Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal case asked a judge Monday to impose a gag order on the former president, citing his “long history of making public and inflammatory remarks” about people involved in his legal cases. The Manhattan district attorney’s office asked that Trump be barred from making or directing others to make public statements about potential witnesses, prospective jurors and members of the prosecution team and their families other than District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
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- Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money case have requested a gag order to prevent him from making public comments about individuals involved in the case, including potential witnesses, jurors, and members of the prosecution team.
- The request aims to curb Trump’s “long history of making public and inflammatory remarks” related to his legal matters.
- The Manhattan district attorney’s office seeks to restrict Trump from commenting on or directing others to comment on specific groups, excluding District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
- Jury selection for the trial is set to start on March 25, with the judge, Juan Manuel Merchan, yet to make a decision on the gag order request.
- Trump is already under a gag order in a separate federal case in Washington, D.C., related to charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, with certain limitations on his ability to criticize the special counsel involved in that case.
The Associated Press has the story:
Manhattan DA asks judge for a gag order in Trump’s hush-money case
Newslooks- NEW YORK (AP) —
Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal case asked a judge Monday to impose a gag order on the former president, citing his “long history of making public and inflammatory remarks” about people involved in his legal cases.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office asked that Trump be barred from making or directing others to make public statements about potential witnesses, prospective jurors and members of the prosecution team and their families other than District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Jury selection in the case is scheduled to begin March 25. The judge, Juan Manuel Merchan, didn’t immediately rule. Messages seeking comment were left with Trump’s lawyers.
Trump is already subject to a gag order in his federal case in Washington charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
That order was initially imposed in October by the judge overseeing the case and largely upheld by a federal appeals panel two months later, though the court did narrow the initial speech restrictions by giving Trump license to criticize the special counsel who brought the case.
