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Salon
Salon
Politics
Nandika Chatterjee

Court rejects Trump effort to lift gag

New York’s Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump must keep his mouth shut just a little bit longer, at least when it comes to attacking those who took part in his hush money trial, dismissing the former president's latest effort to lift his gag order.

New York’s highest court refused to hear Trump’s bid “upon the ground that no substantial constitutional question is directly involved,” CNBC reported. This means that the gag order that bars Trump from speaking about jurors, witnesses and others involved in the criminal case against remains in effect.

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