Trump’s Gag Order Partially Lifted By New York Judge — Now Free to Attack the Jury

Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump, partially lifted the gag order against Trump on Tuesday.

While some restrictions remain in place, Trump is now allowed to publicly comment on witnesses and members of the jury. He is still not allowed to talk about the prosecutors or officers of the court. Trump’s lawyers pushed to strike down the gag order after the trial was over; Trump was convicted on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

Trump was found in contempt of court for violating the gag order ten times. On those occasions, he either appeared on TV or posted on Truth Social to make veiled or blatant threats to several figures in the trial including Merchan, Michael Cohen, and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Trump was fined $10,000 for the violations.