Trump Gag Order , Reinstated in Fraud Case.
In early October, Judge Arthur Engoron issued a gag order preventing Donald Trump from making comments about court staff, Fox News reports.
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Trump violated the order twice and was fined a total of $15,000.
Judge Engoron also threatened him with imprisonment.
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But on Nov.
16, appeals court Judge David Friedman lifted the gag order, citing Trump's First Amendment rights.
In another turn of events, on Nov.
30, the gag order was reinstated by a New York appellate court.
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Judge Engoron commented on the development.
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I intend to enforce the gag orders rigorously and vigorously.
I want to make sure that counsel informs their clients of the fact that the stay was vacated, Judge Engoron, via statement.
Trump’s attorney, Chris Kise, responded by saying, “It is a tragic day for the rule of law, but we’re aware,” CNN reports.
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“It is what it is,” Engoron said.
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Trump, who is being sued for allegedly committing fraud by inflating his net worth to attain better loans and insurance policies, has consistently denied the charges.
He has also claimed that his net worth is actually more than previously stated.
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There was no victim here — the banks were represented by the best, biggest, most prestigious law firms in the state of New York — actually in the country, some of the biggest law firms, Donald Trump, via statement.
The banks got back their money, there was never a default, it was never a problem, everything was perfect.
There was no crime, Donald Trump, via statement
