Trump claimed to reporters this week that he was barred from testifying in his criminal hush money trial because of a gag order the judge imposed on him.

Generally speaking, a gag order is a judge's directive prohibiting someone or people involved in a court case from publicly commenting about some or all aspects of it. In Trump’s case, it’s titled an “Order Restricting Extrajudicial Statements,” with “extrajudicial” meaning outside of court.