Judge Merchan's 'inexplicable lapse' lets Trump 'run rampant': CNN analyst

CNN legal analyst Elie Honig on Monday expressed dismay that Judge Juan Merchan has not yet ruled on whether former President Donald Trump had violated a gag order he set that barred him from publicly attacking witnesses and jurors.

Although Honig gave Merchan strong marks overall for his handling of the trial, he was perplexed as to why the judge has delayed issuing a ruling on the gag order that the former federal prosecutor contends Trump has broken several times.

"I have given...