Trump hit with new gag order in New York civil fraud trial over court clerk dispute
Kaelan Deese
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Former President Donald Trump‘s legal team was placed under a new partial gag order Friday by Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over the Trump Organization civil fraud trial in New York.
Engoron blocked Trump’s defense team from making further comments about the judge’s communications with his staff, warning of “sanctions” for further violations.
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“The First Amendment right of defendants and their attorneys to comment on my staff is far and away outweighed by the need to protect them from threats and physical harm,” Engoron wrote.
The order came after defense lawyers made repeated objections about the working relationship between him and his principal law clerk, including suggestions that she was biased.
Trump himself has also accused her of bias, which led to the initial limited gag order barring parties from referencing Engoron’s staff.
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The Trump defense team has already violated Engoron’s initial order twice, leading to a total of $15,000 in fines.
Read the latest gag order below:
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