Trump Seeks to Appeal Gag Order in Civil Fraud Trial

Trump, wrestling a gag order that limits his ability to publicly talk about his civil fraud case in New York, seeks to appeal to the state’s highest court.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a CNN Town Hall at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on May 10, 2023, in a still from video. CNN/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

Former President Donald Trump is seeking permission to appeal to New York’s highest court a decision that reinstated a gag order in his civil fraud case in the state, a court filing showed on Monday.

Monday’s court filing marks the latest development in President Trump’s civil bench trial that’s entering its tenth week, in which he’s accused of unlawfully inflating assets to gain business advantages.