DOJ Cites Threat To Milley In New Push For Gag Order

The New York Times reports:

Federal prosecutors on Friday reasserted the need to impose a gag order on former President Donald J. Trump in the case accusing him of seeking to overturn the 2020 election. They said that even after they first asked a judge three weeks ago to limit his remarks, Mr. Trump has continued to wage “a sustained campaign of prejudicial public statements” against witnesses, prosecutors and others.

Moreover, prosecutors cited a menacing message that Mr. Trump posted on his social media site last week about Gen. Mark A. Milley, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs. “No other criminal defendant would be permitted to issue public statements insinuating that a known witness in his case should be executed,” Molly Gaston, one of the prosecutors, wrote. “This defendant should not be, either.”

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NEW: Special counsel Jack Smith says Trump’s implied threat to Milley is a new reason to impose a gag order on him.

Prosecutors also say they fully intend to link Trump to the violence on Jan. 6. https://t.co/iNk6w6sziP pic.twitter.com/JPyY1dI92Z

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) September 30, 2023

NEW: Special Counsel Jack Smith, this Friday night, just urged Judge Chutkan AGAIN to impose a narrow gag order on Trump to stop his “free reign to publicly intimidate witnesses” & cites his call to execute Gen. Mark Milley & target prosecutors. Jack Smith isn’t having ANY of it.

— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) September 30, 2023