Judge Juan Merchan imposed a gag order on former President Donald Trump in March, prohibiting him from making public statements about witnesses, counsel, jurors, prosecutors, court staff, or their family members. The order also prevents Trump from directing others to make such comments. Trump's lawyers argued at an emergency hearing last month that the gag order is an unconstitutional restriction on his free speech rights while campaigning for president as the presumptive Republican nominee. Alina Habba, a member of Trump's legal team, expressed concerns about the jury's ability to follow limiting instructions.
Trump's gag order bars him from making or directing "public statements about any prospective juror or any juror." Alina Habba last night: "If the jury is not capable of ... listening to limiting instructions and able to block out testimony that frankly shouldn't have come…
Trump's gag order bars him from making or directing "public statements about any prospective juror or any juror." Alina Habba last night: "If the jury is not capable of ... listening to limiting instructions and able to block out testimony that frankly shouldn't have come in,…
At an emergency hearing last month, just days before the trial started, Trump’s lawyers argued that the gag order is an unconstitutional curb on the presumptive Republican nominee’s free speech rights while he’s campaigning for president. https://t.co/sKfX56np6Z
The gag order prohibits Trump from making comments about jurors/witnesses and also from causing others to make them. https://t.co/OeWR7w4jtD
Judge Juan Merchan imposed Trump’s gag order in March, banning the former president from making public statements about witnesses, counsel, jurors, prosecutors, court staff or their family members. https://t.co/kSWYKVQiBP