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The prosecutors in charge of Donald Trump's criminal hush money case are arguing that, when "properly read," the gag order already placed on the ex-president prohibits his recent attacks on the judge's own civilian daughter.

Trump has already responded to the prosecutor's letter, arguing that to "clarify" the gag order would actually expand it, and that doing so is inappropriate. But D.A. Alvin Bragg's original filing, which cites Trump's recent social media attacks on the judge's daughter, wasn't made public.

Now, it is openly available....

New York (AFP) - Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg became the first prosecutor in US history to charge a former or sitting president when he filed his indictment against Donald Trump.  The 49-year-old Democrat is no stranger to landmark moments: he is the first Black Manhattan DA, winning election to the post in November 2021. A New York grand jury's indictment of Trump on Thursday over hush money paid to pornographic actress Stormy Daniels has put Bragg firmly in the national spotlight and drawn the ire of conservatives across the United States. The Democrat ran for DA as a progressive ......