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Former President Donald Trump leaves the courtroom for a lunch break during his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York on Nov. 6, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
New York Appellate Division Associate Justice David Friedman temporarily lifted a gag order on former President Donald Trump from the bench on Nov. 16 while the former president appeals the order.
“Considering the constitutional and statutory rights at issue an interim stay is granted,” the justice wrote.
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