Donald Trump’s lawyers ask for gag order to be lifted

Former president Donald Trump walks to make comments to media after being found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree at Manhattan Criminal Court (AP)

Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked a New York judge to lift the gag order which barred the former US president from commenting about witnesses, jurors and others tied to the criminal case that led to his conviction for falsifying records to cover up a potential sex scandal.

In a letter sent on Tuesday, Trump’s lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove asked Judge Juan M Merchan to end the order, arguing there is nothing to justify “continued restrictions on the First Amendment rights of President Trump” now the trial is over.