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The federal judge overseeing Donald Trumps 2020 election interference case in Washington on Sunday reimposed a narrow gag order barring him from making public comments targeting prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses...
The reinstatement of the gag order was revealed in a brief notation on the online case docket Sunday night, but the order itself was not immediately available, making it impossible to see the judges rationale or the precise contours of the restrictions...
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the federal case charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, had temporarily lifted the gag order as she considered the former presidents request to keep it on hold while he challenges the restrictions on his speech in higher courts...
They said it represented an attempt to influence and intimidate a likely witness in the case.. The order is a fresh reminder that Trumps penchant for incendiary and bitter rants about the four criminal cases that hes facing, though politically beneficial in rallying his supporters as he seeks to reclaim the White House, carry practical consequences in court..
Smiths team said Trump took advantage of the recent lifting of the gag order to send an unmistakable and threatening message to his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, who was reported by ABC News to have received immunity to testify before a grand jury...
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