The documents were placed under seal, though several outlets have reported that they pertain to the gag order. The Hill requested comment from Trump\u2019s lawyers and his campaign regarding the lawsuit, which essentially functions as an appeal of the gag order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nMerchan cited Trump\u2019s \u201cuncontested record\u201d of attacks on those involved in his legal matters in his original order curbing the former president\u2019s speech. He originally refrained from gagging Trump, instead choosing to admonish him, but agreed to do so after Bragg\u2019s office requested it last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Loren Merchan is also the subject of the former president\u2019s efforts to recuse the judge from the case \u2014 an effort he has mounted twice. The most recent bid came Friday, when Trump asked the judge to recuse because his daughter has a \u201cdirect financial interest\u201d in the former president\u2019s case, given the firm\u2019s work for his 2024 presidential election opponents.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The eleventh-hour lawsuit against Merchan comes just a week before Trump is scheduled to head to trial in his New York criminal case on April 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former president faces 34 charges linked to hush money payments made by his ex-fixer to porn actress Stormy Daniels to cover up an alleged affair ahead of the 2016 election. He has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, a judge in\u00a0New York\u00a0denied a separate request for a delay in his hush money trial. Trump’s attorneys argued for the trial to be relocated from\u00a0Manhattan\u00a0and postponed as they pursue the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump’s attorneys argued for the trial to be relocated from\u00a0Manhattan\u00a0and postponed as they pursue the matter.\u00a0His attorneys argued that Manhattan, a well-known liberal bastion, was not an appropriate location for the Republican president’s case. They requested a change of venue to Staten Island, the only borough in\u00a0New York City\u00a0that Trump won in both 2016 and 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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