Trump gag order reinstated by appeals court in NY civil fraud trial

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[Eleutheria5]

The gag order barring former President Donald Trump from speaking publicly about court staff in his New York civil fraud trial was reinstated by a state appeals court Thursday.

Appellate Judge David Friedman earlier this month had temporarily lifted the limited gag order against Trump, 77, over concerns it was a violation of his constitutional right to free speech.

But a four-judge panel with New York’s Appellate Division, First Department overturned Friedman’s ruling in a brief decision Thursday that didn’t provide any explanation.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron — who is overseeing the $250 million case against Trump — in October issued two rulings barring the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner and his lawyers from speaking publicly about the court’s staff.

Engoron then proceeded to hit Trump with $15,000 in fines total after finding that he’d twice violated the order.

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[Living Free in NH]

He’ll have Secret Service agent

Just wait until it gets to the point where they decide to jail him for violating the order and Biden rules that he doesn't get SS protection any more. Sure, it may be illegal to do so, but what's stopping him?

[Gay State Conservative]

There's not a lawyer or a (state) judge in the State of New York that is honest,decent,and concerned about the Constitutional rights of citizens. So I guess it's on to the Federal courts to restore DJT’s basic 1st Amendment rights during a Presidential campaign.

[alloysteel]

Gag order is still illegal, immoral, un-Constitutional, and probably fattening.

Arthur Engoron is an egregious moron. Hey, that makes a nice little couplet.

[Dr. Franklin]

Decision without explanation, unilateral, dictatorial. Yes, Trump should violate the “order” at every rally and make a big scene of paying the fine. They need to be mocked for the clowns they are. Judges. ha.

When an appellate court refuses to take action to correct obvious constitutional violations, it is often done without comment.

[Sequoyah101]

That is a much much better idea. Make a big game of it. Illustrate the criminality of the order and the folly of it.

[struggle]

The check is in the mail.

[Reverend Wright]

I’m waiting to whether the USSC has the courage to take on some of these anti-Trump prosecution excesses?

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don’t wait up.

[Reverend Wright]

Exactly !

[Bookshelf]

Let me tell you, you do not want to be a male, Christian, northern European and have your case appear before these clowns.

[Gay State Conservative]

Recently the Federal courts (SCOTUS and others) have handed down some pretty good decisions. But DJT surely can’t expect any good decisions from NY State judges,courts or juries.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Maybe he should just obey the gag order in the appellate court’s jurisdiction.
And say what he damn well pleases outside of the NY First Department.

[Eleutheria5]

I see your point. It’s not like he’ll carry New York. It’s the Bizzarro State.

[HamiltonJay]

Just keep appealing.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Since there is no jury to influence, why gag at all?

[skr]

I like that idea much better. He doesn’t need more fines, lawyers’ fees or charges.

[Eleutheria5]

He’s intimidating the clerk and witnesses and the judgy-wudgy dontcha know./s

[Eleutheria5]

Make his “compliance” a bigger slap in the face. Yeah.
Like they did to the high priest in Life of Brian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ5YU_spBw0