Trump gag order appeal dismissed by New York’s top court

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Trump gag order appeal dismissed by New York’s top court

Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his ********* trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York on May 30, 2024.

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New York’s highest court on Tuesday dismissed former President Donald Trump’s appeal of the gag order in his ********* hush money trial.

The New York Court of Appeals

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declined to hear Trump’s bid “upon the ground that no substantial constitutional question is directly involved.”

The decision means Trump’s gag order, which bars him from speaking about jurors, witnesses and other parties involved in the Manhattan Supreme Court case, ******** in effect.

Trump’s attorneys asked Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over the trial, to terminate the gag order because the trial is over.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office, however, urged Merchan to keep the restrictions in place, at least until after a sentencing hearing is held and certain post-trial motions are resolved.

The Trump campaign and the lawyer who filed the gag order appeal to the state’s top court did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Manhattan DA declined to comment.

Trump last month was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of a scheme to hide a hush money payment to ***** star Stormy Daniels.

The presumptive *********** presidential nominee is set to be sentenced on July 11, just four days before his party holds its nominating convention.

The ****** of falsifying business records in New York carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison, though Merchan could deliver a sentence that spares Trump any time behind bars.

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