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Many think Trump being treated differently than other criminal defendants: Poll

Many think Trump being treated differently than other criminal defendants: Poll

A majority of Americans believe former President Trump is being treated differently than most criminal defendants in his hush money case, according to a new CNN poll. Trump’s hush money trial began last Monday, marking the first criminal trial of a former American president. He has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in relation to reimbursements to his attorney at the time, Michael Cohen, who paid an adult film actor $130,000 prior to the 2016 election to keep quiet about an alleged affair with Trump, which he denies. Another recent poll from The Economist/YouGov found that 24 percent of surveyed Americans think the former president is going to be convicted of a crime in the hush money case, 36 percent said they don’t think the former president will be convicted and 39 percent said they weren’t sure. The same poll found that 43 percent of surveyed Americans think Trump should be convicted of a crime in the case, 37 percent think he shouldn’t be and 20 percent are unsure. Following the second …

Ex-White House ethics lawyer: Judge will find Trump quote posts in violation of gag order 

Ex-White House ethics lawyer: Judge will find Trump quote posts in violation of gag order 

Former White House ethics lawyer Jim Schultz said that he thinks the New York judge in former President Trump’s hush money case will still find his social media posts quoting others as violating the gag order in the case.  “He’s referencing the jurors, he’s, he’s pushing out something that someone else said, yes,” Schultz, who served under the Trump administration, said on “CNN News Central” to anchor Sara Sidner Thursday. “But the bottom line is, it applies to him, right?” “So, I think the judge is gonna see this as a violation of the gag order and get ready, they’re gonna continue and continue and continue,” he continued. “Sure, the judge can fine him, he could admonish him. He could do a lot of things in the courtroom. He’s not gonna throw him in jail.” “This trial’s still gonna continue,” Schultz added. “And you’re still gonna hear from Donald Trump on Truth Social.” His remarks come after Trump took an indirect swing at prospective jurors in the case Wednesday, quoting Fox News host Jesse Watters. …