Partial Gag Order Issued , in Trump Election Interference Case.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the partial gag order on Trump
on Oct. 16, NBC News reports. .
Mr. Trump may still vigorously
seek public support as a presidential
candidate, debate policies and people
related to that candidacy, criticize the current administration and assert his belief that
this prosecution is politically motivated, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, via statement.
But those critical first amendment
freedoms do not allow him to launch
a pre-trial smear campaign against participating government staff, their
families and foreseeable witnesses, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, via statement.
Chutkan went on to say that she could not
"imagine any other criminal case" where a defendant
could smear prosecutors, witnesses or court staff.
No other defendant would
be allowed to do so and I’m not
going to allow it in this case, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, via statement.
A Trump campaign spokesperson spoke
out against the partial gag order.
[It is] an absolute abomination
and another partisan knife stuck
in the heart of our Democracy
by Crooked Joe Biden, , Trump campaign spokesperson, via statement.
... 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. , Trump campaign spokesperson, via statement.
Trump also blasted the gag
order on Truth Social.
The TRUMP GAG ORDER that the
CORRUPT Biden Administration is trying
to obtain is totally Unconstitutional!, Donald Trump, via Truth Social.
The trial is set for March 2024