As of: March 27, 2024, 7:30 a.m
By: Christian Stör
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Donald Trump is known for his verbal attacks.
The hush money trial in New York is no different.
The court acts.
New York – Donald Trump is currently making a fuss again.
Verbal attacks are the order of the day for him.
He repeatedly makes it clear loudly what he thinks of everyone who wants to attack him before the US election in November.
This particularly affects those who are involved in the trials against him.
Most recently, prosecutor Letitia James felt this.
However, in the upcoming trial over hush money payments in New York, Trump must refrain from such verbal attacks.
At the request of the public prosecutor, the responsible judge, Juan Merchan, ordered a limited speech ban against the former president.
Accordingly, Trump is prohibited from publicly commenting on witnesses, jurors, judicial employees or their families.
Donald Trump has to take a step back in the hush money trial in New York.
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New York judge gags Trump ahead of hush money trial
The prosecutor's request was based on the fact that the Republican "has a long history of attacks on people involved in proceedings against him."
In his order, the judge also pointed out that Trump had made public statements in the past that were “threatening, inflammatory and denigrating.”
This results in “a sufficient risk for the jurisprudence”.
According to the decree, an exception is the New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg, who is responsible for the case. In addition, Judge Merchan himself is not explicitly mentioned there.
He can also sing a song about Trump's attacks.
Shortly before the decision, Trump insulted him badly on his online platform
Truth Social
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Among other things, Trump called the judge a “true and certified Trump hater.”
Merchan's daughter described Trump as "an executive at a super-liberal Democratic company" who worked for Joe Biden, among others.
After verbal attacks: US judge imposes restricted speech ban on Trump
Trump lawyer Todd Blanche declined to comment on the new gag order.
Previously, the Trump team had argued that this would violate Trump's right to freedom of expression.
New York judge Arthur Engoron and Washington federal judge Tanya Chutkan had previously imposed similar speech bans.
A total of four cases are currently underway against Trump:
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The trial in New York is scheduled for April 15.
Trump is accused of falsifying business records related to a payment to Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
This is the first criminal trial against a former US president.
(cs with agencies)