Arthur Engoron

Donald Trump's lawyer Chris Kise on Thursday protested the $10,000 fine the ex-president was handed after he verbally attacked a court clerk. Kise had said on Wednesday that he was against the fine being issued in the first place because he didn't want to have to spend time writing another appeal.

By Thursday, Kise brought it up again, claiming that Trump's First Amendment rights are being violated.

Donald Trump snarled Thursday after being hit with a fine for violating the gag order set by Judge Arthur Engoron in the New York fraud case.

He started his morning with another rant against the judge, saying in a rambling social media post that Engoron "fined me $10,000 yesterday under his so-called gag order."

Former President Donald Trump's recent outburst in court — that led to a judge slapping him with a $10,000 fine and Trump storming out of the courtroom without warning — prompted a startling observation from a legal expert.

On Wednesday, Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing the New York civil trial in which Trump's company is accused of fudging the value of his assets to illegally obtain preferential tax breaks and insurance rates, fined the former president for violating a gag order for the second time. Engoron called Trump to the stand to explain comments about "a person who's very partisan sitting alongside" Engoron.

According to MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin, Donald Trump did himself no favors by making a big show out of abruptly fleeing a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday after Judge Arthur Engoron fined him $10,000 for ignoring his gag order on attacking court officials.

Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" with co-hosts Mika Brezenski and Willie Geist, Rubin got right to the point and bluntly stated Trump "stormed out like a baby."

According to the former litigator, Trump was likely additionally frustrated because his attorney Alina Habba didn't score any points during her cross-examination of former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen.

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"I think the first day, she had a great day, the second day was tougher for her," Rubin suggested. "We should have been talking about Michael Cohen. Instead, the person's credibility on the line at the end of the day was Donald Trump himself. He didn't have to flaunt the order and nonetheless, he did both."

Later discussing Cohen's credibility, she explained, "I want to be clear, Michael Cohen's lie is a serious one -- to lie under oath to a federal judge during a plea hearing is not inconsequential. On the other hand, to get up in front of a court now and admit that, you don't do that unless you are really serious about what you're about to say, as well."

"It took a lot of bravery, particularly in this political environment, as Donald Trump is making his enemies list, as his campaign continues, to come into open court and admit to that in court," she concluded.

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Judge Arthur Engoron ruled on Wednesday that Donald Trump violated the gag order he set earlier this month for the second time.

Calling Trump to the stand, the judge asked Trump if he made comments this morning, quoted in the Associated Press, that were considered to be attacking a court clerk. Trump replied that he did and Engoron ruled it was a violation, reported MSNBC's Lisa Rubin.

Donald Trump left his fraud trial courtroom during a short morning recess Wednesday – and quickly appeared to violate the gag order set by Judge Arthur Engoron.

The Associated Press reported that Trump repeated attacks on the judge as a "partisan" – but added that he has "a person who is much more partisan sitting alongside of him," quoted The Messenger's Adam Klasfeld.