{"id":2074739,"date":"2023-10-21T02:43:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T06:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-stays-trump-gag-order-in-federal-election-case\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T02:45:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T06:45:23","slug":"judge-stays-trump-gag-order-in-federal-election-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-stays-trump-gag-order-in-federal-election-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge denies Trump&#8217;s request for gag order in federal election case."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fjudge-stays-trump-gag-order-in-federal-election-case%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=2074739&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--><blockquote>\n<div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Attorneys for former\u2063 President Donald \u200dTrump have taken action to lift the gag order imposed on him in the federal criminal\u2064 case. They \u2063filed a motion on Friday, seeking temporary relief while \u2062awaiting\u2063 a ruling from an appeals court. In\u2064 a surprising \u2064turn of events, Judge Tanya Chutkan approved an administrative stay on her gag order, allowing President Trump to make his \u2062appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The government has until October 25th to respond, and President Trump will then have \u2064three days to reply\u200b to \u2062any opposition. The motion argues that no court in American history has ever\u200d imposed a gag order \u200con a criminal defendant who is campaigning for public office, especially not on a leading candidate for President \u2064of the \u200bUnited States. This unprecedented gag order \u200cis the first of its kind.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-attorney-unfazed-by-guilty-pleas-says-lawyers-deal-was-result-of-pressure-5514217?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Trump Attorney Unfazed by Guilty \u200cPleas, Says Lawyer&#8217;s Deal Was Result of &#8216;Pressure&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/20\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-attorney-unfazed-by-guilty-pleas-says-lawyers-deal-was-result-of-pressure-5514217?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source>\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-fined-5000-for-violating-gag-order-judge-warns-of-imprisonment-5514101?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Trump Fined $5,000 for \u200bViolating Gag Order, Judge Warns of &#8216;Imprisonment&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/20\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-fined-5000-for-violating-gag-order-judge-warns-of-imprisonment-5514101?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source>\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$-->\n<\/div>\n<p>If Judge Chutkan does not \u200dapprove lifting \u200bthe gag order, President Trump is requesting a ruling by October \u200b24th. After\u2063 that, he will seek an emergency stay \u2063from the appellate court to pause the gag order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;Such expedited consideration \u200dis highly warranted in a case raising First Amendment questions\u2064 of enormous consequence,&#8221; the new filing \u200dreads.<\/p>\n<h2>No Evidence of\u2062 Witness Intimidation<\/h2>\n<p>Following a request by special counsel Jack Smith to limit President Trump&#8217;s remarks about the case, Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a gag\u2062 order. This order prohibited any remarks targeting the prosecution and defense legal\u200b teams, court staff,\u2064 and \u2062potential witnesses.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Given its extraordinary nature, one would expect an extraordinary and compelling justification for the Gag Order. \u200dBut that is conspicuously absent. Instead, the Court generically states it must enter\u200d the \u200cGag Order to prevent supposed &#8216;threats&#8217; \u200dand &#8216;harassment.&#8217; This theory falters under even minimal \u200cscrutiny,&#8221; the new filing states.\u200b The attorneys are also seeking\u2062 a pause in administrative proceedings during the trial while they appeal the gag\u200c order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$-->\n<\/div>\n<p>Several individuals, including the \u2064special counsel and potential witnesses like former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, regularly make negative remarks about President Trump in the \u2064media. However, under the gag order, President Trump would not be able to address those comments or refute their claims.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In doing \u2064so, the\u200b Gag Order shields public officials in the highest \u2062echelons of government\u200c from criticism, \u200dincluding key political rivals,&#8221; the motion \u2064argues.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney John Lauro argued in court that President \u2064Trump is \u200dcurrently in the midst of a political campaign, \u2062and the court order would\u2063 benefit his \u200bpolitical opponents. Former Vice President \u200bMike \u200bPence, who is running against President Trump for the\u200d Republican nominee \u200bin the primaries, \u200bis another potential witness.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062attorneys pointed out that prosecutors failed to provide any evidence of witnesses feeling threatened or intimidated by President\u200b Trump&#8217;s actions. \u2064During the\u200b hearing, prosecutors admitted that their concerns were speculative and that they wouldn&#8217;t \u200dknow for\u2064 sure if a witness felt intimidated \u2064until they testified, and even\u2064 then, it might not be clear.