Donald Trump on Saturday said he welcomed the prospect of going to jail for violating a gag order in his upcoming New York hush money trial. And last week, Trump took to Truth Social to share a message that likened his legal troubles to the persecution of Jesus Christ. That first gag order came in response to Trump's repeated calls for the judge to recuse himself. One day after the first gag order was imposed on March 26, Trump went after Merchan's daughter on social media. Under the expanded order, Trump can still criticize Merchan and Bragg individually.

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