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Trump Slapped With Another Gag Order [1]

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Date: 2023-11-30  

In the bustling heart of New York, a dramatic legal saga unfolded as a state appeals court reinstated gag orders in the high-stakes $250 million civil fraud trial involving former President Donald Trump. The court’s decision, shrouded in silence, barred Trump and his legal team from commenting on the trial judge’s staff, specifically Justice Arthur Engoron.

The gag orders had become almost as central to the trial as the testimony itself. Initially set days into the trial, following Trump’s disparaging social media remarks about the judge’s law clerk, Allison Greenfield, the orders swiftly escalated into a broader prohibition against public statements on confidential communications within the trial. The battle extended to social media, where Trump, seizing a momentary pause in the gag orders, launched a scathing attack on Greenfield and Engoron.

In a swift and unexpected turn, Trump shifted his focus to Engoron’s family, triggering a storm of controversy and misinformation. Amid this turmoil, Dawn Engoron, the judge’s wife, denied involvement in the anti-Trump messages circulated online. Meanwhile, Engoron’s chambers were besieged with a barrage of harassing communications, echoing the volatile political climate.

Trump’s lawyer, Chris Kise, decried the reinstatement of the gag orders as a dark day for justice and the First Amendment. Simultaneously, in a separate legal thread, Trump battled another gag order in a federal case in Washington, D.C., leaving observers to wonder about the implications for freedom of speech and the legal system’s integrity.

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