2023-12-03 15:33:00
Reason for gag: Trump’s fixation with Engoron’s law clerk and his claims that she was biased and overly influential in the case led Trump to post identifying information regarding her on social media. Millions of Trump followers were able to see the item, and the clerk began receiving a flood of threats. Engoron said he feared for her safety.
How it limits Trump’s speech: Trump cannot discuss any member of the judge’s staff, including the law clerk. He is free to make comments regarding the judge and regarding New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), who brought the lawsuit, and he continues to do so.
Appeals process: An appellate panel reinstated the gag order on Nov. 30, two weeks following a single appeals judge issued a pause on the order. The general legality of the orders will be debated by the appeals court at a later date. But with the lengthy trial winding down, Trump is once more barred — for now — from commenting on court employees in public.
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