Trump Appeals J6 Gag Order, May Take It To SCOTUS

The New York Times reports:

Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump filed an emergency request to a federal appeals court on Thursday seeking to lift the gag order imposed on him in the criminal case in which he stands accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election.

The lawyers asked the appeals court to keep the pause of the order in place until it reaches a final decision on whether the order should have been issued in the first place.

“No court in American history has imposed a gag order on a criminal defendant who is actively campaigning for public office — let alone the leading candidate for president of the United States,” the lawyers wrote in their 11th-hour petition to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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JUST IN: Trump asks DC Circuit to stay Judge Chutkan’s gag order in election subversion case. Without a ruling in his favor, Trump indicates he’ll go to Supreme Court for help, perhaps by mid-November. Doc: https://t.co/AHnmBEquts Earlier re #SCOTUS pileup https://t.co/rQogdR67r0

— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) November 3, 2023