Special counsel Jack Smith on Friday asked a judge to limit the extent former President Trump can discuss his looming trial on charges related to his effort to block the transfer of power in the 2020 election, citing a history of targeting those who “present an obstacle” to him.
The order asks federal district court Judge Tanya Chutkan to restrict “certain prejudicial extrajudicial statements” from Trump about the 2020 election case, seeking a “narrow, well-defined restriction” limiting discussion about the testimony or credibility of witnesses in the case, as well as court personnel and jurors.
The government said the gag order was needed because Trump “has an established practice of issuing inflammatory public statements targeted at individuals or institutions that present an obstacle or challenge to him.”
Witness intimidation?
You mean like threatening to go after anyone that comes after him?
Also, what’s he a witness to? His own crimes?
Not sure a gag order is necessary. Trump has learned his lesson.
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I was shocked at Trump’s recent interview with Megyn Kelly where he said he wouldn’t answer a question. Maybe his lawyers are getting through.
The mere request of a gag order will shame him into silence.
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Special counsel Jack Smith on Friday asked a judge to limit the extent former President Trump can discuss his looming trial on charges related to his effort to block the transfer of power in the 2020 election, citing a history of targeting those who “present an obstacle” to him.
The government said the gag order was needed because Trump “has an established practice of issuing inflammatory public statements targeted at individuals or institutions that present an obstacle or challenge to him.”
“The defendant knows that when he publicly attacks individuals and institutions, he inspiresothers to perpetrate threats and harassment against his targets,” prosecutors wrote in the filing.
Prosecutors cited seven examples of people whose addresses were shared or needed security after being referenced by Trump, including after he lashed out at a former Philadelphia city commissioner who described the experience to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.
Al Schmidt said after being name-checked by Trump in a tweet, the subsequent threats became more graphic and “included members of my family by name, their ages, our address, and pictures of our home.”
“Crooked Joe Biden’s weaponized DOJ are corruptly and cynically continuing to attempt to deprive President Trump of his First Amendment rights,” the campaign said in a statement.
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