Gag Order To Remain In Trump’s Hush Money Case

The order restricts his public statements in the wake of his criminal conviction in his hush money case.

A New York appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to lift a gag order.

The order restricts his public statements in the wake of his criminal conviction in his hush money case.

A panel of judges said Judge Juan Merchan can keep the gag order in place through Trump’s sentencing.

After Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records, Merchan lifted parts of the gag order. Trump is allowed to discuss trial witnesses and the jury. However, he is banned from publicly discussing the prosecutors, court staff as well as their families.

Trump’s sentencing in this case was originally scheduled for July, but was delayed to mid-September while Merchan considers his motion to toss the conviction after the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision.