New York, June 25 (EFE).- A New York judge partially lifted this Tuesday the ‘gag order’ imposed on former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021), which prohibited him from speaking publicly about prosecutors, witnesses, jurors or members of the court of the criminal trial for which he was convicted last May.
Now, Trump will be able to make comments about those involved in this process, but not disclose information that could identify the jurors, according to the court order issued by the court.
However, the judge in the case, Juan Merchan, maintains that Trump is prohibited from speaking publicly about the prosecutors and people on the court – as well as about his family members – until July 11, the day on which the sentence is scheduled to be handed down.
Prosecutors argue that these restrictions are necessary because some Trump supporters reportedly tried to identify and threaten the members of the jury that found him guilty.
The former president was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to the payment of $130,000 to porn actress Stormy Daniels to conceal a sexual relationship he had with her and thus protect his 2016 presidential campaign.
Merchan imposed the ‘gag order’ before the start of the trial considering that the Republican’s statements affected the process, and forced him to pay $10,000 in fines after failing to comply with the rule a total of ten times.
The decision to lift the ‘gag order’ takes place just two days before the debate that will confront Trump with the current US president, Joe Biden, which will be broadcast on CNN and in which his trial in New York will be aired. shine. EFE
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