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Federal judge imposes gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case
CBS News ^ | Oct 16 2023 | ROBERT LEGARE, SCOTT MACFARLANE, MELISSA QUINN

Posted on 10/16/2023 9:32:59 AM PDT by Alter Kaker

Washington — The federal judge in Washington overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump related to the 2020 election agreed Monday to impose some limitations on what he can say publicly about the case, restricting the former president and his attorneys making statements that target special counsel Jack Smith, his staff, court personnel, and possible witnesses who may testify in the proceedings.

The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan followed a lengthy hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C., regarding a request from Smith and his team to limit what Trump can say about the case brought against him by the Justice Department.

Prosecutors asked D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutkan last month 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."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: altercryptodemocrat; cryptodemocrat; freespeech; harassment; illegal; persecution; trump
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To: Alter Kaker

It doesn’t help Trump to smack-talk the guy who has vicegrips on Trumps nutz right now

I hope he doesn’t push his luck


21 posted on 10/16/2023 9:47:37 AM PDT by digger48
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To: vetvetdoug

Some things even a donkey won’t do.


22 posted on 10/16/2023 9:47:54 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Alter Kaker

Bail would not be revoked, he would just be fined for each occurrence.


23 posted on 10/16/2023 9:50:03 AM PDT by Round Earther
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To: Alter Kaker

Judge Sh*tcan is an unAmerican POS. President Trump should hire a Trump impersonator to stand next to him and say whatever Trump wants saiid.


24 posted on 10/16/2023 9:50:21 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Rowdyone; All

Trump loses every motion and they win every motion. This has never been about the law, fairness or justice


25 posted on 10/16/2023 9:50:46 AM PDT by wiseprince (Me)
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To: Alter Kaker

The Jamaican “judgey” doesn’t need an order. She could make a buzzard gag.


26 posted on 10/16/2023 9:51:06 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (So, when are all these damn "refugees" scheduled to go the hell home? Asking for a friend.)
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To: digger48

You’re a coward. If it were up to people like you the country would already be lost foe good.


27 posted on 10/16/2023 9:52:08 AM PDT by wiseprince (Me)
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To: Alter Kaker

The gag order should be imposed on both sides, BOTH sides should NOT be allowed to discuss the case PERIOD..if there is ANY leaks to the press, I dont care which press, the case should be dismissed heck that is what I would do


28 posted on 10/16/2023 9:52:15 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Alter Kaker

How is this constitutional?
Should anyone be dragged into the street?


29 posted on 10/16/2023 9:52:36 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Alter Kaker

Well this should generate another $10M or so in donations to Trump.


30 posted on 10/16/2023 9:53:05 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: Alter Kaker

Chutkan is DOJ’s whore and will do whatever the DOJ asks. She is the farthest thing from being a true judge. She is a JINO, judge in name only.


31 posted on 10/16/2023 9:54:05 AM PDT by falcon99 ( )
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To: FlingWingFlyer

She be da Rasta Judge.

Gotta spliff in her mouth, a scowl on her face, and she say gag da crackuh!


32 posted on 10/16/2023 9:54:13 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: Alter Kaker

I didn’t like Chuka Khan as the “Queen of Funk”. I definitely don’t like her as a Judge.


33 posted on 10/16/2023 9:54:28 AM PDT by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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To: Alter Kaker

To He$$ with that gag order.


34 posted on 10/16/2023 9:56:07 AM PDT by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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To: Alter Kaker

I’m sure Trump’s response to this will be splendiferous!


35 posted on 10/16/2023 9:57:39 AM PDT by BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan (If in doubt, it's probably sarcasm)
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To: Alter Kaker

This judge should be hit with a writ of prohibition for obviously violating the free speech rights of a major presidential candidate. Otherwise, political free speech is dead in the U.S.


36 posted on 10/16/2023 10:00:16 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: Alter Kaker

I found this: https://law.yale.edu/mfia/case-disclosed/when-silence-isnt-golden-how-gag-orders-can-evade-first-amendment-protections


37 posted on 10/16/2023 10:04:18 AM PDT by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: Alter Kaker

just another in a long and growing list of ways any verdict will be appealed for the next 20 years or until Trump is long dead and gone.


38 posted on 10/16/2023 10:08:05 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Alter Kaker

You have no idea how politics or law works. None.


39 posted on 10/16/2023 10:14:20 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: piytar
I found this: https://law.yale.edu/mfia/case-disclosed/when-silence-isnt-golden-how-gag-orders-can-evade-first-amendment-protections

One possible way around the gag order is for the House to have Trump testify before it about the prosecutor and judge. It's all a political show trial, and everyone knows it.
40 posted on 10/16/2023 10:15:34 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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