Gag on this – by Paul Mirengoff – Ringside at the Reckoning

When Trump took his latest shot at Barr, Judge Chutkan had only just reinstituted the gag order. Thus, Trump was able to avoid being sanctioned by saying (truthfully, I m pretty sure) that he didn t know he was in violation of a court order.

However, Trump is now banned from firing back at some of his critics, including Barr, General Mark Milley and Mike Pence (Pence, though, is no longer running for president and may stop talking about Trump). Trump faces this ban despite the fact that he is running for president and therefore should, at a minimum, be free to answer any statement that suggests, as Barr did, that he s not fit for the presidency.

Ringside regulars and those who followed me elsewhere won t be surprised to read that I agree completely with Barr s comments about Trump. In my view, he is not fit for the presidency. At the same time, I cannot defend an order that limits Trump s ability to respond to attacks against him, however accurate they might be.

Chutkan s order strikes me as a blatant case of election interference. It allows some of Trump s enemies to take free shots at a leading presidential candidate without the possibility of him responding.

And for what purpose? I doubt Chutkan believes Barr, Milley, or Pence will be intimidated.

Maybe she fears that Trump s attacks will endanger their physical safety. But what basis is there for such a belief?

via ringsideatthereckoning.substack.com

A perfect mess. What’s the French expression? Spanish? German? All I can think of is Charlie Foxtrot.