Former President Donald Trump plans to appeal the gag order prohibiting him and his team from discussing his New York fraud trial judge’s staff to the state’s highest court.
On Monday, Trump’s legal team asked permission from the intermediate appeals court to bring their argument to the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court.
“Without expedited review, Petitioners will continue to suffer irreparable injury daily, as they are silenced on matters implicating the appearance of bias and impropriety on the bench during a trial of immense stakes,” wrote Clifford Robert, an attorney for Trump’s adult sons and other entities that are parties in the case, in the request.
The gag order does not bar attacks against Judge Arthur Engoron or New York Attorney General Letitia James, both of whom are also frequent targets of the former president’s rage.
Last week, Engoron reimposed the limited gag order initially imposed in October. Trump’s Truth Social attacks have largely focused on Engoron’s principal law clerk, accusing the clerk of acting as a “co-judge” in the trial.
Trump has racked up $15,000 in fines for various violations of the gag order in recent months.
James‘ case accuses Trump, his two adult sons, the Trump Organization, and top executives of falsely inflating the values of Trump’s real estate properties and other assets in order to get tax benefits and better loan terms.
James seeks around $250 million in damages, and she wants to bar Trump and his co-defendants from running another business in New York.
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