Donald Trump gag order reinstated by New York appeals court in $250m civil fraud case
Trial judge Arthur Engoron has already fined Trump a total of $15,000.
A New York appeals court has reinstated the gag order against Donald Trump after his repeated attacks against the judge and law clerk overseeing his tax fraud case.
A four-judge panel rejected the former president's appeal to have the order removed on Thursday.
Trial judge Arthur Engoron, who has already fined Trump a total of $15,000, said he now plans to enforce it "rigorously and vigorously," according to the Associated Press.
The gag was first imposted on October 3 after Trump attacked the trial judge and law clerk on social media. It was lifted, but the former president couldn't contain his disdain and disparaged the court again.
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On his social media site Truth Social, Trump has accused Judge Engoron of criminally defrauding him.
He's also accused the law clerk of being "Politically Biased & Corrupt," "Trump Hating," and of telling the judge "what to do."
Trump's team has also complained about the law clerk.
In October, Trump lawyer Alina Habba asked that there be no eye-rolling or whispers from the bench while she questioned former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, NBC News reported.
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The $250 million trial is a result of a criminal investigation opened by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance in 2020. The case accuses The Trump Organization of various financial crimes, mostly surrounding falsifying documents in order to pay hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Trump is facing a number of trials in multiple jurisdictions.
In Georgia, he is facing racketeering charges for his attempts to "find" votes and overturn the 2020 election.
He's also facing two federal probes.
One is related to his mishandling of classified documents, which he stored in his Mar-A-Lago estate in Florida after he left office. The other stems from his attempts to overturn the election related to the January 6 Capitol riot.
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