Trump's hush money case gag order upheld in New York appeals court

A New York appeals court has upheld a gag order in former President Donald Trump's hush money case after the former president's legal team pushed for the order to be lifted.

A five-judge panel agreed with Judge Juan Merchan that parts of the gag order should be extended until sentencing, which had been moved to a date no earlier than Sept. 18, Scripps News reported .

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Prosecutors have highlighted Trump's record of publicly and verbally attacking people who are involved in ongoing cases connected to the former president — an accusation that Trump has denied.

Lawyers for the former president asked Judge Merchan to set aside Trump's conviction and delay his sentencing, citing a recent high court ruling. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court returned lower court rulings and stated that a former president has absolute immunity for his core constitutional powers.