Lawyers Urge Lifting of Gag Order After Trump’s Guilty Verdict in New York Criminal Case

President Donald Trump’s lawyers argue the order imposed in March amounts to a continued violation of his First Amendment rights.
Lawyers Urge Lifting of Gag Order After Trump’s Guilty Verdict in New York Criminal Case
Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a fist as he arrives back at Trump Tower after being convicted in his criminal trial in New York City, on May 30, 2024. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked the judge who presided over his business records falsification criminal trial in New York to lift a gag order banning him from commenting on court staff, witnesses, prosecutors, jurors, and others tied to the criminal case.

In a letter sent to Justice Juan Merchan on June 3, attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove argued the order imposed on their client in March amounts to a continued violation of his First Amendment rights.
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