Judge Denies Trump’s Request to Modify Gag Order So He Can Respond To Stormy Daniels’ Claims
Published on May 9, 2024
The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York has denied the former president’s request to narrow a gag order so that he could publicly defend himself against claims made by witness Stephanie Clifford, also know by her stage name Stormy Daniels. On the afternoon of May 9, New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan denied a request made in earlier that day by Trump attorney Todd Blanche, who asked the judge to allow President Trump to make public statements in response to allegations made by Ms. Clifford during her testimony on Tuesday and Thursday....