Trump Is Gagged From Discussing Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen in His Hush Money Case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Judge Juan Merchan cited the former president's prior comments about him and others in the case, as well as a looming April 15 trial date, in granting a prosecution request for what it termed a "narrowly tailored" order barring Trump from making certain out-of-court statements.
39% : Judge Merchan, noting Mr. Trump's "special" status as a former president and current candidate, tried to make clear at the time that the protective order shouldn't be construed as a gag order, saying, "It's certainly not my intention to in any way impede Mr. Trump's ability to campaign for the presidency of the United States."
25% : After a hearing on Monday where Judge Merchan set the April 15 trial date, Mr. Trump tore into prosecutor Matthew Colangelo on social media, referring to the former Justice Department official as a "radical left from DOJ" sent to the district attorney's office "to run the trial against Trump and that was done by Biden and his thugs.
20% : The judge, in issuing a protective order, determines that the 45th president's comments pose an 'imminency of the risk of harm.' NEW YORK -- A New York judge issued a gag order Tuesday barring President Trump from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush money criminal trial.
17% : Mr. Trump warned of "potential death & destruction" before his indictment last year, posting a photo on social media of himself holding a baseball bat next to a picture of Mr. Bragg and complaining that Judge Merchan is "a Trump-hating judge" with a family full of "Trump haters.

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