Trump spoke to reporters shortly before he left the courthouse, calling Justice Juan Merchan a “disaster” and addressing being held in contempt Monday morning for violating his gag order.
“This judge has given me a gag order and said, ‘You’ll go to jail if you violate it,’” Trump told reporters. “Frankly our Constitution is much more important than jail. I’ll do that sacrifice any day.”
Trump also complained about the trial’s timeline.
“We just found out the government just said they want two to three more weeks,” he said. “That means they want to keep me off the trail.” Trump has a rally scheduled this weekend in New Jersey.
“This judge has given me a gag order and said, ‘You’ll go to jail if you violate it,’” Trump told reporters. “Frankly our Constitution is much more important than jail. I’ll do that sacrifice any day.”
Trump also complained about the trial’s timeline.
“We just found out the government just said they want two to three more weeks,” he said. “That means they want to keep me off the trail.” Trump has a rally scheduled this weekend in New Jersey.
