Trump accused of 'willfully' violating gag order at disastrous contempt hearing: Furious judge warns he'll put Donald under oath to explain 'threatening' posts and rips into lawyer for 'losing all cre
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump accused of 'willfully' violating gag order at disastrous contempt hearing: Furious judge warns he'll put Donald under oath to explain 'threatening' posts and rips into lawyer for 'losing all cre

Daily Mail  

The judge in Donald Trump's blockbuster hush money trial threatened to put the former president under oath to explain 'threatening' posts he made on social media. Former President Donald Trump appears in Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in New York Former President Donald Trump waits for the start of proceedings at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, New York, USA, 23 April 2024 Karoline Leavitt, a member of Trump's communications team, leaves Trump Tower in New York for his hush money trial During the hearing Trump looked on as Conroy handed the court copies of 10 statements on the former president's Truth Social platform or campaign website that he said violated the order. Trump sits in court with his lawyer Todd Blanche Todd Blanche and Judge Juan Merchan had a heated exchange Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks with his attorney Todd Blanche, Judge Merchan cut in: ‘I’m asking the questions. Judge Juan M. Merchan poses in his chambers in New York, March 14, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures while he walks in Manhattan criminal court in New York, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Conroy, the prosecutor, said: 'The defendant has violated this order repeatedly and hasn't stopped.' New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan listens to evidence Former U.S. President Donald Trump watches as New York prosecutor Christopher Conroy speaks before Justice Juan Merchan during a hearing to discuss a gag order Conroy said: 'The court should warn the defendant this will not be tolerated and remind him that incarceration is an option.

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Takeaways from the sentencing hearing of Donald Trump
2 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways from the sentencing hearing of Donald Trump

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty in the New York hush money case Friday after a symbolic – and historic and unprecedented – hearing following the first felony conviction of a former and soon-to-be sitting president. Those protections, the judge said, are “a legal mandate, which, pursuant to the rule of law, this court must respect and follow.” …

Donald Trump will be forced to face justice before he takes office
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump will be forced to face justice before he takes office

Salon  

Last Friday, New York Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial, refused to quash the indictment and set aside the jury verdict which made the president-elect a convicted felon. Merchan’s ruling, as the New York Times reported, denies the president-elect “the opportunity to clear his record before returning to the White House.” “To dismiss the indictment …

Trump hush money judge 'still has another couple of tricks up his sleeve': legal expert
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump hush money judge 'still has another couple of tricks up his sleeve': legal expert

Raw Story  

During an appearance on MSNBC to discuss Judge Juan Merchan instructing Donald Trump and his lawyers that he will go forward with sentencing in the hush money trial, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance stated she thinks the judge may have a few surprises still in store. Speaking with host Katie Phang about the Jan. 10 court date related to now-president-elect's …

Trump claims ‘corrupt’ Judge Merchan ‘broke the law’ in hush-money case
Top News
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump claims ‘corrupt’ Judge Merchan ‘broke the law’ in hush-money case

Hindustan Times  

Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Judge Juan Merchan on Friday after the New York judge denied his request to dismiss the criminal case involving alleged hush-money payments and scheduled sentencing for January 10, just days before the presidential inauguration. Donald Trump criticized Judge Juan Merchan after the judge denied his request to dismiss a hush-money case and set …

'Rigged Charade': Trump unloads on 'corrupt' judge after he's ordered to face sentencing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Rigged Charade': Trump unloads on 'corrupt' judge after he's ordered to face sentencing

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump continued swinging at Judge Juan Merchan hours after he was ordered to face sentencing in his New York fraud case on Jan. 10 – and also hurled furious attacks at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and special counsel Jack Smith. The incoming president’s Friday evening sound-off on Merchan came as no surprise; Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung issued …

"Fake, made up charge": Trump calls for judge to be "disbarred" after hush money sentencing date set
2 months, 2 weeks ago

"Fake, made up charge": Trump calls for judge to be "disbarred" after hush money sentencing date set

