Former President Trump's gag order partially lifted by Judge Merchan in NY case.

Juan Merchan, who imposed a gag order on former President Trump, has partially lifted it weeks after the jury found him guilty on all counts.

Trump and his legal team have been challenging the gag order since its imposition at the trial's start, intensifying their efforts when it ended last month. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee's legal team had advocated for the gag order's lifting before the June 27 presidential debate.

Trump was prohibited from making or directing others to make public statements about witnesses in the case, except for Bragg, as well as court, DA, and family members of staff, due to a gag order issued by Merchan.

Merchan on Tuesday partially lifted the gag order because the trial has concluded.

Trump is now able to speak about protected witnesses and jurors.

The gag order preventing Trump from commenting about individual prosecutors, court staff, and their family members will remain in effect until his sentencing on July 11.

The gag order was issued to safeguard the judicial process, according to Merchan, who spoke to Planet Chronicle on Tuesday.

The trial portion of these proceedings ended when the verdict was rendered, and the jury discharged. Trump had appealed the order, but was rejected.

The court stated that although it prefers to extend protections, it cannot do so because the record is now different from what the appellate courts relied on when making their decisions.

The gag order will be lifted after the imposition of sentence.

The New York Court of Appeals rejected Trump's bid to have the gag order against him lifted, stating that "no substantial constitutional question is directly involved." However, Merchan's lifting of the gag order occurred just days after this decision.

Last month, the former president and presumptive Republican presidential nominee was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree in a six-week trial brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Trump and his legal team argue that the gag order infringes on Trump's First Amendment rights and those of his supporters.

Acting Justice Merchan's order on Tuesday maintains parts of the unconstitutional Gag Order, preventing President Trump from discussing Judge Merchan's conflicts of interest and the substantial evidence revealing the Biden-directed Witch Hunt.

"Another unlawful decision by a conflicted judge has been made, which is clearly un-American as it silences President Trump, the leading candidate in the 2024 Presidential Election during the upcoming Presidential Debate on Thursday. President Trump and his legal team will immediately challenge today's unconstitutional order."

The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, scheduled for July 11, is just four days before Trump's sentencing date.