Gag order prevents Trump from making statements about witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, court staff or their family members
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office urged the court to dismiss Trump's appeal
New York's highest court upholds gag order against Trump in criminal case
Trump convicted of 34 counts of business fraud relating to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels in March
Trump fined $10,000 and found in criminal contempt for violating the gag order 10 times during the trial
New York's highest court has declined to hear former President Donald Trump's appeal on the gag order in his criminal hush money case, leaving it in effect. The gag order, issued by Judge Juan Merchan, prevents Trump from making statements about witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, court staff or their family members. Trump was fined $10,000 and found in criminal contempt for violating the gag order 10 times during the trial. The Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office urged the court to dismiss Trump's appeal, arguing that Trump has a 'well-documented history of leveling threatening, inflammatory and denigrating remarks against trial participants.'
Trump was convicted of 34 counts of business fraud relating to hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels in March. He has denied the affair and vowed to appeal his conviction.
The gag order does not include a set termination date.
New York’s top court declined to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of the gag order in his hush money case, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month.
The Court of Appeals found that the order does not raise 'significant constitutional issues'.
New York Court of Appeals rejected Trump's bid to lift gag order
Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree
Judge Juan Merchan imposed a gag order restricting Trump from speaking about witnesses and the case
`We respectfully submit this pre-motion letter requesting that Your Honor terminate the gag order restricting President Trump’s extrajudicial statements` - Todd Blanche, legal counsel for Trump
The defense does not concede that there was ever a valid basis for the gag order and reserves the right to challenge the irreparable First Amendment harms caused by the order[`
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Judge Juan Merchan imposed a gag order before trial, barring Trump from making statements about witnesses or counsel in the case except for DA Alvin Bragg
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The authors make an appeal to authority by quoting Judge Merchan's reasoning for denying Trump's request to lift the gag order. They also use inflammatory rhetoric by referring to the gag order as 'unconstitutional', 'Election Interfering', and a 'Gag Order wrongfully silences'. However, they do not explicitly state that Judge Merchan's decision is definitively incorrect or that it violates Trump's constitutional rights.
][The New York Court of Appeals] rejected former President Trump’s bid to have the gag order against him lifted, citing that "no substantial constitutional question is directly involved."
The Gag Order wrongfully silences the leading candidate for President of the United States, President Trump, at the height of his campaign.
The Election Interfering Gag Order violates the First Amendment rights of President Trump and all American voters.
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The authors use language that implies the gag order is an 'interfering' and 'unconstitutional' restriction on Trump's First Amendment rights. They also quote Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung stating that the gag order 'silences the leading candidate for President of the United States, President Trump, at the height of his campaign.' This language implies a bias towards Trump and against the court system.
Former President Trump arrives at Trump Tower on Thursday, May 30, 2024 after being found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. (Felipe Ramales for Fox News Digital)
Steven Cheung, Trump campaign spokesman, said in a statement,
The Election Interfering Gag Order violates the First Amendment rights of President Trump and all American voters, who have a fundamental right to hear his message.
The Gag Order wrongfully silences the leading candidate for President of the United States, President Trump, at the height of his campaign.
Trump was fined $10,000 for violating the gag order during the trial. Merchan also threatened Trump with jail time for further alleged violations.
New York’s highest court declined to hear former President Donald Trump’s challenge to the gag order in his criminal hush money case, leaving it in effect.
The gag order barred Trump from making statements about witnesses, court staff, the prosecution team and the judge’s family.
Trump repeatedly violated the gag order during the trial earlier this year resulting in him being fined $10,000 and held in contempt of court ten times.
A jury found Trump guilty last month of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Trump denied the affair and has vowed to appeal his conviction.
The New York Court of Appeals dismissed Donald Trump’s appeal of the gag order in his criminal hush money case on Tuesday.
Chief Justice Rowan Wilson and Judge Caitlin Halligan did not participate in the decision.
Trump has 30 days to file a motion for leave to appeal.
The gag order, which prohibits Trump from speaking about jurors, witnesses, prosecutors, court staff or their families, will remain in effect.
Trump’s legal team argues that the gag order violates his fundamental right to speak on matters of public importance during his presidential campaign.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argues that the restrictions are necessary to prevent harm to the integrity of the proceedings and avoid threats to fairness of the trial.
Trump was fined $10,000 and held in criminal contempt for violating the gag order 10 times during the trial.
Chief Justice Rowan Wilson was nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul to serve as Chief Judge in 2017 and confirmed by the New York Senate on April 18, 2023.
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New York’s highest court declined to hear former President Donald Trump’s challenge to the gag order in his criminal hush money case, leaving it in effect.
Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree
Merchan imposed a gag order before trial, barring Trump from making statements about witnesses or counsel in the case except for DA Alvin Bragg
New York's highest court has declined to hear Donald Trump’s appeal on the gag order in his hush money case.
The gag order, issued by Judge Juan Merchan, remains in effect.
Trump was convicted of 34 counts of business fraud relating to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.
Merchan granted prosecutors a gag order that precluded Trump from making public statements about any witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, court staff or their family members.
Trump has been fined $10,000 and found in criminal contempt for violating the gag order 10 times during the trial.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office urged the court to dismiss Trump’s appeal, arguing that Trump has a ‘well-documented history of leveling threatening, inflammatory and denigrating remarks against trial participants.’
The gag order does not include a set termination date
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]The gag order does not include a set termination date[
Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree
