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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

New York judge partially lifts Trump’s gag order in hush-money case

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Donald Trump campaigns in Philadelphia on 22 June 2024. Photograph: Chris Szagola/AP

The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush-money trial has partially lifted a gag order that has been hanging over the former president since he was convicted of the accounting fraud charges last month.

Under the revised order by Judge Juan Merchan, Trump is now free to criticize trial witnesses, who include Stormy Daniels and his former lawyer Michael Cohen, but must maintain restrictions on his comments about individual prosecutors and others involved in the case.

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