Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg submitted three documents to the courts seeking a gag order on former President Donald Trump and other restrictions on the hush money trial.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has requested a judge impose a gag order on former President Donald Trump with less than a month to go until the hush money criminal court case goes to trial.
In three separate court filings dated Feb. 22, 2024, Bragg and his team asked for an order preventing Trump from making statements attacking others involved in his legal cases, sought a protective order to prohibit the names and addresses of jurors from being disclosed to anyone other than attorneys and requested evidence and testimony regarding campaign finance be limited.
Prosecutors claim Trump has a history of verbally attacking people involved in his cases.
« Defendant has a long history of making public and inflammatory remarks about the participants in various judicial proceedings against him, including jurors, witnesses, lawyers, and court staff, » prosecutors state. « Those remarks, as well as the inevitable reactions they incite from defendant’s followers and allies, pose a significant and imminent threat to the orderly administration of this criminal proceeding and a substantial likelihood of causing material prejudice. »
Jury selection for the criminal trial is scheduled to begin on March 25.
The DA’s office requested the names and addresses of those jurors who are selected not to be disclosed to anyone other than counsel, citing the former president’s conduct toward jurors in other court proceedings.
The DA’s office cites Trump’s « conduct in this and other matters – including his extensive history of attacking jurors in other proceedings, » saying the conduct presents a « significant risk of juror harassment and intimidation that warrants reasonable protective measures to ensure the integrity of these proceedings, minimize obstacles to jury selection, and protect juror safety.
