{"id":2050384,"date":"2023-09-29T23:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T03:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-jack-smith-flags-glock-stunt-to-federal-judge-as-possible-violation-of-release\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T23:09:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T03:09:13","slug":"donald-trump-indictment-jack-smith-flags-glock-stunt-to-federal-judge-as-possible-violation-of-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-jack-smith-flags-glock-stunt-to-federal-judge-as-possible-violation-of-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Smith raises concern to federal judge about potential violation of release in Donald Trump&#8217;s indictment due to Glock stunt."},"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\">40<\/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%2Fdonald-trump-indictment-jack-smith-flags-glock-stunt-to-federal-judge-as-possible-violation-of-release%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=2050384&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>Special Counsel Urges Gag Order in Trump&#8217;s Election Subversion Case<\/h2>\n<p>Special \u2063counsel Jack Smith is urgently \u2064calling on the \u200bfederal\u2063 judge overseeing former President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-judge-rejects-fani-willis-bid-to-try-all-rico-defendants-together\/\" title=\"Judge denies Fani Willis' request to try all RICO defendants jointly in Donald Trump indictment.\">2020 election subversion case<\/a> \u200dto install\u2064 a gag order. Smith believes \u2064that Trump should not be\u200c allowed to \u2063make inflammatory public statements and then escape accountability through feigned \u2063retractions. The catalyst for this request was Trump&#8217;s recent appearance\u200c at a gun \u2062store in South Carolina, where he was filmed holding a custom Glock.<\/p>\n<h3>Questioning the \u2064Impact\u200b of a Government Shutdown\u2064 on National \u2064Parks<\/h3>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s spokesman, \u200bSteven Cheung,\u2064 initially posted a video on X (formerly Twitter) stating\u200d that &#8220;President Trump purchases a @Glock Inc. in South Carolina.&#8221; \u2064However, Cheung later deleted the post and clarified that Trump only \u200cwanted to \u2063buy one but did not\u2064 confirm the purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Smith believes that the video potentially shows \u2062Trump violating his \u200bconditions of release \u200cand\u200b attempting\u200b to backtrack. \u200dWhile Trump \u200bis allowed to possess existing firearms under his federal indictment, he \u200cis prohibited from acquiring new ones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The defendant either purchased a gun in violation \u200cof the law \u2064and his conditions of \u2062release, or seeks\u200d to benefit from his supporters&#8217; mistaken belief that\u200c he did \u2062so,&#8221; \u200dSmith wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Smith also argues\u200b that Trump&#8217;s attacks on Gen. Mark Milley and a prosecutor in his \u2063office provide\u200b evidence to support imposing\u2062 a\u200b gag order.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In sum,\u2064 the Court may enter an order in this case restricting\u2063 the parties&#8217; extrajudicial statements if the statements present a \u2064&#8217;substantial likelihood of material prejudice&#8217; as long as the Court&#8217;s order is narrowly tailored\u200d to the objections of preventing comments that are\u200c likely to influence the actual outcome\u200c of trial or are \u2062likely \u200cto prejudice the venire,&#8221; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more\u2063 from The \u200bWashington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Judge\u2062 Tanya Chutkan has \u2063scheduled \u2062a hearing for October 16th at 10 a.m. to\u2064 consider the\u2064 gag order request. The \u2063trial is set to begin on March 4, 2024,\u2062 the day before Super \u2062Tuesday. Trump&#8217;s defense\u2063 argues that this timing is a reason to dismiss \u2064the gag\u200b order, as\u2063 it would censor a presidential candidate during the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s team has pushed back against \u200bSmith&#8217;s \u200bclaims, stating that \u200dhis statements have not \u200bintimidated potential witnesses and that it is absurd to\u200c suggest \u2063that the prosecution\u2062 and\u2062 the Court are intimidated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccination-should-be-by-choice-and-not-by-force-human-rights-groups-condemn-covid-19-restrictions\/\" title=\"\u2018Vaccination Should Be By Choice And Not By Force\u2019: Human Rights Groups Condemn COVID-19 Restrictions\">critical social media posts<\/a>. Trump is known for\u200c posting inflammatory\u2064 remarks on social \u200cmedia, often criticizing prosecutors and \u2063judges in his indictments for\u200d being politically motivated or &#8220;radical&#8221; liberals.