In court today, presiding Judge in Trump’s criminal trial Juan Merchan ruled that Trump had violated his preemptive gag order nine times already.

That led to a fine of a thousand dollars per offense.

“Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment,” he wrote. As in, I’m gonna send your a*s to jail if you keep it up, idiot.

Trump’s actions during both his civil and criminal trials have been nothing short of reprehensible.

He continues to antagonize witnesses, jurors, plaintiffs, judges, and even court aides.

But that’s exactly WHY Merchan issued the order at the beginning of the trial — because Trump is unable to control himself, and what’s more, he LIKES it when his supporters get so mad that they sometimes take action.

Take January 6, for example. Trump delivered the most inflammatory speech you can imagine, then literally TOLD his fans to march to the Capitol complex.

It’s not like he hasn’t thought this stuff out.

Merchan himself is not covered by the gag order he issued, presumably because he doesn’t care and isn’t scared. So Trump was actually free to rant about him on Truth Social, saying:

This Judge has taken away my Constitutional Right to FREE SPEECH. I am the only Presidential Candidate in History to be GAGGED. This whole “Trial” is RIGGED, and by taking away my FREEDOM OF SPEECH, THIS HIGHLY CONFLICTED JUDGE IS RIGGING THE PRESIDENTIAL OF 2024 ELECTION. ELECTION INTERFERENCE!!!

No, my guy. Free speech is constitutionally defined as a right to say what you want, without interference from the government, as long as you don’t hurt others.

In other words, you can say F*CK YOU to a cop, but you can’t yell “FIRE” in a crowded theater. That’s all Trump does, is yell FIRE.

This is a total Witch Hunt. Hours of sitting down and listening to nothing except EXONERATION AND LIES. The Trial is going like a speeding bullet, because the Judge is working hard to make all of his friends happy. Merchan is Rigged, Crooked, and, above all, and without question, CONFLICTED. It’s a disgrace to our Country — They’ve taken away my Right to Free Speech. ELECTION INTERFERENCE!!!

Okay, Donnie. Your random capital letters and ability to even make these posts mean your Right to Free Speech remains fully intact.