Salon  

Though he's due to get away with less than a slap on the wrist, Donald Trump is not happy about his upcoming sentencing for falsifying business records. Trump's rant came a day after New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan ordered that Trump be sentenced for his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Merchan made it clear …

‘Witch Hunt’: Trump spokesman lashes out after Trump ordered to appear for sentencing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Witch Hunt’: Trump spokesman lashes out after Trump ordered to appear for sentencing

Raw Story  

A spokesman for Donald Trump took aim at Judge Juan Merchan in a fiery statement after he ordered the incoming president to return to court for sentencing in his New York fraud case on Jan. 10. Trump communications director Steven Cheung on Friday hurled insults at Merchan, who ruled against Trump’s motion to dismiss the guilty verdict that resulted in …

Judge Merchan’s Plan to Sentence Trump Sends a Courageous But Likely Doomed Message
55 years, 2 months ago

Judge Merchan’s Plan to Sentence Trump Sends a Courageous But Likely Doomed Message

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Indeed, Defendant has gone to great lengths to broadcast on social media and other forums his lack of respect for judges, juries, grand juries and the justice system as a whole.” In a related scathing footnote, Judge Merchan accused …

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case
3 months ago

Trump bashes ‘psychotic’ decision by Judge Merchan to hold him accountable in hush money case

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After the judge overseeing his hush money trial refused to …

Trump Claims To Have Evidence Of Juror Misconduct In Hush Money Case
3 months ago

Trump Claims To Have Evidence Of Juror Misconduct In Hush Money Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump’s attorneys are continuing their fight against his hush money conviction by arguing that “grave juror misconduct” tainted the verdict, although prosecutors called the allegation “vague.” Details of the supposed misconduct were redacted from court filings made public Tuesday. New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan decided Monday, however, that Trump is not immune to …

'Psychotic': Trump posts furious attack on judge who refused to accept immunity bid
3 months ago

'Psychotic': Trump posts furious attack on judge who refused to accept immunity bid

Raw Story  

Donald Trump lashed out at the judge overseeing his criminal case after the president-elect's latest attempt to have his conviction quashed was fully rejected. New York justice Juan Merchan issued a ruling Monday that Trump cannot claim presidential immunity to overturn a jury's guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 hush money payment to …

Supreme Court again declines to lift gag order in Trump hush money case
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court again declines to lift gag order in Trump hush money case

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court again denied a request to lift a gag order placed on President-elect Donald Trump after he was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York. Earlier this year, the high court shut down an effort by the Missouri attorney general to remove the gag order. After Trump was convicted, Judge Juan Merchan …

Trump attorney Alina Habba attacks Judge Merchan's 'family members' despite gag order
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump attorney Alina Habba attacks Judge Merchan's 'family members' despite gag order

Raw Story  

Alina Habba, an attorney and adviser to Donald Trump, lashed out at the "family members" of Judge Juan Merchan despite a gag order in the New York hush-money case. As Trump was speaking in Washington D.C. for the first time since being re-elected, Habba launched an attack on Merchan's family during an appearance on Fox News Wednesday. Trump faces sentencing …

New York's top court upholds Trump gag order in porn star hush money case
6 months, 1 week ago

New York's top court upholds Trump gag order in porn star hush money case

India Today  

New York's top court on Thursday upheld a judge's gag order on Donald Trump in the case in which the former US president was convicted on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Trump also faces a gag order in an unrelated federal criminal case in Washington, D.C. over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election …

Judge Postpones Trump's Hush Money Sentencing Until After The Election
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Postpones Trump's Hush Money Sentencing Until After The Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After months of delays, a New York judge set a sentencing date Friday for former President Donald Trump, who was convicted in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to a porn star in the waning days of the 2016 presidential election. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan …

'I am proud to represent our failing nation': Trump melts down in early morning court rant
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'I am proud to represent our failing nation': Trump melts down in early morning court rant

