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Judge Imposes Narrow Gag Order on Trump

October 16, 2023 · 12:30 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“A judge imposed a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump on Monday, restricting Mr. Trump from making public statements attacking the witnesses, prosecutors or court staff involved in the federal criminal case in which he stands accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election,” the New York Times reports.

“But the narrowly tailored order by the judge, Tanya Chutkan, left Mr. Trump free as he pursues his campaign to be re-elected president to continue disparaging the Justice Department, President Biden and other political adversaries so long as the remarks are not directly connected to the case.”

“Judge Chutkan imposed the gag order at the end of a two-hour hearing in Federal District Court in Washington, which was one of the most contentious public proceedings to have arisen so far in any of the criminal cases Mr. Trump is facing.”

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