Trump Loses Bid to Lift Gag Order He Says Gives Harris a Boost

A New York appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s request to lift a gag order against him in his hush-money criminal case, which he says blocks him from fully responding to Kamala Harris’ claim that the Nov. 5 election is a choice between a prosecutor and a “convicted felon.”

The order barring Trump from publicly commenting on prosecutors involved in the case until after he’s sentenced is necessary because Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s staff continue to receive outside messages that “pose a significant and imminent threat,” the appeals court said in a brief order Thursday.

The decision ...