NY Judge Partially Lifts Trump Gag Order, Sets Timeline for Expiration

The judge left intact the second of the three provisions on the reasoning that ’the proceedings are not concluded.’
NY Judge Partially Lifts Trump Gag Order, Sets Timeline for Expiration
Former President Donald Trump walks with attorney Todd Blanche to come speak to reporters as jurors began deliberations for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, on May 29, 2024. Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images
Catherine Yang
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New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan terminated parts of former President Donald Trump’s gag order on June 25, adding that the rest will expire once sentencing is complete.

The judge broke the original gag order down into three categories: statements about witnesses; statements about court staff and counsel, and later extended it to include family members of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Justice Merchan, but not the judge and district attorney themselves; and statements about jurors.