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Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at a pre-trial hearing in a hush money case at Manhattan Criminal Court in February.
  • Prosecutors requested a gag order on Donald Trump in his upcoming Manhattan criminal trial.
  • The request is based on restrictions in a different criminal case against Trump.
  • Trump can't be trusted not to attack jurors and witnesses, prosecutors argue.

Prosecutors have asked the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's upcoming criminal trial in Manhattan to gag him, arguing he can't control himself from inciting his followers to attack witnesses, jurors, and court staff.