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The Guardian - US
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Ed Pilkington in New York

Trump unleashes outrage at court clerk online barely an hour after gag order paused

Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at the state supreme court in New York, New York on 24 October 2023.
Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at the state supreme court in New York City on 24 October 2023. Photograph: Reuters

Barely an hour after a gag order prohibiting Donald Trump from commenting about court staff at his civil fraud trial in New York was temporarily lifted, he was at it again – unleashing a blitzkrieg of social media outrage at a clerk who has become the lightning rod for the former president’s rage.

On Thursday afternoon a New York appeals court judge, David Friedman, paused a gag order that had been placed on Trump last month. The move opened a window through which Trump could vent his unrestrained feelings.

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