A New York appellate court has denied a motion by Donald Trump’s legal team to lift a gag order barring the former President and his attorneys from publicly mentioning Judge Arthur Engoron’s principle law clerk Allison Greenfield. The ruling ends the temporary relief granted to Trump by Appellate Judge David Friedman two weeks ago.
Former President Trump and his legal team have publicly accused Judge Engoron’s principle law clerk, Allison Greenfield, of bias and impropriety in the course of the civil fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The National Pulse previously reported Greenfield has recently been involved with leading anti-Trump organizations in New York City, including the Grand Street Democrats.
In early November Greenfield attended a Grand Street Democrats event where speakers and the organization itself endorsed Attorney General Letitia James, whose partisan campaigning sparked the case against Trump in the first instance. Judge Engoron has defended Greenfield’s participation in the trial, while fining Trump $15,000 for perceived violations of his imposed gag order.
On November 16, Judge Friedman ruled to temporarily lift the gag order imposed by the New York civil fraud trial judge, Arthur Engoron. Temporary relief was granted while the New York Appeals Court’s four judge panel considered concerns Engoron’s gag order infringed on Trump’s free speech rights.
New: Trump's NY gag orders are reinstated by the appellate court. pic.twitter.com/SPfc5nIDbW
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