The judge in Donald Trump's criminal hush money case in New York has granted the Manhattan district attorney's request for a limited gag order on the former president.
in New York has granted the Manhattan district attorney's request for a limited gag order on the former president.
The order prevents Trump from making public statements about witnesses in the hush money case, prospective jurors, members of the court staff and their families, and lawyers other than Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels just days before the 2016 presidential election. The former president has denied all wrongdoing.
"Given that the eve of trial is upon us, it is without question that the immanency of the risk of harm is now paramount," the judge said in his ruling Tuesday. Also Tuesday, Trump again sought to delay the trial, seeking a new delay based on "exceptionally prejudicial pretrial publicity."
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