New York appeals court upholds gag order against Trump in hush money case

Donald Trump was warned again on Monday that he could go to jail if he keeps violating the gag order. In his hush money criminal trial, New York. Judge Juan, mm in his most explicit warning to date said that it is clear the legal maximum fine allowed of $1000 per violation isn't working. The judge said to Trump, the last thing I want to do is put you in jail. You were the former president of the United States and possibly the next president as well. There are many reasons why incarceration is truly *** last resort to me to take that step would be disruptive to these proceedings and the magnitude of such *** decision he said is not lost on me. However, Judge mchan said that his duty is to the integrity of the trial and the integrity of justice. And he says that Trump has been undermining that with his repeated rhetoric about witnesses and about the jury in this case.

A New York appeals court on Tuesday upheld a gag order that bars Donald Trump from making statements against certain people connected to his criminal hush money trial, including witnesses and the judge's daughter.The court found that Judge Juan M. Merchan 바카라 게임 웹사이트�properly determined바카라 게임 웹사이트� that Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s public statements 바카라 게임 웹사이트�posed a significant threat to the integrity of the testimony of witnesses and potential witnesses."Trump had asked the state바카라 게임 웹사이트�s intermediate appeals court to lift or modify the gag order, which bars him from commenting publicly about jurors, witnesses and others connected to the case, including the judge바카라 게임 웹사이트�s family and prosecutors other than District Attorney Alvin Bragg.A message seeking comment was left with a lawyer for Trump.Specifically, according to the ruling, Trump challenged restrictions on his ability to comment about Matthew Colangelo, a former Justice Department official who is a part of the prosecution team, and Merchan바카라 게임 웹사이트�s daughter, the head of a consulting firm that has worked for Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s rival Joe Biden and other Democratic candidates.At an emergency hearing last month, just days before the trial started, Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s lawyers argued the gag order is an unconstitutional curb on the presumptive Republican nominee바카라 게임 웹사이트�s free speech rights while he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s campaigning for president and fighting criminal charges.Video below: Michael Cohen takes the stand in Trump trial

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The court found that Judge Juan M. Merchan 바카라 게임 웹사이트�properly determined바카라 게임 웹사이트� that Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s public statements 바카라 게임 웹사이트�posed a significant threat to the integrity of the testimony of witnesses and potential witnesses."

Trump had asked the state바카라 게임 웹사이트�s intermediate appeals court to lift or modify the gag order, which bars him from commenting publicly about jurors, witnesses and others connected to the case, including the judge바카라 게임 웹사이트�s family and prosecutors other than District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

A message seeking comment was left with a lawyer for Trump.

Specifically, according to the ruling, Trump challenged restrictions on his ability to comment about Matthew Colangelo, a former Justice Department official who is a part of the prosecution team, and Merchan바카라 게임 웹사이트�s daughter, the head of a consulting firm that has worked for Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s rival Joe Biden and other Democratic candidates.

At an emergency hearing last month, just days before the trial started, Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s lawyers argued the gag order is an unconstitutional curb on the presumptive Republican nominee바카라 게임 웹사이트�s free speech rights while he바카라 게임 웹사이트�s campaigning for president and fighting criminal charges.

Video below: Michael Cohen takes the stand in Trump trial

New York appeals court upholds gag order against Trump in hush money case

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