Trump's Fraud Trial Erupts in Chaos and Accusations

Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York took a contentious turn as Judge Arthur Engoron placed a gag order on Trump's legal team, accusing them of making inappropriate remarks about his law clerk and subjecting her to harassment. The gag order prohibits the attorneys from discussing internal communications with the judge and his staff. The judge cited the need to protect his staff from threats and physical harm. The trial opened with Engoron expressing concerns about bias allegations, to which the defense attorney argued for marking the perception of bias. Relations between Engoron and Trump's team have grown increasingly frosty, with the judge previously fining Trump for attacking his law clerk in violation of a gag order.