Before last week's historic guilty verdict on 34 felony counts, Trump defied the terms of the gag order 10 times, incurring a $1,000 fine each time. The gag order barred him from making comments about witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, court staff, and relatives of those people throughout his six-week trial.
Attorneys for Trump argued that the gag order violated his First Amendment rights and right to speak as a political candidate. They renewed this argument after the guilty verdict, stating that concerns no longer justify restrictions on Trump's speech related to the case.
Trump's defense highlighted post-verdict comments from President Biden and two key witnesses as reasons to revoke the gag order, emphasizing that he needs to speak, especially given his upcoming debate with Biden.
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