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Michael Sisak | AP

New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump sends disparaging post about court clerk

Former President Donald Trump leaves a New York courtroom after the second day of his fraud trial. Trump has repeatedly cast the trial as a political attack by New York’s Democratic attorney general, Letitia James. (Getty)

NEW YORK — Rebuking Donald Trump, a state court judge imposed a limited gag order Tuesday in the former president’s civil business fraud trial and ordered him to delete a social media post that publicly maligned a key court staffer.

Judge Arthur Engoron told all participants in the case not to smear court personnel, warning of “serious sanctions” if they do.

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