New York prosecutors request gag order in Trump's hush-money trial

Prosecutors in Manhattan have requested a gag order from a judge to restrict former US President Donald Trump from making public comments about witnesses in his ongoing criminal trial. Trump is accused of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments made to porn actor Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 election. The prosecutors aim to prevent Trump from attacking potential witnesses and disclosing juror identities. This gag order closely resembles one upheld in a previous case in December. Trump has denied any relationship with Daniels a decade earlier. Trump currently faces 34 counts of allegedly doctoring business records as part of the cover-up in this trial.