"Trump's Legal Battles: From Gag Orders to Mandela Comparisons"

Justice Juan M. Merchan, who has faced attacks from former President Donald Trump, is preparing to preside over an unprecedented trial as Trump faces charges related to a sex scandal cover-up before and after the 2016 presidential election. The trial will mark the first prosecution of a former U.S. president and has led to a barrage of attacks from Trump, including attempts to have the judge recused and posting articles with pictures of the judge's daughter. Despite the turmoil, Justice Merchan, known for his no-nonsense approach, has reprimanded Trump's lawyers for delaying tactics and issued a gag order to protect prosecutors, witnesses, and his own family from Trump's vitriol.