the trial began in late March, when a MAGA activist and vocal Trump supporter, Laura Loomer, claimed that Judge Merchan's adult daughter, Loren, had an X account with a profile picture of Trump in jail.
44% : Trump has said he will appeal the verdict, that the court battle is "long from over" and that, "The real verdict will be on November 5th by THE PEOPLE."
42% : ❤️.'"The judge then briefly explained under which post the commentator had left his perplexing message on May 29, one day before the jury reached the guilty verdict, making Trump the first former president in the history of the United States with a felony conviction.
38% : The Manhattan District Attorney's Office, who brought the case against Trump, answered on Wednesday, stating that the court "has an obligation to protect the integrity of these proceedings and the fair administration of justice at least through the sentencing hearing and the resolution of any post-trial motions.
33% : The New York Supreme judge, who is overseeing President Trump's hush-money case and will sentence Trump next month, sent a letter to defense attorneys and to the prosecution on Friday, informing them that a person on Facebook claimed to have had advance knowledge of the guilty verdict in the case.
33% : Ms. Merchan has worked as a president and partner for Authentic Campaigns, and her clients included devoted enemies of Trump such as Vice President Harris and Congressman Adam Schiff.
31% : Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts on May 30, making him the first former president in the history of America with a felony conviction.
30% : "In the comment, the user, 'Michael Anderson,' states: 'My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted 🎉
29% : More violations of the gag order could negatively impact Trump ahead of sentencing.
28% : The defense could file a motion for mistrial but, as mentioned above, would have to prove that Trump was harmed.
28% : "But Trump's lawyers argued that "Now that the trial is concluded, the concerns articulated by the Government and the Court do not justify continued restrictions on the First Amendment rights of President Trump - who remains the leading candidate in the 2024 election - and the American people."
27% : By Friday evening, Trump had not made any comments about the Facebook post on his social media platform, Truth Social.
26% : If Judge Merchan accepts this proposal it could take until the end of the month until there is a ruling on the matter, and Trump could possibly head into the debate with the gag order in place.
24% : As the Sun reported, Trump's attorneys sent a letter to Judge Merchan on Tuesday, asking him to remove the restriction, which the judge imposed on Trump on March 26, before the trial began, in order "to protect the integrity of the criminal proceedings," and "the significant and imminent threats against the trial.
22% : The prosecution accused Trump of directing Cohen to wire the money to Ms. Clifford and then disguising his reimbursement to Cohen as a legal fee.
15% : The attorneys further wrote that Trump will face his opponent, President Biden, on June 27 in their first presidential debate, and Trump should be allowed to freely address the case.

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