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By Kaitlin Lewis
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The gag order issued against Donald Trump in his New York fraud case has not deterred the former president from attacking the judge or prosecutors in the case—although he's managed to stay within the lines of the order.
In a post to Truth Social Thursday morning, the former president again asserted that the civil fraud case brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia Games was a "rigged trial" and accused Judge Arthur Engoron of doing "whatever Letitia demands." The former president is facing a $250 million lawsuit brought by James, who has accused Trump of misstating the value of his business's assets on financial documents to secure more favorable terms.
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"This trial is a giant Democrat Scam, with a Trump/Developer hating Judge who does whatever Letitia demands," Trump wrote. "He is totally afraid her, but fortunately has been overturned on many occasions by the Court of Appeals, including in our case, WHICH DECISION HE REFUSES TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE -Showing great disrespect to the Appellate Court."
"Businesses are watching this Witch Hunt Trial, and moving out of New York - And definitely not moving in!" the former president added.
Engoron enacted a limited gag order on the former president earlier this month after Trump posted to his Truth Social account about one of the judge's staff members. In the since-deleted post, Trump argued, without evidence, that his fraud case should be thrown out because New York attorney Allison Greenfield shared a romantic relationship with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Engoron responded swiftly and limited what Trump could say about his fraud case in public, telling the former president in court, "Personal attacks on members of my court staff are unacceptable and inappropriate, and I won't tolerate it."
The order, however, only pertains to Engoron's staff—a limit has not been placed on what can be said publicly about the judge or the New York attorney general.
Newsweek reached out to James' office via email for comment Thursday.
Trump's social media rants have led to restraints in his other legal woes. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan enacted a partial gag order on the former president earlier this week in his federal election interference case, ruling that Trump and other interested parties cannot make public statements that "target" Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith or his office, the defense counsel, any member of the court's staff or any "reasonably foreseeable witness or the substance of their testimony."
Smith's office, which has accused Trump of attempting to remain in power after losing the 2020 election, requested that a gag order be placed based on Trump's history of "repeated, inflammatory public statements."
Trump's defense team has argued that the gag order violates the former president's free speech rights, and the former president has vowed to appeal Chutkan's order.
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