Staff Reports
The Supreme Court’s recent refusal to lift a gag order on President-elect Donald Trump, who seems to be living rent-free in the minds of his liberal adversaries, has stirred the pot once again. This decision, handed down by Justice Samuel Alito, marks yet another triumph for an activist judiciary determined to sideline Trump’s free speech in what many see as a politically motivated charade. The left continues to use the judicial system as a weapon, hoping to silence the man they love to hate, thereby cementing their grip on power.
The gag order originated from Trump’s ongoing criminal trial in New York, a spectacle that feels more akin to a soap opera than a legitimate judicial proceeding. This year alone, Trump was hit with a staggering 34 felony counts for supposedly falsifying business records related to hush money payments—yes, hush money that has been the focus of a media frenzy, with a cast of characters straight out of a telenovela. To add insult to injury, Judge Juan Merchan has selectively lifted parts of this gag order but has held firm on protecting court personnel and jurors, effectively boxing Trump into a corner where he can’t defend himself in public.
Trump insists that the restrictions violate his First Amendment rights, which any rational person would agree with, but rationality seems to be in short supply among those orchestrating this “justice.” Irony abounds as Missouri’s Attorney General Andrew Bailey attempted to challenge the gag order on behalf of state voters. One could only assume that those same voters feel more gagged than the ex-President himself—who appears to be the one truly on trial here.
NEW: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to lift a gag order restricting President-elect Donald Trump amid uncertainty surrounding the future of his New York hush money conviction.https://t.co/BzGBWCFJCB
— Kaelan Deese (@KaelanDC) December 9, 2024
In a twist that could only be scripted by the entertainment industry, Trump’s legal team has called for the dismissal of his conviction citing the blatant double standards exercised by those in power, namely hypocrisy from President Biden, who recently issued a pardon for his son, Hunter. Trump’s lawyers argue that if Hunter was “selectively and unfairly prosecuted”— language that could easily apply to Trump’s situation—then why should he face the music alone? The courts seem to be favoring politics over justice, which is just par for the course in today’s America.
As sentencing looms, with the judge’s indecisiveness extending the timeline, the fate of Trump’s New York conviction hangs in the balance. The legal circus isn’t just limited to New York; Trump is also trying to shake off an indictment in Georgia that’s all about his alleged attempts to challenge the 2020 election results. Meanwhile, Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg is set to argue that the conviction should remain intact, suggesting he plans on making life difficult for Trump even after he might reclaim the Oval Office. It’s a political pantomime that the average American can’t help but laugh (and rage) at, witnessing this farcical performance unfold in real-time.
