Judge modifies Trump’s gag order ahead of debate

A judge has altered Donald Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses and the jury in this New York criminal case. Just ahead of this week’s presidential debate, Manhattan Judge Juan Marchan cleared the way for Trump to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in his criminal trial that led to his felony conviction. In his ruling, the judge wrote that the gag order was meant to “protect the integrity of the judicial proceedings,” but now that the trial is over those protections are no longer necessary. However, the former president is still barred from talking about court staffers, the prosecution team and their families until he is sentenced next month.