Media Reports Shocking Trump NYC Witness Intimidation—And Then We Busted Them.

Hey Media: If Trump Intimidated a Witness on TV Shouldn't There Be Proof He Intimidated a Witness on TV?

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It was a shocking claim: Donald Trump was recorded making a public threat against his long-time friend, publisher David Pecker, before the former National Enquirer publisher took the stand again in the Hush Trump New York trial. The media reported that “Trump said” those words. The claim was stunning. And it was shocking.

And then came the rest of the story. MSNBC and Joy Reid, hang your head. Deadline, where’s the correction? And this prosecutor-pushed and media-amplified deception could land former President Trump in Rikers.

Let’s go over the tick-tock of this deception.

Prosecutors convinced Judge Juan Merchant to issue a gag order on the former president and current presidential candidate. Gag orders are traditionally issued to preserve the rights of the accused, but this is Donald Trump, and the rules don’t apply.

Rules don’t apply to Trump on election denialism, either. That’s a conspiracy theory, we’re told. But prosecutors allege that Trump stole the 2016 election. Their case hinges on it.

They claim Trump broke federal election law, even though the feds declined to bring a case after they looked at the evidence. But then, mere days ago, prosecutors zip-tied another alleged offense on Trump: a state crime for attempting to influence an election. This was news to everyone, including the Trump defense team. Lawlessness on the part of prosecutors? Of course. But this is Donald Trump, and the rules don’t apply.

That the judge hasn’t dismissed this case before now is a wonder. Or an explanation for why he hasn’t…