Attacks expected hush-money witnesses Cohen and Daniels on Truth Social as trial nears

In the days before and after his New York criminal trial began, Trump attacked two of the prosecution's expected witnesses on Truth Social. On April 10 he called former attorney Michael Cohen and adult-film actor Stormy Daniels "two sleaze bags who have, with their lies and misrepresentations, cost our Country dearly!" and on April 13 he wrote of Cohen, "Has disgraced attorney and felon Michael Cohen been prosecuted for LYING? Only TRUMP people get prosecuted by this Judge and these thugs!" A gag order revised on April 1 barred public statements about probable trial witnesses concerning their participation in the proceeding. Legal observers and Cohen himself characterized the posts as attempts to prejudice the jury; prosecutors later cited such posts in seeking sanctions. The posts targeted participants in live criminal proceedings.

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