{"id":1994134,"date":"2023-08-08T11:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T15:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-responds-to-trumps-accusation-of-first-amendment-infringement\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T11:13:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T15:13:46","slug":"doj-responds-to-trumps-accusation-of-first-amendment-infringement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-responds-to-trumps-accusation-of-first-amendment-infringement\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ addresses Trump&#8217;s First Amendment claim."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-responds-to-trumps-accusation-of-first-amendment-infringement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1994134&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The\u2062 Department of Justice Accuses Former\u200c President Trump of Trying the\u2063 Jan.\u2064 6 Indictment\u2063 Case in the Media<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Justice\u200d (DOJ) has accused former President Donald Trump of attempting to try the Jan. 6 indictment\u2063 case\u200c in the media and\u200c the public sphere,\u200b rather than in the courtroom. This accusation comes as the \u200cDOJ pushes for a protective\u200c gag order, aiming to limit public discussion of the case.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u2063 court filing \u2062(pdf) submitted on Monday, the\u2062 DOJ provided evidence of Trump&#8217;s attorneys making appearances on television to discuss\u200b the case, specifically focusing on the proposed protection order.<\/p>\n<h3>DOJ&#8217;s Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>The DOJ is concerned that\u2064 Trump&#8217;s approach to the case could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-responds-to-trumps-accusation-of-first-amendment-infringement\/\" title=\"DOJ addresses Trump's First Amendment claim.\">potentially\u200b influence public opinion<\/a> and prejudice the jury pool. By discussing \u200cthe details of the indictment on television, Trump&#8217;s attorneys may be\u2064 shaping the narrative in a way that benefits their client.<\/p>\n<p>By requesting \u2063a protective\u200c gag\u200b order, the DOJ \u200daims to ensure a fair trial by preventing any further\u200b attempts to sway public perception of the case.<\/p>\n<h3>Protective Gag Order<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2062protective gag order \u200dproposed by the DOJ would restrict the parties involved from making \u2062public statements or discussing the case outside of the courtroom. This measure is intended to maintain the integrity of\u2062 the \u2064legal process and \u200bprevent any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-johnson-the-cia-has-become-the-kgb\/\" title=\"Larry Johnson: The CIA Has Become the KGB\">undue influence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the defense may argue \u2063for their right to free speech, the DOJ contends that\u200d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-get-caught-up-and-i-spiral-tom-holland-announces-hes-taking-a-break-from-social-media-for-mental-health\/\" title=\"\u2018I Get Caught Up And I Spiral\u2019: Tom Holland Announces He\u2019s Taking A Break From Social Media For Mental Health\">potential harm caused<\/a> by public discussions outweighs this concern.<\/p>\n<h3>Next Steps<\/h3>\n<p>The court will now consider the DOJ&#8217;s request \u200dfor a protective \u200bgag order. \u200cThe decision will have significant implications \u200bfor\u200d the way the case is covered in the media and the public&#8217;s \u2064perception of the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>As the legal\u200b battle continues, the DOJ remains committed to upholding the principles of a fair \u2063trial and ensuring that justice is served.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DOJ accused ex-President Trump of aiming to litigate the Jan. 6 indictment case through media and public platforms instead of the courtroom. They requested a protective gag order to prevent this. In a court filing on Monday, the DOJ provided evidence of such instances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":1994135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1994134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1994134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1994135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1994134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1994134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1994134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}