Prosecutors seek Trump gag order in Alvin Bragg case

New York prosecutors pursuing charges against former President Donald Trump have sought a gag order against him to prevent him from publicly commenting on prosecutors and relevant court staff.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged Trump in connection with a 2016 payment his then-attorney, Michael Cohen, made to Stormy Daniels. Trump has denied wrongdoing and contends that the case is part of a broader political witch hunt against him.

"Defendant has a long history of making public and inflammatory remarks about the participants in various judicial proceedings against him, including jurors, witnesses, lawyers, and court staff," they wrote, according to The Hill. "Those remarks, as well as the inevitable reactions they incite from defendant’s followers and allies, pose a significant and imminent threat to the orderly administration of this criminal proceeding and a substantial likelihood of causing material prejudice."

The order would apply to statements made "with the intent to materially interfere" in the case. Trump has previously faced gag orders in both a New York civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James and an election case brought by special counsel Jack Smith in Washington, D.C.

The trial is slated for March 25, roughly one year after Bragg first brought the charges.

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