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Appeals Court Denies Trump Bid to Lift Gag Order as Cohen Testifies
A New York appeals court on May 14, 2024, denied Donald Trump’s bid to lift his gag order while Michael Cohen remained on the witness stand in the hush-money trial.
Edition · May 14, 2024
The Daily Fuckup — May 14, 2024
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Closing take
The day’s big Trump-world screwup was not just legal jeopardy; it was the spectacle of a former president needing his allies to say the forbidden part out loud while a court kept the muzzle in place. The more his orbit turns courtroom litigation into a political blood oath, the harder it gets to separate personal loyalty from institutional rot.
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