The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case has expanded a gag order on the former president after his online attacks against his daughter.
Justice Juan Merchan has banned Mr Trump from criticising his family members or those of Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg. The Trump campaign has called the gag order unconstitutional.
In the case, Mr Trump denies concealing hush money payments to an adult film actress ahead of the 2016 election.
The original order last week barred Mr Trump from attacking court staff, potential jurors and witnesses. But Mr Bragg, the district attorney, argued on Monday that the restriction should be widened following Mr Trump’s singling out of the judge’s daughter.
In a post on Truth Social after the gag order was expanded, Mr Trump said the judge should be removed from the case.
The expanded order comes after earlier posts by Mr Trump, on 28 March, saying Justice Merchan’s daughter was a “Rabid Trump Hater” who “admitted to having conversations with her father about me”.
Credit: bbc.com