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday kicked off his morning with a caps-heavy rant on Truth Social railing against a gag order that bars him from attacking witnesses in the hush-money trial that saw him get convicted on 34 felony counts. "I am proud to represent our Failing Nation in fighting the GREATEST POLITICAL WITCH HUNT IN HISTORY," Trump wrote. …

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction

LA Times  

A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president’s attempt at an end-run around the state court where he was convicted and is set to be sentenced in two weeks. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s ruling — just hours after Trump’s lawyers asked him to …

Trump seeks to push his hush-money case sentencing after the election
7 months ago

Trump seeks to push his hush-money case sentencing after the election

Daily Mail  

Former President Donald Trump 's lawyers are seeking to put off his sentencing in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial until after the election, after getting an earlier reprieve following a Supreme Court ruling. Trump wants to prevent the District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office from filing a sentencing submission while the court is considering Trump's motion on presidential immunity, following …

Judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
7 months ago

Judge rejects Donald Trump’s latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next month. In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside and said Trump’s demand was a rehash “rife with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims” …

Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
7 months, 1 week ago

Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case

New Indian Express  

NEW YORK: Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case as it heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next month. In a decision posted Wednesday, Judge Juan M. Merchan declined to step aside and said Trump's demand was a rehash "rife with inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims" about …

Trump loses another attempt to throw out hush money trial gag order
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump loses another attempt to throw out hush money trial gag order

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The five judges on the midlevel state appeals court sided with New York Justice …

Appeals court upholds Donald Trump’s gag order as he again presses judge to exit hush money case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court upholds Donald Trump’s gag order as he again presses judge to exit hush money case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two months after his felony conviction, Donald Trump still isn’t allowed to say everything he wants about his historic hush money criminal case. The state’s mid-level appellate court denied the Republican former president and current nominee’s latest bid to lift the restrictions, swatting away a last-minute argument that he’s unfairly muzzled while Vice President Kamala Harris, his …

Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, N.Y. appeals court rules
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s gag order remains in effect after hush money conviction, N.Y. appeals court rules

LA Times  

Former President Trump’s legal team said Vice President Kamala Harris’ entry into the presidential race gives the matter new urgency as she pits herself as an ex-prosecutor taking on a convicted felon. A New York appeals court on Thursday denied former President Trump’s bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican former president’s …

Donald Trump, former US President, loses appeal against gag order in hush money case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump, former US President, loses appeal against gag order in hush money case

India TV News  

Donald Trump, former US President, loses appeal against gag order in hush money case The gag order will continue to enforce limits on Trump's public commentary as the case progresses towards sentencing. A New York state appeals court has upheld a gag order preventing Donald Trump from commenting on his criminal case involving hush money payments, reinforcing the restrictions imposed …

Trump demands judge toss out verdict in hush money case after ‘immunity’ ruling
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump demands judge toss out verdict in hush money case after ‘immunity’ ruling

The Independent  

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'So totally unfair': Whining Trump randomly lashes out at hush money trial judge
8 months, 1 week ago

'So totally unfair': Whining Trump randomly lashes out at hush money trial judge

Raw Story  

Donald Trump, former president and convicted felon, randomly lashed out at the judge overseeing his historic criminal hush money trial Wednesday. Trump attacked New York City Justice Juan Merchan one day before the former president was initially scheduled to face sentencing after being convicted on charges he falsified business records to conceal hush money payments ahead of the 2016 presidential …

Trump trial update: After the Supreme Court immunity decision, Judge Tanya Chutkan has her work cut out for her.
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump trial update: After the Supreme Court immunity decision, Judge Tanya Chutkan has her work cut out for her.

