Ahead of the hush money trial against Donald Trump, the responsible judge has now imposed conditions on the US presidential candidate to make public statements.
Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday granted a prosecutor’s request that Trump not speak publicly about witnesses or court personnel.
The request was based on the fact that the Republican “has a long history of attacking witnesses, investigators, prosecutors, judges and other people involved in cases against him.” Merchan decided on March 7 that the names of the jurors should be known only to a few people.
Trump lawyer Todd Blanche declined to comment on the gag order. The businessman’s representatives had previously argued that this would violate Trump’s right to freedom of expression.
Payment to porn star Stormy Daniels: Did Trump forge documents?
The trial is scheduled for April 15. Trump is accused of falsifying company records related to a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.
His lawyer paid her $130,000 for her silence about a sexual encounter with Trump. According to her report, this would have taken place in 2006. Trump has denied having a sexual encounter with the woman. However, he admitted that he had reimbursed the lawyer for his payment to her. Trump rejects the accusation of forgery.
Source: Krone
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