Justice gives Donald Trump back some of his freedom of public speech after trial

Justice gives Donald Trump back some of his freedom of public speech after trial
Justice gives Donald Trump back some of his freedom of public speech after trial

Donald Trump regained his freedom of speech this Tuesday, June 25, regarding his criminal trial in New York in which he was found guilty at the end of May, a decision which comes two days before the presidential debate against Joe Biden.

Judge Juan Merchan signed off on most of the restrictions he had imposed on Donald Trump, according to a court document: he was prohibited, under penalty of fines, from speaking outside the courtroom against prosecution witnesses and jurors during his historic trial from April 15 to May 30. However, these limitations continue to apply with regard to the identity and residence of the jurors, who found him guilty.

Judicial staff as well as the families of prosecutors and the judge also remain protected by these speech restrictions (“gag order”). But Judge Merchan himself and the New York State Attorney for the Manhattan jurisdiction, Alvin Bragg, who investigated the whole affair, are not: they were also copiously insulted by Donald Trump or even threatened by anonymous people.

Sentencing on Thursday, July 11

The final restrictions will only be lifted after the sentencing of the ex-president on July 11, who in theory faces a prison sentence.

“There is ample evidence to justify continued concern for the jurors,” Justice Merchan wrote. And “until the sentence is imposed, (judicial personnel) must continue to exercise justice without feeling threatened, intimidated, harassed or even attacked,” warned the magistrate.

On May 30, the Manhattan criminal jury unanimously found Donald Trump guilty of 34 offenses of falsifying accounting documents to hide the payment of $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels just before the November 2016 presidential election.

This payment, the concealment of which was deemed illegal, was intended to buy her silence on a sexual relationship that she claims to have had with Donald Trump (and which the latter denies), in 2006, when he was already married to his marries Melania.

The 78-year-old former Republican president (2017-2021), who aspires to become one again, will face his successor Joe Biden, 81, this Thursday in their first televised debate for the race towards the November 5 election.

Original article published on BFMTV.com

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