Former President Donald Trump lost his bid on Tuesday to challenge the gag order restricting him from speaking publicly about witnesses, jurors, or court staff in his New York criminal hush money trial.

Trump, the presumptive Republican to face off against President Joe Biden in November, has repeatedly critiqued the gag order as a violation of his First Amendment rights.

The appeal of the gag order was denied by New York’s First Department of the state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division. The court held that trial Judge Juan Merchan “properly weighed” Trump’s free speech rights “against the court’s historical commitment to ensuring the fair administration of justice in criminal cases.”

Trump is facing $10,000 in fines after he was twice found in contempt for violating the gag order a total of 10 times. Trump is also challenging the fees he has already incurred during this trial.

This is a developing story and will be updated.