Donald trump launching new unfounded attacks on the judge in his hush money trial, even as the judge rips into his legal team. But with a newly expanded gag order now in place, has judge juan merchan run out of options to try to keep trump quiet . And how does all of this set the stage for that Landmark Trial now less than two weeks away. Plus, a team of innocent humanitarian workers killed by an israeli strike. The stunning claims now from the World Central Kitchen insisting the strike was no accident. And the fallout for millions of palestinians as other Aid Organizations followed wck and paused operations in gaza. And could todays Recall Vote Mark the final chapter of a councilor in oklahoma. His opponents hoping to correct what they call a grievance error. Well get the latest from our reporter in enid, oklahoma, a few minutes from now. We start with the legal walls closing in around donald trump. The former president facing new restrictions about what he can say about his hush money trial, just 13 days from now. Late last night, judge juan merchan expanded the gag order against trump, making Family Members including his and the d. A. s off limits. In a blistering order, the judge rejected trumps arguments that attacks on merchans daughter including posting her photo amount to core political speech, calling them baseless and farcical. He wrote that trumps pattern of going after Family Members serves no legitimate purpose. Quote, it merely injects fears in those called to participate in proceedings that not only they, but their Family Members as well are fair game for defendants vitriol. Also trump posted a 175 million bond just days before the deadline. But that allows him only to keep his assets while he appeals. If he loses, he is still on the hook for the 454 million judgment, plus interest. Nbcs Garrett Haake is in washington. Joyce vance is a former u. S. Attorney, Law Professor at the University Of Alabama and msnbc legal analyst. And msnbc Legal Correspondent lisa rubin joins me now on set. Anybody who read this, the judge didnt mince words, even just rejecting trumps legal teams argument, i think he pretty much made mince meat of it, saying it is obvious to anyone who listens to trumps remarks that they pose a threat. So, i wonder what you make of not just the judges order, but the way he framed it. First of all, to your point, hes not mincing words. Ive never seen or rarely have i seen a judge do so much in so few pages. This is only a fivepage order, but the words chosen are careful and precise and when i read it, i went, whoa, last night. But, the other thing that i think is important to see here is that judge merchan is drawing a connection between the attacks on his daughter and, for example, attacks on d. A. Braggs family, and what that signals to anybody else who could find themselves a participant in that proceeding. And thats why he says that future violations will be met with sanctions including criminal contempt, which can mean up to 30 days in prison. It doesnt just affect the people youre terrorizing, it affects anybody else that can be a participant here. I want to read you a quote from the order that really made an impact on me. He said all citizens called upon to participate in the proceedings, whether as a juror, a witness or in some other capacity must concern themselves not only with their own personal safety, but with the safety and the potential for personal attacks upon their loved ones. That reality cannot be overstated. And so, again, what hes saying is the threat environment here, even if directed right now at his own daughter, it affects anybody who could touch this case, it affects me, it affects potential jurors, it affects people throughout our News Organization and other News Organizations, all throughout the country, it impacts all of us and therefore should be taken seriously. Joyce, you heard about this. You called it the most serious investment we have seen yet from a judge in terms of taking steps toward punishing trump for threatening behavior. And lisa just laid out why he felt so strongly. But can you explain this to people, because maybe from the outside it can be tough to see how trump is being impacted at all, let alone punished. Yes, so, if trump was a toddler and i think we all often have suggested he behaves like one, this would be the sort of Progressive Discipline you would use to try to contain a toddlers misbehavior. At the outset of the case, the judge declined to impose any gag order at all. He admonished trump to behave. When that didnt work, the judge imposed the initial gag order in this case, which was billed as a very limited gag order. And now as trump has proven it necessary, the judge hasnt just expanded the gag order, but as lisa mentioned, the judge was very specific in telling trump what the consequences for violating it were. And talking about new york criminal contempt, which would permit the judge, if he made a finding, that trump, for instance, Made Social Media posts about potential witnesses. With an intent to influence the proceedings. The judge could impose fines or could even impose custodial time. I know this is frustrating for viewers who think that trump is Getting Better treatment than any other defendant, but this slow, measured series of progressive steps is important to showing both the fairness of the process and ensuring that trump has no legitimate Appeal Argument when this happens, if it does happen. Many folks believe trump wont be able to heed even this very serious warning. So, garrett, when trump goes after people, as he has in this case, he could