If Trump is free during the appeal process, and before sentence is passed, should the gag order remain in place. Considering public opinion over the trial, the jurors’ safety must be upheld, leaving many to believe that Judge Merchan will keep the gag order in place. Lawyers for former US President Donald Trump have asked the judge overseeing his hush-money case in New York to lift his gag order now that the trial has concluded. Trump will be sentenced by Judge Merchan on 11 July, four days before he is officially declared the Republican Party's presidentially nominee. His team has made repeated prior requests to lift the gag order, but those have been denied by the judge.

Source: Huffington Post June 05, 2024 08:17 UTC