New York judge warns Trump’s ‘blatant violation’ of gag order is ‘under review’

Former President Donald Trump may have violated a gag order in the civil fraud case against him in New York, a judge said Friday.

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron said he would take the matter “under review” after lecturing Trump’s attorneys about a post on Trump’s campaign website attacking Engoron’s clerk, according to the Messenger.

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Engoron issued a narrow gag order in the case this month in response to Trump targeting clerk Allison Greenfield on his social media platform Truth Social.

Trump had posted a photo of Greenfield and a link to her Instagram account, baselessly referring to her as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) girlfriend.

“Schumer’s girlfriend, Alison R. Greenfield [sic], is running this case against me. How disgraceful!” Trump wrote in the now-deleted post. “This case should be dismissed immediately!!”

Engoron’s admonishment Friday came after MeidasTouch revealed Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner, had also posted the same remarks about Greenfield on his main campaign website, DonaldJTrump.com, and had not abided by the gag order and removed the post.

Engoron asked, according to the Messenger, why Trump should not face “serious sanctions,” such as fines or prison, for his apparently “blatant violation of the gag order.”

Trump’s attorney indicated that his website postings were made in sync with Trump’s social media and that the comment about Greenfield on the website was, therefore, “inadvertent.”

Engoron appeared furious and said he would take the issue “under advisement.”

It remains unclear if Engoron will issue any sanctions at this stage.

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The civil trial, which is expected to last through December, centers on allegations Trump grossly overstated his net worth for years.

Trump has already been found liable for some of those allegations, and the trial is, in part, expected to determine if New York Attorney General Letitia James will receive damages in the case. James is seeking $250 million.