Judge imposes gag order on Trump in New York "hush money" case
CBSN
The judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in New York imposed a gag order on Tuesday restricting what Trump can say about those involved in the upcoming trial, which revolves around a "hush money" payment made to an adult film star in 2016.
Judge Juan Merchan issued the order limiting Trump's public statements in response to a February request from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office listed a series of statements Trump had made related to multiple cases in making the request.
Merchan said the examples "went far beyond defending himself against 'attacks' by 'public figures.'" He described Trump's statements as "threatening, inflammatory, denigrating," with the targets of his statements either assigned to the cases or performing their civic duty.
