Summary
- Donald Trump’s lawyers are asking a New York judge to lift the gag order barring Trump from commenting on the criminal case that led to his conviction.
- They argue that Trump is entitled to unrestrained campaign advocacy, especially given comments by President Joe Biden and continued criticism by key prosecution witnesses.
- The gag order restricts Trump from commenting about witnesses, jurors, and others involved in the case.
- Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying records related to a hush-money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11.