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why do\u2063 opponents of a gag order \u2064believe it would infringe upon Trump&#8217;s right to\u2064 express \u2063his opinions and limit political discourse?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ed the tweet and issued a retraction, clarifying that Trump did not actually purchase the firearm. The controversy surrounding this incident raised concerns\u200c about the potential \u2062effects\u2062 of Trump&#8217;s inflammatory\u2063 remarks on the ongoing election subversion \u2064case.<\/p>\n<p>Smith argues that a gag\u2064 order is necessary in \u2064order to maintain the integrity \u2063of the legal process and prevent any undue influence or misinformation.\u200c He points out that Trump&#8217;s public statements have often\u2064 been inflammatory and misleading, \u200dcreating a hostile environment and jeopardizing \u200dthe fairness of the trial. By\u2063 imposing \u200ca gag order, the judge would prevent Trump from using public platforms to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-a-key-issue-for-many-as-early-voting-begins-in-virgnia\/\" title=\"Abortion remains a crucial concern as early voting commences in Virginia.\">sway \u2062public opinion<\/a> and potentially taint \u2062the jury pool.<\/p>\n<p>The issue at hand is not about restricting Trump&#8217;s freedom of speech, but\u200b rather ensuring\u2062 a fair and impartial trial. The First Amendment does protect the right to freedom of speech, but it does not provide immunity from the consequences \u200dof \u2064that speech. Smith emphasizes that\u2063 Trump&#8217;s status \u2064as a\u2064 former president\u200b should not grant\u200d him immunity\u2062 from\u2062 accountability for his words \u200cand actions.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of a gag order argue that it would infringe upon Trump&#8217;s right \u2063to express his opinions \u2063and\u200c engage\u2064 with his supporters. They fear that a \u2064gag order would limit \u2064political discourse and serve as a dangerous precedent for future cases. However, Smith counters\u200b these arguments by\u2064 highlighting that the goal is\u200d not to silence Trump completely, but rather to\u200b restrict his ability to \u2063make \u2062statements that \u2063could jeopardize \u200dthe fairness of the trial.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 recent years, there\u2064 has been a growing concern over the potential \u2062influence of inflammatory public \u200dstatements on \u2063high-stakes legal proceedings. \u2062The role of social media in disseminating information and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-and-big-techs-seismic-shift-to-the-left\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media and Big Tech\u2019s Seismic Shift to the Left\">shaping public opinion<\/a> cannot be ignored. Smith believes that a gag order would be an effective tool in addressing these concerns and ensuring that the election subversion case proceeds in a fair and unbiased manner.<\/p>\n<p>It is now \u200dup to the federal\u2064 judge\u2062 to weigh the arguments presented\u2064 by Special Counsel Jack Smith and determine \u2063whether a gag\u200d order \u2062is necessary\u2063 in this case. The decision will have far-reaching implications not only for this particular trial but\u2064 for the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-indictment-jack-smith-flags-glock-stunt-to-federal-judge-as-possible-violation-of-release\/\" title=\"Jack Smith raises concern to federal judge about potential violation of release in Donald Trump's indictment due to Glock stunt.\">legal proceedings involving public figures<\/a>. \u2063Balancing the right to\u2062 free speech with the need for a fair trial is a complex challenge, and it \u2063is crucial to strike the right balance to uphold the principles of justice and \u200caccountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>be subject to a gag order due to his social media activities. Special counsel Jack Smith urged Judge Chutkan to swiftly impose restrictions on the former president in the ongoing case regarding the alleged subversion of the 2020 election. Smith emphasized the urgency of the matter in a court filing on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2050385,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2050384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2050384","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2050384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2050385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2050384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2050384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2050384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}