The judge overseeing Donald Trump's civil fraud trial has expanded a gag order in the trial to extend to Trump's attorneys after continued lengthy discussions about the judge's communications with his law clerk during court this week.
's civil fraud trial has expanded a gag order in the trial to extend to Trump's attorneys after continued lengthy discussions about the judge's communications with his law clerk during court this week.
Engoron has already fined Trump twice for breaking the order. The first was a US$5,000 fine because the post hadn't been taken down from his website, something Trump's lawyers said was inadvertent. The second fine – US$10,000 – came after Trump appeared to reference the clerk when speaking to reporters outside of the courtroom.
Engoron said he has a right to seek counsel from his clerk and Trump's legal team has no right to know what they are. Meanwhile, in Washington, a federal appeals court temporarily froze the limited gag order issued against Trump in the former president's election subversion criminal case in Washington, DC, allowing him to again speak freely with criticism of possible witnesses in the case.
Trump has been attempting to hold off further restrictions to his ability to speak publicly since his arrest. Justice Department prosecutors have so far successfully argued his speech should be curtailed because of how often Trump posts on social media about possible witnesses in his case, which could lead to potential harassment or hurt their credibility among his jury pool.
In reinstating the order earlier this week, Chutkan noted that one such post targeting Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows would have "almost certainly" violated the gag order had it not been paused.
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