Appeals court upholds Donald Trump’s gag order as he again presses judge to exit hush money case

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court has denied Donald Trump’s bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case. The court Thursday rejected the Republican former president’s argument that his May conviction “constitutes a change in circumstances” that warrants lifting the restrictions. A five-judge panel ruled that the trial judge was correct in extending parts of the gag order until Trump is sentenced. The trial judge imposed the gag order in March after prosecutors raised concerns about Trump’s habit of attacking people involved in his cases. At the same time, Trump’s lawyers are again asking the trial judge to step aside from the case, citing his daughter’s past work as a political consultant for Vice President Kamala Harris.