Partial Gag Order Issued in Trump Election Interference Case
Partial Gag Order Issued in Trump Election Interference Case
Partial Gag Order Issued , in Trump Election Interference Case.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the partial gag order on Trump on Oct.
16, NBC News reports.
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Mr. Trump may still vigorously seek public support as a presidential candidate, debate policies and people related to that candidacy, criticize the current administration and assert his belief that this prosecution is politically motivated, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, via statement.
But those critical first amendment freedoms do not allow him to launch a pre-trial smear campaign against participating government staff, their families and foreseeable witnesses, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, via statement.
Chutkan went on to say that she could not "imagine any other criminal case" where a defendant could smear prosecutors, witnesses or court staff.
No other defendant would be allowed to do so and I’m not going to allow it in this case, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, via statement.
A Trump campaign spokesperson spoke out against the partial gag order.
[It is] an absolute abomination and another partisan knife stuck in the heart of our Democracy by Crooked Joe Biden, , Trump campaign spokesperson, via statement.
... who was granted the right to muzzle his political opponent, the leading candidate for the Presidency in 2024, and the most popular political leader in America, President Donald J.
Trump.
, Trump campaign spokesperson, via statement.
Trump also blasted the gag order on Truth Social.
The TRUMP GAG ORDER that the CORRUPT Biden Administration is trying to obtain is totally Unconstitutional!, Donald Trump, via Truth Social.
The trial is set for March 2024