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A New York state appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn a gag order that banned the former president from publicly attacking court staff in his New York civil fraud case on Thursday.
The gag order was issued on Oct. 3, the second day of the trial, after Trump shared a photo on Truth Social of Judge Arthur Engoron’s principal law clerk, Allison Greenfield, posing with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and falsely labeling her as the Senate majority leader’s “girlfriend.” The since-deleted post also linked to Greenfield’s Instagram account and was considered an act of intimidation.
Engoron said the post led to the court being “inundated” with hundreds of threats from Trump’s supporters.