{"id":2074610,"date":"2023-10-20T19:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T23:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-files-motion-to-stay-federal-gag-order-judge-chutkan-relents-temporarily\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T19:54:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T23:54:29","slug":"trump-files-motion-to-stay-federal-gag-order-judge-chutkan-relents-temporarily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-files-motion-to-stay-federal-gag-order-judge-chutkan-relents-temporarily\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump seeks to delay federal gag order, Judge Chutkan grants temporary relief."},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-files-motion-to-stay-federal-gag-order-judge-chutkan-relents-temporarily%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=2074610&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom with attorneys Christopher Kise and Alina Habba during\u200b his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-signals-intent-to-attend-new-york-civil-fraud-trial-after-asking-to-reschedule-conflicting-deposition\/\" title=\"Trump plans to attend NY civil fraud trial after requesting deposition rescheduling.\">civil fraud \u2064trial<\/a> at New York State Supreme Court\u200d on October 18, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jeenah Moon-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/daniel-baldwin\">Daniel Baldwin<\/a><br \/>4:38\u2064 PM \u2013 Friday,\u2062 October 21, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump\u2019s \u200clegal team has made a bold move \u200bby \u200dfiling a motion to \u2063lift the gag order imposed by a federal judge in Washington, DC this week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cNo\u2064 Court in American history has imposed \u200ba gag \u2063order on a criminal defendant who is campaigning for public office\u2014least of\u200c all, on the leading candidate for President of the United States,\u201d wrote Trump attorney John \u200dLauro.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over\u2063 the case, has temporarily stayed the order. Chutkan has given \u200dthe prosecution until Wednesday,\u200d October 25<sup>th<\/sup> to file\u2062 any opposition, and the \u2062Trump\u2063 team until Saturday, October 28<sup>th<\/sup> to reply.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAt bottom, the Gag Order \u200bviolates virtually \u2064every fundamental principle of our First\u200b Amendment jurisprudence,\u201d Lauro wrote. \u201cIt imposes an overbroad, \u200ccontent-based prior restraint\u2062 on the leading Presidential candidate\u2019s core political speech\u2014notwithstanding the Supreme\u200b Court\u2019s instruction that First Amendment rights have their fullest and \u200bmost \u2064urgent application precisely in the conduct of campaigns for political office. Likewise, by restricting President Trump\u2019s speech, the Gag\u200c Order eviscerates the rights\u2063 of \u200bhis audiences, \u2064including hundreds of\u2063 millions of\u2062 American citizens who the Court now forbids from listening to President Trump\u2019s thoughts on important issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chutkan\u200c had previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/judge-chutkan-files-formal-gag-order-on-trump-calls-his-comments-a-grave-threat-to-court-proceedings\/\">imposed<\/a> a gag order\u2064 on \u201cany interested parties\u201d from attacking Special Counsel Jack Smith, his staff, any staff of the court, or any possible witness in the\u2063 case.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe prosecution did not present any evidence that President Trump harassed or intimidated anyone,\u201d Lauro wrote. \u201cRather, the prosecution relied exclusively on the allegation that third parties, with no relationship to President Trump, engaged improperly with\u200d political actors\u2014most of whom had already been criticized by millions of people across the country before President \u200cTrump \u200dcommented on them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe prosecution also did not submit any evidence that: (1) any member of \u200bits team \u200dhas been threatened or harassed;\u200b (2) that any potential witness has actually felt threatened or harassed by President \u200bTrump\u2019s core political speech; (3) that President Trump made any public statement about \u200bany \u201ccourt staff,\u201d\u2063 other\u2064 than the district judge herself; or (4) that any alleged\u200b threat,\u200b harassment, or intimidation by third \u2063parties could not be addressed by means less \u200brestrictive \u2062than an expansive prior restraint on President Trump\u2019s speech,\u201d Lauro continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lauro explained in the filing that the court relied on the theory that when Trump attacked people, \u200dsuch as Smith, they subsequently \u2062faced \u200dharassment and threats.\u200c He argued that logic was heavily flawed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cBut the Court cited\u200d no evidence\u2062 that President Trump\u2019s statements\u2014as distinct from the\u200b statements of \u200bmillions of others\u2014caused such\u200d alleged threats or harassment, let\u2063 alone that the statements were directed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-files-motion-to-stay-federal-gag-order-judge-chutkan-relents-temporarily\/\" title=\"Trump seeks to delay federal gag order, Judge Chutkan grants temporary relief.