Former President Trump’s legal team formally appealed the partial gag order issued against him on Monday by the federal judge presiding over Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case related to Jan. 6, 2021.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia on Monday imposed a partial gag order against Trump, blocking him from making statements targeting Smith, his staff, potential witnesses and court personnel.
Trump attorneys pushed back in court on the order Monday, arguing that by imposing the partial gag order, the court 'would be embracing new ground in respect to the First Amendment that would regulate campaign speech.' 'What’s going to happen if Trump says something about Pence during debate?' Trump attorney John Lauro asked. Former Vice President Mike Pence, also a 2024 Republican presidential contender, could be called as a witness in trial.
The Trump campaign on Monday said the decision to impose the partial gag order 'is an absolute abomination and another partisan knife stuck in the heart of our Democracy by Crooked Joe Biden, who was granted the right to muzzle his political opponent, the leading candidate for the Presidency in 2024, and the most popular political leader in America, President Donald J. Trump.
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