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These\u200b are fatal omissions. A prior restraint cannot be based on speculation,&#8221; the filing emphasizes.<\/p>\n<p>The court cited \u200da gag order imposed on President Trump in\u2063 New York, where \u2064he \u2064is facing a fraud case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. \u200cIn that case, a\u2064 New York judge issued a gag order after President Trump made a social \u200dmedia post about his clerk, prohibiting both\u2063 parties from making statements targeting his staff.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Chutkan wrote in her order and \u2062opinion that President\u2062 Trump&#8217;s statements &#8220;pose a significant and immediate risk&#8221; of witness intimidation\u2062 and harassment towards court and attorney staff members.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the attorneys argue that the prosecutors and the judge did\u200b not consider alternative methods to prevent witness intimidation and instead opted for an &#8220;overbroad&#8221; gag order.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The defense also noted that the judge dismissed First Amendment defenses during the hearing. They \u200dargue that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-stays-trump-gag-order-in-federal-election-case\/\" title=\"Judge denies Trump's request for gag order in federal election case.\">gag \u2064order violates \u2063fundamental principles<\/a>\u200b of \u2063First\u200d Amendment jurisprudence. The motion states that it restricts protected political speech and denies the rights of President Trump&#8217;s audiences who\u200b want to hear his remarks.<\/p>\n<h2>First Amendment<\/h2>\n<p>Attorney John Lauro made\u200b several First Amendment arguments during the hearing before \u200cJudge\u200b Chutkan issued\u200c the gag order.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;At bottom, the Gag Order violates virtually every fundamental principle of our\u2064 First Amendment jurisprudence,&#8221; the \u200bnew\u200d filing \u2062asserts. The attorneys\u2063 argue\u200d that it restrains what\u200d should be protected political speech and \u200dinfringes \u2062on the rights of President Trump and his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>In her written opinion, Judge Chutkan dismissed the First \u200cAmendment defenses, stating that the obligation to protect the proceedings from outside interference takes\u200c precedence over First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In order to\u200b safeguard the integrity of these \u2062proceedings, it is necessary to \u200dimpose certain restrictions on public statements by \u200dinterested parties,&#8221; she wrote.\u2062 &#8220;The defense\u2019s position\u2063 that no limits may be placed on Defendant\u2019s speech\u2064 because he is engaged\u200d in a\u200c political campaign is\u2063 untenable, and the cases\u2062 it cites do not so hold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This court has found that even amidst his political campaign, Defendant\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-chutkan-files-formal-gag-order-on-trump-calls-his-comments-a-grave-threat-to-court-proceedings\/\" title=\"Judge Chutkan imposes gag order on Trump, deems his remarks a serious court threat.\">statements pose sufficiently grave threats<\/a> to the integrity of\u200c these proceedings that cannot be addressed by alternative means, and \u200bit has tailored \u2062its order to meet the force of those threats,&#8221; she added. \u200c&#8221;Thus, limited\u2064 restrictions on extrajudicial statements are justified here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In their filing, the defense notes \u200cthat the cases cited by the judge in her opinion protected the civil rights \u2062of \u200bcriminal defendants, which\u200b they \u200bdescribe as &#8220;a dizzying irony.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The loss of First Amendment freedoms, for even minimal periods\u2063 of time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rejects-biden-admins-attempt-at-blocking-depositions-in-big-tech-government-censorship-case\/\" title=\"Judge Rejects Biden Admin\u2019s Attempt at Blocking Depositions in Big Tech-Government Censorship Case\">unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury<\/a>,&#8221; the attorneys wrote, quoting the case Elrod v. Burns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the \u200dattorneys&#8217; arguments\u200d regarding\u2062 President \u200dTrump&#8217;s rights to\u200d free speech?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Tes\u200c President Trump&#8217;s rights to free\u200b speech and his ability\u200c to effectively campaign for public office. They argue that the gag \u2064order is \u2063an unprecedented restriction on a criminal \u2063defendant&#8217;s ability to engage in political\u2063 speech.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the filing highlights \u2064the lack of evidence presented\u200d by the prosecutors\u200c to justify the gag order. The attorneys argue \u2062that the prosecutors failed to provide any \u2062specific instances of witnesses feeling threatened\u2063 or intimidated \u200bby President Trump&#8217;s actions. They emphasize \u200dthat\u200b a \u200bprior restraint cannot\u200b be based on speculation \u2064and that the prosecutors&#8217; \u200dconcerns are unsubstantiated.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062attorneys also criticize the court<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s lawyers have requested a temporary lifting of the gag order in his federal criminal case. 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