'He has gone crazy': Trump launches tirade against New York judge who has him under gag order

Just one day after being fined $10,000 for violating Judge Arthur Engoron's gag order, former President Donald Trump directly attacked the New York judge on his Truth Social account, which is followed by more than six million of his supporters.

Trump's rant about the judge overseeing his ongoing civil trial came less than 24 hours after he stormed out of court in response to the fine. Wednesday's fine was the second recorded violation of the gag order, which Judge Engoron imposed after the ex-president attacked Allison Greenfield, one of Engoron's law clerks. The first fine was for $5,000, though Engoron didn't rule out putting Trump behind bars in contempt of court for future violations.

"The Judge in the New York State A.G. case refuses to accept the overturning of his decisions by the Appeals Court. This is a first in the history of the State! HE HAS GONE CRAZY IN HIS HATRED OF 'TRUMP,'" the former president posted Thursday morning. "Also, their “STAR” witness just admitted his statements were all a big lie. He broke down in court. The Radical Left Judge said he doesn’t care. He is trying to protect RACIST A.G. Letitia James, who has no case, lost the appeal, but has a tyrannical and unhinged Trump Hating Judge."

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"This is Judicial Misconduct, coupled with Prosecutorial Misconduct," Trump added. "[S]omebody from the State of New York must step in and stop this Complete & Total Miscarriage of Justice!"

Trump's post alarmed X user John Fortman, calling Trump's post an "overt call for violence."

While it's likely other defendants may have already been jailed for contempt after multiple violations of a gag order, Trump is living under "a different standard of law," according to Notre Dame law school professor Jimmy Gurule. The legal scholar told the Associated Press on Wednesday that temporarily incarcerating a former US president with a 24-hour Secret Service detail involves significant logistical obstacles that could prove difficult for a state court to overcome.

"It’s really a new frontier for the legal system, and the legal system is really struggling with how to control this man who has no respect for the rule of law," Gurule said.

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