A New York appeals judge suspended Donald Trump's gag order in his civil fraud trial while the case is argued.

A New York judge temporarily suspended a gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on court staff in his $250 million civil business fraud trial.

A New York appeals court judge on Thursday temporarily lifted the gag order placed on Donald Trump and his attorneys in the civil fraud trial following an emergency hearing.

The former president’s lawyers in his federal trial on charges of trying to overturn the election are asking to collect a wide range of evidence — including on unrelated issues like Hunter Biden.

Donald Trump had a “good faith” basis to question the results of the 2020 election, his lawyers said in demanding that prosecutors turn over any evidence related to voting irregularities and potential foreign interference in the contest won by Democrat Joe Biden.

This is the latest courtroom defeat for Mr Trump in the case alleging he plotted to overturn the 2020 election. Judge Chutkan has already issued a gag order and denied Mr Trump's

Former President Trump’s legal team made a sweeping request for evidence late Monday, seeking to relitigate the 2020 election as part of the legal battle over whether Trump sought to block the transfer of power after losing the presidential contest.

New Trump court filing seeks evidence to relitigate debunked claims that election was ‘stolen’, probe DOJ communications with Biden, Biden’s son, and Mike Pence.