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re: 7 Jurors–TRUMP Contempt Charge & WARNING By Judge For Intimidating Jurors
FED Judge Speaks Out After TRUMP Attacks N.Y. Hush Money Judges' Daughter
Federal Judge delivers RARE response after TRUMP attacks the daughter of a judge Reggie Walton gave a rare interview to Kaitlan Collins and explained why he's concerned about the attacks on Judges.
Reuters 29 MAR 2024
Senior U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton produced by the Federal Judiciary
A federal judge took the rare step late Thursday of appearing on a cable news show to speak out against threats to the judiciary and respond to attacks former President Donald Trump has leveled against the daughter of the judge presiding over his upcoming New York criminal trial.
Senior U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton joined CNN's Kaitlan Collins for an interview in which the news anchor asked the Washington, D.C.-based judge his views about attacks Trump had leveled on social media against Justice Juan Merchan.
"Well, it's very disconcerting to have someone making comments about a judge," Walton said. "And it's particularly problematic when those comments are in the form of a threat, especially if they're directed at one's family."
Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the November presidential election, has in recent days attacked Merchan and his daughter ahead of his April 15 criminal trial on charges related to hush money paid to the porn star Stormy Daniels.
Trump called Merchan's daughter a "Rabid Trump Hater" in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday that was written two days after Merchan issued a gag order barring Trump from publicly commenting about witnesses and court staff.
That order did not cover the judge and his family, an exclusion Walton called appropriate. But Walton, an appointee of Republican former President George W. Bush, said he was worried posts like Trump's could "resonate with others."
Wish Judge Reggie Walton was on THE 'CORRUPT' US SUPREME COURT...
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