Trump Gag Order , Reinstated in Fraud Case.<br />In early October, Judge Arthur Engoron issued a <br />gag order preventing Donald Trump from making comments about court staff, Fox News reports. .<br />Trump violated the order twice and was fined <br />a total of $15,000. Judge Engoron also <br />threatened him with imprisonment. .<br />But on Nov. 16, appeals court Judge <br />David Friedman lifted the gag order, <br />citing Trump's First Amendment rights.<br />In another turn of events, on Nov. 30, the gag order <br />was reinstated by a New York appellate court. .<br />Judge Engoron commented <br />on the development. .<br />I intend to enforce the gag orders <br />rigorously and vigorously. I want to make <br />sure that counsel informs their clients of <br />the fact that the stay was vacated, Judge Engoron, via statement.<br />Trump’s attorney, Chris Kise, responded <br />by saying, “It is a tragic day for the rule <br />of law, but we’re aware,” CNN reports. .<br />“It is what it is,” Engoron said. .<br />Trump, who is being sued for allegedly <br />committing fraud by inflating his net worth <br />to attain better loans and insurance policies, <br />has consistently denied the charges.<br />He has also claimed that his net worth is <br />actually more than previously stated. .<br />There was no victim here — the banks <br />were represented by the best, biggest, <br />most prestigious law firms in the state <br />of New York — actually in the country, <br />some of the biggest law firms, Donald Trump, via statement.<br />The banks got back their money, <br />there was never a default, it was <br />never a problem, everything was <br />perfect. There was no crime, Donald Trump, via statement
