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Donald Trumps attorney petitioned a judge on Monday to reject the special counsel's motion for a gag order in the classified documents case.. )..
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday asked a federal judge to reject prosecutors' request for a gag order limiting what the former US president can say about law enforcement officers involved in the case accusing him of mishandling sensitive documents...
Trump's team also asked US District Judge Aileen Cannon in Fort Pierce, Florida, to impose sanctions and pursue civil contempt findings against "all government attorneys who participated in the decision to file the motion."..
Trump, the Republican challenger to Democratic President Joe Biden in the Nov 5 election, has falsely claimed in fundraising messages sent by his campaign that the FBI was authorised to attempt an assassination.. Smith argued that Trump's mischaracterisations have endangered law enforcement officers and that limiting such comments does not restrict legitimate speech...
In Monday's filing asking the judge to reject the gag order, Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Christopher Kise accused prosecutors of "bad-faith behaviour" by rushing to file the request on a Friday night before a holiday weekend and of failing to give the defence team sufficient time to discuss it before filing, violating local court rules.. The defence team said that violation should merit sanctions against prosecutors, including possible payment to cover expenses incurred as a result...
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