Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said on Wednesday that the gag order against former President Donald Trump in his New York criminal case is “so unusual.”
“This never happens,” Akerman said while appearing on CNN’s News Central, speaking about the gag order against Trump issued by New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan.
“In over 50 years of law practice, both as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer, it’s not done. And the reason it’s not done is because once you start disparaging the judge, disparaging people in the court room, you’re putting yourself in harm’s way because that’s the judge who’s gonna sentence you. It’s the judge who can send you to jail or give you probation,” Akerman said. “Donald Trump is the only one I’ve ever seen do this and do it in such an outrageous way.”
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
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