Former President Donald Trump has faced partial gag orders in three separate cases: New York State Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit, special counsel Jack Smith’s federal election interference case, and mostly recently, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.’s hush money case. Trump’s critics, however, have lamented that he isn’t great about obeying gag orders. In an opinion column published on April 2, MSNBC’s Steve Benen lays out some reasons why Justice Juan Merchan found it necessary to expand his partial gag order in Bragg’s case. READ MORE: Hush money judge tighten…