\">inciting \u200cimminent lawless action<\/a>,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pro-Terrorism \u200cJew haters are ripping down flyers portraying the hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hostage-posters-torn-down-in-display-of-jew-hatred\/\" title=\"Jew Hatred Displayed by Tearing Down Hostage Posters\">innocent young \u200bwomen<\/a> and children kidnapped by Hamas. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A House Subcommittee takes a look at the impact immigration \u2064and\u2062 crime has \u2063been having\u200c on the country\u2019s national parks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>An\u2062 iconic New York City Jewish deli that has publicized its support for Israel following the recent attacks from Hamas is \u200bvandalized with a Swastika. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton releases\u200c a new documentary on big tech censorship of topics such as the 2020\u2064 election and COVID-19. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk said the social\u200b media platform X will soon launch two new \u2064tiers of premium subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bitcoin\u200d jumped on \u2064Friday above $30,000 for first time since\u2062 July, taking gains for\u200c the week past 10%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta and TikTok \u200chave been\u2063 given a week to provide \u2064details on measures taken to counter\u200d the spread of terrorist, violent content\u2064 and hate speech on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix increased subscription prices for some streaming plans as it shattered expectations for new\u2064 customers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What is the significance of\u200c imposing a gag order on a criminal \u200cdefendant who is campaigning for public office?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Former President \u200cDonald\u2062 Trump&#8217;s legal team has filed\u2063 a motion to lift the gag order imposed by a federal judge in Washington, DC this week. The team argues that no court in American history has imposed\u2064 such a gag order on a criminal defendant who is campaigning for public office, especially on the leading candidate \u200cfor President of the United \u2062States.<\/p>\n<p>The motion was filed by Trump\u200b attorney John Lauro, who wrote, &#8220;The gag\u200c order violates virtually every fundamental principle of our First Amendment jurisprudence.&#8221; Lauro further argues that the order imposes an overbroad, content-based prior restraint on the leading\u200b Presidential candidate&#8217;s core political speech. He emphasizes \u200bthat First Amendment\u2064 rights have their fullest and most \u2062urgent application precisely in \u200bthe conduct of\u2064 campaigns for political office.\u2064 Additionally, he states that by restricting President Trump&#8217;s speech, the gag order also eviscerates the \u200crights\u2064 of his \u2062audiences, including hundreds of millions of American citizens who are now forbidden from listening to his thoughts on important issues.<\/p>\n<p>District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the case, has temporarily stayed \u200dthe order. She has\u2064 given the prosecution until October 25th \u2063to file \u200dany\u2064 opposition, and the Trump team until \u200bOctober 28th to reply.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first gag order imposed by \u200cJudge Chutkan in this\u2063 case. Previously, she had imposed a gag order on &#8220;any interested parties&#8221; from attacking Special Counsel Jack Smith, his staff, \u2062any \u200cstaff of the court, or any possible \u2064witness in\u200c the case.\u2062 However, Trump&#8217;s legal team argues\u2063 that the prosecution did not present any evidence that President\u200d Trump \u200charassed or intimidated anyone. They\u2064 claim that the prosecution\u200c relied\u200b exclusively on allegations\u200c that \u200dthird\u200c parties, who \u2062had already been criticized, engaged improperly with political actors. They further argue that the prosecution did not submit any evidence of threats\u200c or harassment directed at their team or potential witnesses by President \u200dTrump himself.<\/p>\n<p>Lauro explains\u200c in the filing that the court&#8217;s \u2064reliance on the theory that Trump&#8217;s statements led to subsequent \u2062harassment and threats is flawed. He argues that there \u2064is no evidence to support the claim that Trump&#8217;s statements, distinct from the statements of millions of others,\u2063 caused such alleged threats or harassment, let \u2062alone incited imminent lawless action.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of the motion \u200cto lift the gag order remains uncertain, but \u200dthe legal \u2062team&#8217;s argument highlights the importance of free\u200c speech and the potential infringements on constitutional rights when restrictions are placed on political candidates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump, accompanied by attorneys Christopher Kise and Alina Habba, attends his civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court on October 18, 2023. 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