Trump speaks to the media on May 13. (Photo by SETH WENIG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The rejected appeal comes as Trump, as well as his allies, have repeatedly and consistently railed against the order as "unconstitutional" and preventing Trump from defending himself from critics' attacks.
Presiding Judge Juan Merchan imposed the gag order on Trump before his criminal trial in New York began, ordering the presumptive Republican presidential nominee not to make or direct others to make public statements about witnesses, counsel in the case or about court staff, the DA staff or family members of staff.
Judge Juan Merchan poses for a picture in his chambers, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photos)
Merchan also lamented that the dollar amount of the penalties "unfortunately will not achieve the desired result in those instances where the contemnor can easily afford such a fine."
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Trump responded to the threats of jail earlier this month as a "sacrifice" he was willing to make to protect the Constitution.
"I have to watch every word I tell you people. You ask me a question, a simple question I'd like to give it, but I can't talk about it because this judge has given me a gag order and [says] you'll go to jail if you violate it," Trump said last week.
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"And frankly, you know what? Our Constitution is much more important than jail. It's not even close. I'll do that sacrifice any day."
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