LEGAL: “Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday [March 27, 2024] at the New York judge who put him under a gag order ahead of his April 15 hush-money criminal trial, suggesting without evidence that the veteran jurist was kowtowing to his daughter’s interests as a Democratic political consultant. The former president objected in particular to what he claimed was her posting of a social media photo showing him behind bars…
The gag order, which prosecutors had requested, bars Trump from either making or directing other people to make public statements on his behalf about jurors and potential witnesses in the hush-money trial… It also prohibits any statements meant to interfere with or harass the court’s staff, prosecution team or their families.
It does not bar comments about [Judge] Merchan or his family, nor does it prohibit criticism of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the elected Democrat whose office is prosecuting Trump.”
-Michael R. Sisak, “Donald Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal case,” apnews.com, March 27, 2024