argue it is a twofor. On one hand, you have what lisa said, if youre somebody who is called to jury duty, do you worry about whether you should serve on a jury, because might he go after you or your family . Then you have trumps former attorney, ty cobb, who said this is strategic in another way, that the goal is to delegitimize the proceedings. I wonder if you heard anything from anyone involved in the campaign, expressing concern that hes going too far. Maybe there is the possibility that trumps words actually do spur someone to act beyond, you know, trying to cause havoc in the lives of a judge or his family. Short answer to your question is no. It is not the kind of thing that members of the campaign typically deal with. Though the evidence for that kind of thing is all around them, going back to 2018, a lot of us remember covering those pipe bombs that were sent to political figures around the country, by someone who essentially was inspired by going after Donald Trumps enemies. To all the people who testified in Court Related to january 6th related cases about the way in which they felt the former president s influence on their behavior. But i think the ty cobb comment is spot on, in a sense that Donald Trumps attacks on a judge, on a judges Family Member are in some cases one of the oldest tricks in his book. It goes back, you know, years and years before he was even a political figure. As a way to make all the cases against him, whatever they may be, be about him, and be politics and not about their own legal merits. And to the degree there is a campaign related strategy here, i think thats it, the trumpian core principle, when someone is attacking you, whoever that someone might be, you attack them twice as hard and if you lash out at everything and make everything political, it makes it hard for disinterested people to see through the smoke and see whats what. Those are the strategic imperative to the degree that there is any here. There is no indication he would listen. We know judges have faced persistent threats to their safety. They have been swatted, for example. We know the son of judge salas was killed in new jersey by a man who was coming after her. Yesterday was easter. I had to celebrate it without my son. You know, and so i say, you know, i cant imagine what goes through any parents head when you think that something you did, the job that you chose, cost the life of my only child and thats a reality i have to live with. And im, you know, i do my best to remember that daniel was so proud of his mom. And i do my best to remember that i am doing my son justice by continuing to advocate for better security. So, when you hear that donald trump sees this as a political strategy, and then you hear a judge salas who has to live with the reality that her son died because of the job she has, not her fault, but she has talked about that connection, what goes through your mind . Yes, so, you know, i think judge salas and other judges, judge Reggie Walton in the District Of Columbia who has spoken out, we need to hear their voices. Because no one who chooses to serve the public as a judge should pay for it with the life of their child or threats to their Family Members. You know, to some extent judges and prosecutors assume that risk when they take on the honor, but also the responsibilities of public service. But trump, by refusing to back down from the violence, which, he could do so easily, he could speak to his followers and say, look, i am critical of these judges, but you must never attack the judges or their families or anyone associated with the case, im not calling for violence, im condemning violence, that would be such an easy thing for trump to do. And the fact that he wont and that he hasnt tells us that he in some sense thinks it is okay and what judge salas has gone through is a desirable result. That is just an utterly despicable sort of a view, a callous view from the former president , a would be future president , and what i think is appalling here is that political figures have failed to stand up and counter trump, that means that individual judges are now in the position of having to speak in public, something that they do very infrequently to condemn this behavior. Lisa, talk about the position this puts judge juan merchan in. He wrote about how this does absolutely threaten the integrity of judicial proceedings. He made clear why he feels this is important. On the other hand, hes a human being. And he has to go into a courtroom, and he has to be a judge. He has to be impartial. Some people, particularly on perhaps the trump leaning side, might suggest he cant possibly be, and in fact already is not impartial. It is difficult for any judge, i would imagine, to impose a penalty on a defendant for something he said. Especially if hes a former president and current candidate for president of the United States. Where does that leave juan merchan . It leaves juan merchan in a very difficult situation because essentially right now he has to not only be a judge for what is going on in his courtroom, but there are expectations of him, nationwide. What i said to nicole yesterday, this is a massive collective action problem, where you have a problem that everyone can see, and it is happening from coast to coast or at least state to state. We have seen this happen, in georgia, in new york, in d. C. By the way, much of the rest of the world is watching as well. Correct. And yet he is the one person right now who is in a position to do something about it. What is really tricky here is to the extent that he does do something