(Whoops, sorry -- I thought I published this forty minutes ago!)

Bear in mind, George Stephanopolous was just the tip of the spear in a new information operation, to sell the American people on the idea that if a presidential candidate is merely accused of a criminal conduct, it's a Constitutional Crisis and no one is allowed to vote for him.

So that is the political narrative that Trump needs to combat if he's to have a chance at winning.

And, get this, the corrupt judge in the laughable business records case threatens Trump with jail if he won't meekly allow the lawfare operation to steamroll him.

Judge Merchan holds Trump in contempt, levies $9,000 fine and threatens "incarceratory sentence"

Judge Juan Merchan, overseeing the criminal trial of former President Donald J. Trump, has held the former president in contempt of court for violating a gag order, levying a $9,000 fine as a result and threatening Trump with an "incarceratory sentence" should the gag order be violated again.

Judge Merchan fined Trump $9,000 for violating the gag order that prohibits him from attacking witnesses, jurors, and others involved in the case.

The gag order placed on the former president is not placed on key witnesses in the case, including convicted perjurer Michael Cohen, who has taken to TikTok to trash Trump in cash-grab livestreams.

If convicted, Trump could face probation or up to four years in prison.

The trial of Donald J. Trump, the first former president to face criminal prosecution, has entered its third week. Judge Juan Merchan has fined Trump $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that bars him from making attacks on witnesses, jurors, and others connected to the case. The judge issued his ruling as the trial began its third week, stating that Trump's statements, including those on social media, had violated the order.

Update: Trump blasts the gag order and says the whole case is a "hoax."