Read theTrump gag order decision.
Engoron imposed the gag order in early October, after Trump posted an attack on his law clerk.
The former president has been fined a total of $15,000 for violating the order.
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Trump has denied the charges, but Engoron already has found liable for fraud.
The bench trial itself largely is to determine damages.
Trump also faces a gag order in his criminal trial on federal election conspiracy charges.
That order also has been stayed as an appeals court weighs Judge Tanya Chutkans restrictions.
