Donald Trump's gag order remains in effect after hush money...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : Trump´s former lawyer Michael Cohen paid Daniels and was later reimbursed by Trump.
38% : A five-judge panel in the state´s mid-level appellate court ruled that the trial judge, Juan M. Merchan, was correct in extending parts of the gag order until Trump is sentenced, writing that "the fair administration of justice necessarily includes sentencing.
35% : She claims she had a sexual encounter with Trump a decade earlier, which he denies.
33% : The judge lifted some restrictions in June, freeing Trump to comment about witnesses and jurors but keeping trial prosecutors, court staffers and their families - including his own daughter - off limits until he is sentenced.
28% : Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing, was originally scheduled to be sentenced July 11, but Merchan postponed it until Sept. 18, if necessary, while he weighs a defense request to throw out his conviction in the wake of the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling.
28% : Trump denies any wrongdoing and has pledged to appeal his conviction, but he would not be able to do so until he is sentenced.
27% : A Manhattan jury convicted Trump on May 30 of falsifying records to cover up a potential sex scandal, making him the first ex-president convicted of a crime.Trump´s conviction, on 34 felony counts, arose from what prosecutors said was an attempt to cover up a hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 presidential election.
24% : During the trial, he held Trump in contempt of court and fined him $10,000 for violations, and he threatened to jail him if he did it again.
17% : Prosecutors said the Daniels payment was part of a broader scheme to buy the silence of people who might have gone public during the 2016 campaign with embarrassing stories alleging Trump had extramarital sex.

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