Alison Durkee is a senior reporter covering breaking news, with a focus on legal issues and U.S. politics. She joined Forbes in 2020 and is based in London and New York, covering such topics as the Supreme Court, litigation against Donald Trump and clashes over abortion rights. Durkee previously covered U.S.
Rep. Matt Gaetz , R-Fla., and Rep. Lauren Boebert , R-Colo., became the latest high-profile GOP politician to arrive at court with former President Donald Trump on Thursday, as the ex-president has brought a rotating entourage of allies to court as testimony has ramped up—though most of his family members have stayed away.
That’s raised concerns among legal experts that Trump could be using his allies—whom he termed his “surrogates” on Tuesday—to speak on his behalf, which could violate the gag order’s terms. The gag order prohibits Trump from speaking out against various people involved with the trial, or directing others to, though the Timesit’s unlikely Merchan could say Trump violated the gag order unless there was clear evidence he directed people to speak for him.
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