曼哈顿法官胡安·M·默坎裁定，检察官可以就过去的民事欺诈案件和禁言令违规行为询问前总统特朗普。 Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan ruled that prosecutors can question former President Trump about past civil fraud cases and gag order violations.
曼哈顿法官胡安·M·默坎 (Juan M. Merchan) 裁定，如果前总统特朗普决定在刑事封口费审判期间为其作证辩护，检察官可以就他过去败诉的案件进行质询，包括民事欺诈案件和违反禁言令的行为。 Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan has ruled that prosecutors can question former President Trump about past cases he has lost, including civil fraud cases and gag order violations, if he decides to testify in his defense during the criminal hush money trial. 该裁决引发了对特朗普在民事欺诈案中违反禁言令以及唐纳德·J·特朗普基金会于 2018 年因财务违规而被解散的讨论。 This ruling allows for discussion about Trump's violation of a gag order in a civil fraud case and the dissolution of the Donald J. Trump Foundation in 2018 due to financial irregularities. 根据法官的裁决，如果特朗普选择作证，检方可以在交叉询问中提出这些案件。 If Trump chooses to testify, the prosecution can bring up these cases in cross-examination, according to the judge's ruling.