Trump Seeks To Block Proposed Gag Order In J6 Case

The Hill reports:

Former President Trump on Monday vigorously urged a judge to deny a Department of Justice (DOJ) request for a “narrow” gag order limiting how he can talk about witnesses and others involved in his prosecution stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

The 25-page brief from Trump’s legal team sounded much like the president himself, boasting of his recent poll numbers and casting the DOJ request as a way to hamper his electoral prospects.

The request from special counsel Jack Smith’s team seeks to bar him from making any disparaging, inflammatory, or intimidating remarks about witnesses, jurors, court personnel, and even prosecutors, all comments it says risk damaging potential jurors’ perception of the case and could deter testimony.

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JUST IN: Trump’s lawyers filed a response to Jack Smith’s proposed gag order that is largely a political broadside against Joe Biden — but they also contend the proposal is too sweeping and restricts Trump’s protected speech. https://t.co/H0rIh0klPS

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