Trump posts then deletes Truth Social attack on hush-money judge a day after jail warning

The morning after Justice Juan Merchan found him in criminal contempt for the tenth time and warned that further gag-order violations could mean jail, Trump posted and quickly deleted a Truth Social message attacking the conduct of his hush-money trial. The post claimed the proceedings were unprecedented and biased, stating "No Judge has ever run a trial in such a biased and partisan way." It was removed within roughly 30 minutes. Legal observers noted the post came as Stormy Daniels was set to testify and framed it as testing the edges of the gag order that barred attacks on witnesses, jurors, and court staff.

"No Judge has ever run a trial in such a biased and partisan way." Quote verified against source