'Consider this statement a gag order forbidding all parties from posting' on social media about members of the court staff, Judge Arthur Engoron said.
issued a gag order on Tuesday barring those involved in the case from posting information about his staff online after an inflammatory post identifying the judge's clerk appeared on Trump's social media account.
The post in question was posted by Trump's account on his social media platform Truth Social earlier in the day. It included a photo of the clerk alongside Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, and a link to what appeared to be her private Instagram profile. Trump inaccurately referred to the clerk, Allison Greenfield, as Schumer's"girlfriend" and called for the case to be dismissed.
Chutkan has yet to rule on the proposed order. But in a hearing on Aug. 11, Chutkan warned Trump's lawyers that there are limits to what their client can say and reminded them of the conditions of his release while awaiting trial. Trump, the Trump Organization, several executives and two of his children — Donald Jr. and Eric — are the defendants in the civil trial in New York Superior Court. They will not face any jail time if found liable, since the charges are civil in nature, not criminal. , where a packed crowd gathered to observe the proceedings. Outside the courtroom, he harshly criticized James and Engoron over the case, which he called a"witch hunt" and a"disgrace.
Attorneys for the defendants countered with their own opening statements, with Trump lawyer Christopher Kise saying the valuations were appropriate and accurate. He said Trump's personal financial statements used a different accounting standard than the company's statements, and said the defense would call witnesses who can attest to their soundness.
Bender said Mazars would not have issued a statement of financial condition — or SOFC, essentially a snapshot of Trump's personal finances — if the firm believed the material was untrue. In 2022, Mazars declined to issue an SOFC for the prior year, dropped Trump as a client and
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