The New York Court of Appeals tossed out Donald Trump’s appeal of the gag order in his falsified business records case.
The gag order prevents Trump from making public statements about the prosecutors involved in the case, although he is permitted to make comments related to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan.
According to The Hill, the gag order said “no substantial constitutional question is directly involved,” dismissing the appeal.
Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said the former president will continue to fight the gag order.
“The Democrats are trying to unlawfully gag President Trump, the leading candidate in the 2024 Presidential Election, because they know that he is dominating this election, will win on November 5th, and will Make America Great Again!” Cheung said.
Trump’s sentencing is to take place on November 26, after the presidential election.
A House Judiciary report from July asserted that Bragg and Merchan “worked together to deprive President Donald J. Trump of his constitutional and legal rights.”
“A fundamental principle of the American system of justice is that no individual is above the law,” the committee wrote. “But just as important is the precept that prosecutors prosecute conduct, not individuals.”
