- The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 68-page ruling Friday upholding the gag order District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued against former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election case, with some limits.
- Under the narrowed order, Trump can make statements criticizing Special Counsel Jack Smith.
- “Mr. Trump’s documented pattern of speech and its demonstrated real-time, real-world consequences pose a significant and imminent threat to the functioning of the criminal trial process in this case in two respects,” Obama-appointed Judge Patricia Millett wrote in the opinion of the court.
A federal appeals court upheld the gag order issued against former President Donald Trump, with some changes.
In a 68-page ruling, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld significant aspects of the gag order District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed on Trump, restricting statements about…
