Trump's Lawyers Challenge Gag Order as DOJ Cites Threats in New York Case

The Department of Justice points to evidence of threats and harassment in New York to argue for the continuation of a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his Washington, D.C. case.

Donald Trump's lawyers argue that threats against Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron are irrelevant to the need for a gag order in the case Trump faces in Washington, D.C.
The Department of Justice submitted a court filing arguing that a gag order against Trump must remain, pointing to documents filed as part of the $250 million civil fraud trial in New York.
An employee at the New York State Unified Court System detailed the hundreds of threatening and harassing voicemail messages sent to Judge Arthur Engoron and his law clerk Allison Greenfield.
Trump and his lawyers argue that any gag order against a presidential candidate is a violation of his First Amendment rights.
The Department of Justice is trying to bolster its case for keeping a federal gag order on Trump, pointing to evidence from New York of threatening behavior directed at state judges.