Trump Asks New York’s High Court to Block Judge’s Gag Order

Published on May 16, 2024

Former President Donald Trump filed a notice of appeal of a recent New York appeals court ruling that upheld a gag order in his Manhattan case. “President Trump has filed a notice to appeal the unconstitutional and un-American gag order imposed by conflicted Judge Juan Merchan in the lawless Manhattan DA case,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement Wednesday. The spokesman said that the campaign believes that Judge Juan Merchan has violated the former president’s First Amendment rights to speak freely, echoing previous comments made by the former president. Earlier this week, a panel of judges ruled that Judge Merchan “properly determined that petitioner’s public statements posed a significant threat to the integrity of the testimony of witnesses and potential witnesses in this case as well” in issuing the gag order....

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