Judge Reinstates Gag Order In Trump’s Jan 6 Case

Reuters reports:

A federal judge on Sunday reinstated a gag order she imposed on Donald Trump in the Washington case accusing him of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, denying his bid for a stay pending appeal.

The order prohibited Trump from targeting the special counsel prosecuting his case or witnesses who might be called to testify about his efforts to upend his election loss.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed the gag order at the Justice Department’s request. She temporarily lifted it on Oct. 20 after Trump’s lawyers appealed. She reversed that decision on Sunday evening, according to the court’s docket.

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After giving him the opportunity to argue the matter, Judge Chutkan reimposes the gag order in Trump she’d temporarily suspended. Guessing his attack on Mark Meadows didn’t help his case. https://t.co/Q0hAKeYNIe

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) October 30, 2023