about it, he then lends credence to the motion that trump wants to make now and said yesterday, hes going to try to make, to recuse judge merchan from the case, thereby postponing and indefinitely delaying this trial. I have confidence that if trump i have lat violates this order, there will be consequences. But it doesnt make it any easier to know that people are going to accuse you of bias, simply for trying to uphold the rule of law and walk into your courtroom every day and do justice. Those are the comments he made to the Associated Press essentially hes going to try to do this job with integrity and even that was a bridge too far for the trump people who said on the basis of his comments to the ap, that in and of itself warrants a recusal here. He cant win. Such an important conversation, thank you, all. In 60 seconds, the devastating new details on the recovery of the bodies of seven aid workers killed in gaza, and the shocking accusation from the ceo of World Central Kitchen. Ceo of World Central Kitchen thats why my go to is nurtec odt. Its the only Migraine Medication that can treat and prevent my attacks all in one. Dont take if allergic to nurtec. Allergic reactions can occur even days after using. Most common side effects were nausea, indigestion and stomach pain. Now im in control. With nurtec odt i can treat a Migraine Attack and prevent one. Talk to your doctor about nurtec today. The truly tragic deaths of seven workers from world kitchen, Netanyahu Aknowledged there was a tragic and unintentional incident hitting people in gaza. But they say workers were targeted by the idf, despite having coordinated their movements and clearly marking their convoy with logos. You can see here the impact for yourself. This wck vehicle destroyed by what appears to be a direct strike. Among the victims, a Dual American Canadian Citizen and zoe frankem who i interviewed previously and who spoke with deep conviction about the program. Were laser focused on overcoming every obstacle, every challenge to be able to serve hope and dignity in the form of fresh meals and fresh drinking water. She is now gone and World Central Kitchen is now pausing operations in gaza. To be clear, the work wck was doing there was nearly six months into this war no less than trying to keep civilians including children from starving to death. Nbcs Josh Lederman is following this story for us. Also with us, ben rhodes, former Deputy National security adviser and msnbc political contributor. Ben, we heard from Secretary Blinken today that israel needs to do more to protect civilians, now this tragedy. Will the deaths of seven Human Itarian workers change anything . This is really tragic and not normal. I think we have to say that. I heard Prime Minister netanyahu in his statement said these things happen, no, they dont. This was a marked convoy of humanitarian workers who had gone through deconfliction procedures. I cant think of anything happening like this since the russian and Syrian Regime were targeting aid workers in syria, in aleppo. We dont know exactly what happened here, and there is going to have to be an investigation. Im not suggesting we know the intent yet, but clearly something is wrong with the Military Strategy that israel is pursuing if Something Like this can happen even when these convoys were marked as humanitarian, even when they go through deconfliction procedures. The question for the white house is, we keep hearing the statements they object to the way in which israel is carrying out its Military Strategy, they object to the idea of israel going into rafah, which is the next step, and that Military Strategy, and if there are no substantive consequences for those actions, if the u. S. Weapons and support just continu continues accompanied by the statements, i dont know thats working. I do think there is some serious decisions ahead for the white house about whether to start the Condition Military Assistance on whether or not the Israeli Government listens to what it is hearing from the United States and frankly from other countries around the world when they see things like this happening. So, josh, what do we know . And, again, this is very early, but what do we know about what went wrong here . What are we hearing from israel . Well, israel says that the investigation that they are now pursuing is what will get to the bottom of exactly what transpired here. But, according to World Central Kitchen, chris, they had a convoy of three vehicles that had just left a depo, a warehouse, where it loaded up food that had been brought into gaza by that maritime route and they say that not only did the roofs of these vehicles have the World Central Kitchen logo, which is consistent with the video that nbc has seen, but they also said as ben was referencing the Deconfliction Measures that they had been in direct touch with the Israeli Government to coordinate with them the route that this convoy would take, precisely to avoid any kind of misunderstanding or miscalculation that could lead to an incident like this. Now, Prime Minister netanyahu of israel as he was leaving the hospital earlier today after undergoing Hernia Surgery appeared to take responsibility for this incident. He said, in a statement, in part, unfortunately this was a tragic incident of an unintended strike of our forces on innocent people in the gaza strip. Netanyahu went on to say, this happens in war. We are checking this thoroughly, in touch with the governments, well do everything to make sure this doesnt happen again. And as israel tries to prevent this from happening again, the militar