Judge Issues Gag Order Against Trump In Federal Election Case
The judge presiding over special counsel Jack Smith‘s 2020 election case granted a gag order against former President Donald Trump on Monday.U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, made the decision after hearing arguments at a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., telling Trump not to engage in a “pre-trial smear campaign” against government staff, their families, and witnesses.
The judge declined to restrict Trump from criticizing the Biden administration or the Department of Justice amid his claims that the prosecution is politically motivated. Chutkan also reportedly refrained on Monday from issuing limits on what Trump can say about D.C., expressing confidence that the jury selection process will address any concerns.
“They want to take away my First Amendment rights, and my ability to both campaign and defend myself,” Trump said.
Yesterday, Trump had two rallies in Iowa and vowed to appeal the gag order.
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Why don't you need to violate the order like he always does and see what happens violates every other court order he gets
Why doesn't Trump does violate and see what happens he finally took the other court order people sue him He's told not to talk about It he does it anyway and then it costs another $5 million he just can't keep his mouth shut
Trump’s attorneys have attacked the proposed order as fundamentally antithetical to his First Amendment rights and suggested the order is simply a way for President Joe Biden and the Justice Department to hurt Trump’s ability to campaign.
This is all political and everyone knows it.
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