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. She’ll have to go through Smith’s indictment with a fine-tooth comb and apply the Supreme Court’s new standard for presidential immunity, parsing Trump’s actions into “official” and “unofficial” categories while also determining what’s left of the special counsel’s …

Ex-Prosecutor Predicts How Lifting Of Gag Order May Actually Backfire On Trump
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Prosecutor Predicts How Lifting Of Gag Order May Actually Backfire On Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner suggested that Judge Juan Merchan’s partial lifting of the gag order that he’d placed on Donald Trump during the former president’s hush money trial “may and probably will come back to bite” the presumptive GOP presidential nominee — and even possibly, ultimately, lead to his incarceration. Kirschner, however, said there could be …

Judge Partially Lifts Gag Order On Donald Trump After Hush Money Verdict
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Partially Lifts Gag Order On Donald Trump After Hush Money Verdict

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Tuesday, the New York judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial partially lifted the gag order that has barred him from speaking about the case’s witnesses and jurors. A panel of 12 Manhattanites found Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records relating to a hush money payment made to porn actor …

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money conviction
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money conviction

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump’s gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felony conviction, but keeping others connected to the case off limits until he is sentenced July 11. Though largely a win for Trump, his campaign spokesperson …

Right-wing podcaster files bizarre claim to Judge Cannon in effort to stop Trump gag order
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Right-wing podcaster files bizarre claim to Judge Cannon in effort to stop Trump gag order

Raw Story  

A conservative influencer has told Judge Aileen Cannon that special counsel Jack Smith's requested gag order is unconstitutional because he has yet to interview Donald Trump, court records show. "Good Lawgic has already once been turned down for media requests due to the gag order imposed on President Trump in New York," he writes. President Trump being compelled to turn …

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, lets him talk about jurors and witnesses after hush money conviction
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, lets him talk about jurors and witnesses after hush money conviction

LA Times  

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Saturday. A Manhattan judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump’s gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felony conviction but keeping others connected to the case off limits at least until he’s sentenced July 11. …

Judge Cannon hearing might finally give Jack Smith chance to demand recusal: Ex-prosecutor
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge Cannon hearing might finally give Jack Smith chance to demand recusal: Ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith might finally be given an opening to complain about Judge Aileen Cannon's conduct to the appellate division, depending on how she handles the gag order motion against former President Donald Trump, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman told CNN's Brianna Keilar. "Prosecutors in this gag order hearing are pointing to Trump's false claims that he was at …

NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold provisions of a gag order that bar him from criticizing jurors and court staff, while agreeing to lift a restriction on his public statements about trial witnesses. In court papers filed Friday, prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office argued that portions …

New York's top judge recuses himself from Trump's gag order case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

New York's top judge recuses himself from Trump's gag order case

Raw Story  

The chief judge on New York’s highest court has recused himself from overseeing Donald Trump’s attempt to have a gag order overturned in his hush money trial New York’s Westchester Journal News reported Friday that Chief Judge Rowan Wilson dropped out of the case, saying that Justice Juan Merchan was being represented by the Office of Court Administration, which Wilson …

N.Y. prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors
9 months ago

N.Y. prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors

LA Times  

Manhattan prosecutors urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars him from criticizing jurors and others. Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold provisions of a gag order that bar him from criticizing jurors and court staff, while agreeing to lift a restriction …

Trump’s gag order appeal is shot down by New York’s top court
9 months ago

Trump’s gag order appeal is shot down by New York’s top court

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York’s highest court has rejected Donald Trump’s demand for …

Trump's Hush Money Trial Gag Order Left In Place By New York's Highest Court
9 months ago

Trump's Hush Money Trial Gag Order Left In Place By New York's Highest Court

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING New York state’s highest court declined to take up an appeal regarding former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial gag order, leaving it in place for now. Judge Juan Merchan handed down the gag order earlier this year to prevent Trump from attacking witnesses, attorneys and others involved in his criminal trial, actions that could amount to …

NY court declines to hear Trump's gag order appeal in hush money case
9 months ago

NY court declines to hear Trump's gag order appeal in hush money case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York’s top court on Tuesday declined to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal in his hush money case, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. A Trump campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, said Tuesday the ex-president’s legal team would “continue to fight against the unconstitutional Gag Order imposed by Justice Merchan.” Trump’s attorneys …

New York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of gag order in hush money case
9 months ago

New York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of gag order in hush money case

