Key takeaways:
- Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team has asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to impose a “narrowly tailored” order to prevent the former president from making “extrajudicial statements that present a serious and substantial danger of materially prejudicing this case.”
- The special counsel has cited numerous tweets and other public statements dating back to the 2020 presidential election as evidence of Trump’s “established practice” of targeting those who challenge him.
- The outcome of the hearing on Monday will determine whether Trump will be limited in what he can say about the federal case.
A federal court in Washington D.C. will hear arguments on Monday from attorneys representing former President Donald Trump and prosecutors in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office over a proposed gag order. The order is aimed at limiting Trump’s public statements about the federal case involving the 2020 election.
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team has accused Trump of using increasingly incendiary rhetoric to try and undermine the public’s confidence in the justice system and taint the jury pool. They have asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to impose a “narrowly tailored” order to prevent the former president from making “extrajudicial statements that present a serious and substantial danger of materially prejudicing this case.”
The special counsel has cited numerous tweets and other public statements dating back to the 2020 presidential election as evidence of Trump’s “established practice” of targeting those who challenge him. They argue that the gag order is necessary to ensure that the case is not prejudiced by Trump’s public statements.
Trump’s attorneys have not yet commented on the proposed gag order. It is unclear what their arguments will be in court on Monday. The outcome of the hearing will determine whether Trump will be limited in what he can say about the federal case.
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