The Manhattan District Attorney’s office urged a state judge on June 4 to keep former President Donald Trump’s gag order in place even after his criminal trial concluded with a guilty verdict on May 30.
In a brief letter, prosecutors argued the gag order was necessary not only for the duration of the trial but also “to protect against defendant’s efforts” to threaten “the integrity of the judicial proceedings,” “interfere with the fair administration of justice,” and “intimidate this Court.”
This comes after a June 3 letter from the defense urging the judge to lift the gag order. In March, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan had ruled the parties could not file motions directly without permission from the court, anticipating a large number of last-ditch motions from the defense ahead of trial….
