Judge Temporarily Lifts Gag Order In J6/Election Case

The Associated Press reports:

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan temporarily lifted her narrow gag order in Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington on Friday to give lawyers time to file more briefs on the matter.

Chutkan made that ruling shortly after Trump’s lawyers urged the judge to pause the gag order while he pursues his appeal of it. The gag order she issued Monday barred him from making public statements targeting prosecutors, court staff and potential witnesses.

Chutkan said the order would be lifted while she considers Trump’s request for a longer stay. She ordered special counsel Jack Smith’s team to file any opposition to Trump’s bid to lift the gag order by Wednesday.

Read the full article. The New York gag order remains in place.

JUST IN: Judge Chutkan in DC has temporarily lifted her gag order while considering a stay of it pending appeal. Earlier: https://t.co/KRzJ2S7TzD Also he ran into trouble on NY gag order today, via @eorden https://t.co/KNTAttPwIq pic.twitter.com/IuNBkWZ262

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) October 20, 2023