Judge issues gag order on Trump in hush-money trial

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

28% : Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he falsified business records, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison, though there is no guarantee a conviction would result in jail time.
24% : The order also bars Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about people involved in the trial, but it does not apply to the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg because he is an elected official.
21% : NEW YORK (TND) -- A New York judge Tuesday issued a gag order barring Donald Trump from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money trial.
21% : Manhattan prosecutors say Trump did it as part of an effort to protect his 2016 campaign by burying what he says were false stories of extramarital sex.
18% : Trump on Monday repeated to reporters his claims that the case is a "witch hunt" and "hoax."

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