



In a New York courtroom, Judge Arthur Engoron has placed a partial gag order which prevents all parties in the civil case against former President Trump from making any verbal attacks against court staff.
This decision came after Trump shared a critical comment and photograph of the judge’s principal law clerk, Allison Greenfield, on his social media platform, Truth Social.
During the second day of the trial, Judge Engoron stated, “This morning one of the defendants posted to his social media account a disparaging, untrue and personally identifying post about a member of my staff.”
The post in question displayed a photograph of Greenfield alongside Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) at an event for Greenfield’s campaign for a judgeship in Manhattan civil court.
The post from the former president read, “Schumer’s girlfriend, Alison R. Greenfield, is running this case against me. How disgraceful! This case should be dismissed immediately!!”
Trump deleted this post early in the lunch recess.
Addressing the incident, Judge Engoron articulated his stance, “Personal attacks on members of my court staff are unacceptable, inappropriate and I won’t tolerate them in any circumstances. Failure to abide by this order will result in serious sanctions.”
He then made the order official stating, “Consider this statement a gag order forbidding all parties from posting, emailing or speaking publicly about any of my staff.”
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Donald Trump, alongside his adult sons and businesses, faces a lawsuit amounting to a potential $250 million over accusations from New York prosecutors of continuous business fraud.
Trump, who is leading in the GOP presidential polls, has consistently denied any misdoings, framing the case as a politically-motivated pursuit led by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Observers noted that Trump’s comment was made while the trial was in session. Since the trial’s inception, Greenfield has been positioned next to Judge Engoron, placing her directly in Trump’s line of sight.
In parallel, a federal judge in Washington is deliberating on prosecutors’ appeal for a broader gag order on Trump concerning the Justice Department’s case around the 2020 election events.
Those prosecutors argue that Trump has, on numerous occasions, harassed and intimidated witnesses, inciting threats against both the court and its prosecutors.
Trump has a long legal road ahead of him facing four criminal indictments and two civil lawsuits, all while trying to forge a campaign to be the GOP nominee for President in 2024. It is unclear how all of this will fall for him.
One thing for sure, it would behoove him to avoid personal attacks on anyone involved in these legal proceedings, especially in this case where there is not jury.
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