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06/19/2024

Court Denies Trump's Request to Lift Gag Order

The New York Court of Appeals denied his request

On Tuesday, New York's highest court declined to take up a challenge to the limited gag order imposed on former President Donald Trump by the judge who oversaw his criminal hush money trial.

The New York Court of Appeals rejected Trump's appeal "upon the ground that no substantial constitutional question is directly involved."

Judge Juan Merchan prohibited Trump from discussing witnesses, jurors and others associated with his criminal trial, which ended in a conviction last month. The judge himself and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg were exempt.

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