Judge imposes gag order on Trump in hush money case

Judge Juan Merchan has issued a gag order in the ongoing legal case against Donald Trump, prohibiting him from publicly attacking potential witnesses, prosecutors, court staff, and prospective jurors. This is the third time a judge overseeing one of Trump's cases has imposed such an order due to his history of making inflammatory remarks. The order also bars Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about people involved in his legal cases. The gag order comes after Trump made critical comments about Judge Merchan and his daughter on Truth Social. Trump is currently facing charges for allegedly falsifying business records to hide reimbursements to his former lawyer. The Manhattan District Attorney's office requested the gag order, citing Trump's previous threatening and denigrating statements.