Trump Says Judge Should Remove Gag Order as Day 2 of Criminal Trial Begins

The former president made several comments on Day two of his New York criminal trial, saying he should be campaigning in Pennsylvania and Florida.
Trump Says Judge Should Remove Gag Order as Day 2 of Criminal Trial Begins
Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks out of the courtroom following the first day of jury selection at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 15, 2024 in New York City. Jabin Botsford-Pool/Getty Images
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Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized the judge overseeing the “hush-money” case in Manhattan, coming before he attended his second day in court, and said that a gag order that was imposed on him should be removed.

“This conflicted, Trump Hating Judge won’t let me respond to people that are on TV lying and spewing hate all day long. He is running rough shod over my lawyers and legal team. The New York System of ‘Justice’ is being decimated by critics from all over the World. I want to speak, or at least be able to respond. Election Interference! RIGGED, UNCONSTITUTIONAL TRIAL! Take off the Gag Order!!!” the former president wrote on Truth Social before he entered court Tuesday.

Jack Phillips
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