Lawyers in Trump's civil fraud trial are ordered to clam up about judge's communications with staff

 

November 5, 2023



NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial barred attorneys in the case Friday from commenting on "confidential communications" between him and his staff, after the former president's attorneys renewed claims that a clerk is poisoning the proceedings.

Threatening "serious sanctions" for any violations, Judge Arthur Engoron expanded on a prior gag order that prohibited parties in the trial from speaking publicly about court staffers. The earlier order didn't mention the parties' attorneys, but Engoron had suggested Thursday he might expand it.

The matter seized atten...



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