Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at 40 Wall Street after a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan criminal court, March 25, 2024, in New York. Trump got a break this week when an appeals court cut down the amount of money he needs to put up in order to pause collection of a huge judgment his New York civil fraud case. Monday's decision gives him 10 days to post a $175 million appeals bond or otherwise cover the sum. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge issued a gag order Tuesday barring Donald Trump from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial.
Judge Juan M. Merchan cited the former president's prior comments about him and others in the case, as well as a looming April 15 trial date, in granting a prosecution request for what it termed a "narrowly tailored" order barring Trump from making certain out-of-court statements.
"It is without question that the imminency of the risk of harm is now paramount," Merchan wrote.
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