Donald Trump has bonkers meltdown about judge’s order, appears to get his trials mixed up in the process

| 1:13 pm EDT May 9, 2023
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With his life now consisting of nothing but indictments, trials, and being on the wrong end of the justice system, Donald Trump has become completely enraged about his lack of a future. He’s also slipping quite badly in the cognitive department, as evidenced every time he opens his mouth these days. It’s turning out to be a rather lousy combination for him.

For instance, on Monday, the judge in his Manhattan criminal trial issued a protective order barring Trump from publicly revealing any of the evidence against him that he learns through the discovery process. This is not a gag order that prevents him from publicly discussing the case in general. And it only applies to his Manhattan criminal case.

But Trump posted this to his social media network today: “Waiting for a jury decision on a False Accusation where I, despite being a current political candidate and leading all others in both parties, am not allowed to speak or defend myself, even as hard nosed reporters scream questions about this case at me. In the meantime, the other side has a book falsely accusing me of Rape, & is working with the press. I will therefore not speak until after the trial, but will appeal the Unconstitutional silencing of me, as a candidate, no matter the outcome!”

Wait a minute here. Trump appears to be claiming that he’s been barred from publicly speaking about the E. Jean Carroll civil rape trial that’s currently taking place and is about to go to the jury. But that’s a completely different case, different trial, different kind of legal proceeding, different jurisdiction, and different judge, from the Manhattan criminal trial in which he’s been barred from revealing evidence. In fact, in the Carroll trial, Trump just declined the opportunity to defend himself on the witness stand.

Trump appears to be confusing his current civil rape trial and his upcoming Manhattan criminal trial, which is nothing short of surreal. It’s understandable for outside observers on social media to get Trump’s various trials mixed up. But these trials are Trump’s life. He should be spending all day every day consulting with his legal team about the latest developments in these cases. Instead, he doesn’t seem to even be able to grasp which is which, and he’s out there carrying out some fantasy that he’s somehow magically going to be a 2024 presidential candidate instead of being in prison. Trump’s life is being ripped to pieces by these trials, and he doesn’t even appear to understand which trial is which.