Convicted Trump Now Wants Gag Order Lifted After Guilty Verdict

Donald Trump’s attorneys have asked Judge Juan Merchan to lift the gag order on their client, arguing that it’s unnecessary since Trump has now been convicted for falsifying business records to help his 2016 presidential campaign.

“Now that the trial is concluded, the concerns articulated by the government and the Court do not justify continued restrictions on the First Amendment rights of President Trump – who remains the leading candidate in the 2024 presidential election – and the American people,” Todd Blanche and Emil Bove wrote Monday.

The pair further argued that President Joe Biden’s brief public comments about the case after the verdict and an event with Biden surrogates outside the courthouse during closing arguments require the gag order to be lifted. They also claimed that the upcoming CNN debate between Trump and his successor is grounds for the gag order’s removal, as are post-verdict public comments by Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels.

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