What Merchan’s latest gag order ruling shows about his handling of Trump’s case

There’s much to say about Judge Juan Merchan’s latest decision to hold Donald Trump in contempt. On Monday, the judge found that the defendant had violated a gag order in his New York criminal case for the 10th time. Of course, there’s the obvious takeaway that a typical defendant would’ve been jailed by now instead of just fined. The former president and presumptive GOP presidential nominee, on the other hand, has paradoxically been held to a lower standard. Merchan threatened jail for further violations, which isn’t so much a threat...