Trump asks judge to reject gag order requested by prosecutors in federal election interference case
Former President Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s attorneys argued in a court filing Monday that a gag order requested by special counsel Jack Smith in the federal 2020 election interference case is unconstitutional, overly broad and an effort to censor the former president during the 2024 presidential race.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The Proposed Gag Order is nothing more than an obvious attempt by the Biden Administration to unlawfully silence its most prominent political opponent,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s attorneys said in the response.
Trump is asking U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to deny the prosecutor바카라 게임 웹사이트s request for a gag order entirely, requesting a hearing on the matter. Chutkan, an Obama appointee overseeing the criminal case in Washington, D.C., hasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t yet made a decision on the request for a gag order.
Justice Department prosecutors previously said a limited gag order on the former president is needed to protect the integrity of the trial in March. The prosecutor바카라 게임 웹사이트s argument for a gag order pointed to false public statements Trump previously made around the 2020 election 바카라 게임 웹사이트to erode public faith in the administration of the election and intimidate individuals who refuted his lies.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The federal election interference investigation is one of four criminal cases against the former president. Trump is facing four charges in this case, including obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Prosecutors previously asked Chutkan to reel in Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s public statements and posts on social media and specifically asked the judge to limit Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s ability to speak about 바카라 게임 웹사이트the identity, testimony, or credibility of prospective witnesses바카라 게임 웹사이트 and 바카라 게임 웹사이트statements about any party, witness, attorney, court personnel, or potential jurors that are disparaging and inflammatory, or intimidating.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Trump has already been ordered not to intimidate potential witnesses or talk to them about the facts of the case.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The prosecution may not like President바카라 게임 웹사이트s Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s entirely valid criticisms, but neither it nor this Court are the filter for what the public may hear,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s attorneys wrote in the Monday night filing. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Let바카라 게임 웹사이트s be clear: the prosecution hopes to create a contempt trap for President Trump and his attorneys.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s attorneys wrote in the filing that he has not intimidated anyone and that 바카라 게임 웹사이트it is absurd to suggest the prosecution and the Court are 바카라 게임 웹사이트intimidated바카라 게임 웹사이트 by critical social media posts.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Trump has used social media to take aim at special counsel Jack Smith and Chuktan. Prosecutors also cited his criticism of former Vice President Mike Pence and former Attorney General Bill Barr 바카라 게임 웹사이트 both of whom could be called as witnesses in the trial next year.
Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s legal team also responded to prosecutors request for a court order that would block them from polling potential jurors for the case without the court바카라 게임 웹사이트s approval first. Defense attorneys can poll residents who could make up the jury pool in their case with general questions around the issues of the case. Those findings can be used to argue for a change of venue.