Judge Orders Trump to Appear Before Court, He Can ‘School’ Him on Gag Order During Political Campaign

President Donald Trump has been ordered to appear at a hearing on May 23 in his Manhattan criminal case. Judge Juan Manuel Merchan is taking the unprecedented action of enforcing a limited gag order against the 2024 presidential candidate, forbidding him from attacking witnesses or defending himself against charges by pointing to exculpatory evidence presented at trial. As reported by NBC News, the criminal judge plans to “school” Donald Trump on the gag order. Trump will be forbidden from breaching the order, while prosecutors have no such legal constraints and can presumptively drag the candidate’s name through the mud during…