Trump’s Gag Order Partially Lifted In Hush Money Case

June 25, 2024 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies

CNBC reports:

President Donald Trump in his criminal hush money case, but kept some restrictions in place until Trump is sentenced. The decision from Judge Juan Merchan came two days before Trump is set to face off against President Joe Biden in the first of two presidential debates.

Merchan struck parts of the gag order that barred Trump from making public statements about witnesses or jurors in the Manhattan Supreme Court trial, which ended on May 30 in Trump’s conviction on 34 criminal counts.

But Merchan ruled that Trump is still bound by the order’s restrictions on speaking about lawyers and staff for the Manhattan District Attorney’s office and the court, plus any of their family members, if those statements could interfere with the case.

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