LA Times  

New York’s top court declined Tuesday to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. They argued that the gag order restricted Trump’s “core political speech on matters of central importance at the height of his Presidential campaign.” But the Court of Appeals disagreed. In a decision list posted on Tuesday, …

'Shocking display of overreach': Jack Smith hammered by Trump team's latest filing
9 months ago

'Shocking display of overreach': Jack Smith hammered by Trump team's latest filing

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is blaming the feds for shunning the Constitution to keep him muzzled. On Friday, the former president’s attorneys accused special counsel Jack Smith and his team — who accuse him of hoarding classified documents and obstructing their return — of demanding he be gagged by the court without offering “any evidence of threats or harassment resulting from President …

Donald Trump’s lawyers press judge to lift gag order in wake of ex-president’s felony conviction
9 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump’s lawyers press judge to lift gag order in wake of ex-president’s felony conviction

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers are amplifying their calls to end the gag order that bars the former president from commenting about witnesses, jurors and others tied to the Manhattan criminal trial that ended in his conviction last month for falsifying records to cover up a potential sex scandal. In a court filing made public Wednesday, Trump’s lawyers urged …

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to lift gag order that stopped him attacking jurors and witnesses
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump lawyers ask New York judge to lift gag order that stopped him attacking jurors and witnesses

The Independent  

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Prosecutors want Donald Trump to remain under a gag order at least until he’s sentenced July 11
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors want Donald Trump to remain under a gag order at least until he’s sentenced July 11

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge Wednesday to keep Donald Trump ’s gag order in place in his hush money criminal case at least until the former president is sentenced in July, opposing a defense request that the restrictions be lifted following his felony convictions last week. Merchan issued Trump’s gag order on March 26, a few weeks …

"Never saw a glimmer of a smile": Trump complains about the jury as he tries to lift his gag order
9 months, 2 weeks ago

"Never saw a glimmer of a smile": Trump complains about the jury as he tries to lift his gag order

Salon  

Donald Trump, now a convicted felon awaiting sentencing in his New York trial, is claiming that the jury not smiling at him is proof that the trial was a rigged and biased affair, The Daily Beast reports. Trump is barred, under a gag order, from going after jurors, witnesses, court staff and Judge Juan Merchan's family due to concerns over …

'Allow him to speak': Expert gives shocking reason to end Trump's hush money gag order
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Allow him to speak': Expert gives shocking reason to end Trump's hush money gag order

Raw Story  

One legal expert says a surprising person should want Judge Juan Merchan to lift his gag order against the newly convicted former President Donald Trump. Elliot Williams, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, appeared on CNN's "The Situation Room" to argue Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg should not challenge Trump's new demand to have his gag order lifted. "It's almost in …

Trump’s lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers are asking a New York judge to lift the gag order that barred the former president from commenting about witnesses, jurors and others tied to the criminal case that led to his conviction for falsifying records to cover up a potential sex scandal. In a letter Tuesday, Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove …

Trump asks judge to lift gag order after conviction in hush money case
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump asks judge to lift gag order after conviction in hush money case

Hindustan Times  

By Luc Cohen Trump asks judge to lift gag order after conviction in hush money case NEW YORK, - Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the judge who oversaw his criminal trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star to lift a gag order on the case, in which the former U.S. president was convicted last week. …

Trump demands hush money judge end gag order after historic criminal conviction
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump demands hush money judge end gag order after historic criminal conviction

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is demanding that Judge Juan Merchan terminate the gag order in his criminal hush money trials on the heels of his historic conviction, according to a new report. "The argument to lift the gag order is 'even stronger' since President Joe Biden has publicly commented on the verdict, certain witnesses have commented and the presidential debate …

Trump’s lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks with attorney Todd Blanche and staff last month outside Manhattan Criminal Court in New York. In a letter Tuesday, Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove asked Judge Juan M. Merchan to end the gag order, arguing that there is nothing to justify “continued restrictions on the First Amendment rights of President Trump” now that the …

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