Trump’s Gag Order Is Back—But Narrower

A federal appeals court largely reinstated a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his federal election subversion case and poured cold water on his pleas for the trial to be held after the 2024 election.

The three-judge panel ordered that Trump largely be barred from singling out individuals related to the court proceedings in such a way that it could interfere with the proceedings in the criminal case. But Trump can still make public statements about Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the case against him

“Mr. Trump’s documented pattern of speech and its demonstrated real-time, real-world consequences pose a significant and imminent threat to the functioning of the criminal trial process in this case,” the court wrote in its decision. “Many of former President Trump’s public statements attacking witnesses, trial participants, and court staff pose a danger to the integrity of these criminal proceedings.

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