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Judge imposes gag order in Trump hush money case

A gag order was imposed by a New York judge on Donald Trump before to the start of his criminal hush money lawsuit on April 15.

He is not allowed to publicly criticise judges, juries, witnesses, district attorney's office attorneys, or their families.

The district attorney is exempt from the gag order.

The Trump team claimed that the order, which has some restrictions, infringed upon his right to free speech.

The order stipulates that the remarks must be "made with the intent to materially interfere" with the case in many instances.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg requested the limited gag order, which was granted by Justice Juan Merchan.

Earlier today, Mr. Trump referred to Judge Merchan's daughter as a "certified Trump hater" and disparaged her on his Truth Social account.

Regarding purported hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels before to the 2016 election, Mr. Trump is charged with 34 felonies.

He has declared the case to be politically motivated and entered a not guilty plea.

Despite taking into account Mr. Trump's constitutional right to free expression, Justice Merchan decided in his judgement that the former president's "extrajudicial statements went far beyond defending himself against 'attacks' by 'public figures'".

Justice Merchan, on the other hand, stated that he had concluded that Mr. Trump's "statements were threatening, inflammatory, denigrating" and that they had caused anxiety and raised security needs for individuals who were the targets.

In February, Mr. Bragg requested a gag order from the court, pointing to the former president's "longstanding and singular history" of disparaging his rivals.

But according to Mr. Trump's legal team, he is "the presumptive Republican nominee and leading candidate in the 2024 election". They declared that censoring his expression would be "unconstitutional and unlawful".

Judge Merchan is not the first to place limitations of this kind on Mr. Trump.

In his several court proceedings, the former president has often criticised the prosecutors and court employees. It has occasionally worked to energise his fans.

Following his online attack on a court clerk, Mr. Trump was placed under a gag order by a judge in a previous civil lawsuit involving his real estate enterprises. In addition, he penalised the outgoing president twice for breaking the directive.

The outcome of that civil fraud trial was a $454 million bond that Mr. Trump was required to pay. On Monday, an appeals court reduced that payment to $175 million in the short term.



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