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A New York state appeals court on Thursday upheld an order barring former President Donald Trump and his lawyers from making public statements to court officials in a civil case accusing him of financial fraud, documents said. of the court.
On October 3, Judge Arthur Engoron ordered the former president to limit public statements after Mr. Trump accused a member of Judge Engoron's team of political bias through a post on his Truth Social platform. Judge Engoron said the allegations on the social network prompted hundreds of threats to the court from Mr Trump's supporters. On November 16, an appeals court judge temporarily suspended the order.
Mr. Donald Trump, the leading Republican candidate in the 2024 presidential elections, is accused of inflating the value of his assets by billions of dollars to secure favorable bank loans. The Attorney General of New York filed a lawsuit against him for financial fraud. Former President Trump has rejected the accusations while accusing the New York Attorney General, who was elected as a Democratic candidate, of political bias.
The order restricting public statements was temporarily suspended while Mr. Trump's lawyers appealed the decision, arguing that it violated his right to free speech protected by the United States Constitution. Judge Engoron said the court had received hundreds of threatening phone calls and letters following Mr Trump's allegations on the social network.
He fined Mr. Trump $15,000 for two violations of the ruling to limit comments and warned him that further violations would result in stiffer penalties, including jail time. The decision to limit comments only concerns Judge Engoron's team.
Meanwhile, Mr. Trump faces a similar order restricting comment in another case brought against him over allegations of trying to change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
New York's attorney general has accused Mr. Trump, his two grown sons and 10 of his businesses of manipulating property values to trick banks and insurance companies into providing affordable loans and coverage. The trial is mainly about damages because Judge Engoron has already found that Mr Trump's financial statements were false.
Attorney General James is seeking a $250 million fine and that Mr. Trump be banned from operating in the New York real estate business. Mr. Trump faces four separate federal and state indictments, including two cases where he is accused of trying to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. He has said he is innocent on all counts.
Neither issue has dented his commanding lead in the race to win the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in next November's election. /VOA
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