{"id":2083873,"date":"2023-10-30T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-federal-judge-reinstates-gag-order-on-trump\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T11:31:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:31:32","slug":"d-c-federal-judge-reinstates-gag-order-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-federal-judge-reinstates-gag-order-on-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. judge reinstates gag order on Trump."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fd-c-federal-judge-reinstates-gag-order-on-trump%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=2083873&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\">(Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Daniel Baldwin<\/h2>\n<h3>8:25 AM \u2013 Monday, October 30, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>A Washington D.C. federal judge \u200breinstated a gag order on former \u2064President Donald\u200d Trump Sunday evening in a motion that largely agreed to Special Counsel Jack\u200d Smith\u2019s arguments.<\/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>\u201cContrary to Defendant\u2019s argument, the right to a fair trial is not\u200c his alone, but belongs also to the government and the public,\u201d Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in court filing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chutkan had temporarily suspended the gag order she\u2062 imposed after a request from the Trump legal team. But Chutkan reimposed the order \u2062after Smith and his team highlighted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/julie-kelly-jack-smith-looking-to-totally-box-trump-in-with-gag-order-modified-release-conditions\/\">Truth Social post<\/a> from Trump regarding a news report that the former \u2063White House chief of staff \u2064took \u2064a deal to testify \u2064in the\u2062 Georgia election case.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe statement singles out a foreseeable witness\u2062 for purposes of characterizing his potentially unfavorable testimony as a \u201clie\u201d \u200d\u201cmade up\u201d to secure immunity,\u2062 and\u200b it attacks him as a \u201cweakling and coward\u201d if he provides that unfavorable testimony\u2014an attack\u200b that could readily be interpreted as an attempt to influence or prevent the witness\u2019s\u200b participation in this \u200bcase,\u201d Chutkan wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump criticized the decision to reinstate \u200bthe gag order on Truth Social<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis order, according to many legal scholars, \u200dis unthinkable,\u201d wrote Trump. \u201cIt illegally and unconstitutionally takes away my First Amendment \u200bRight of Free \u200dSpeech, in the middle of my campaign for President, where I am leading against BOTH Parties in the Polls.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt will not \u2064stand,\u201d\u200c Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt will not\u2062 stand!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3qZzMcAbdO\">pic.twitter.com\/3qZzMcAbdO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realLizUSA\/status\/1718975226682159415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In his\u200d ongoing New York civil case, Trump was fined \u2062$10,000 last week after the judge\u2062 claimed that the 45<sup>th <\/sup>president violated the gag order in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Stay \u2064informed! 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The gag order is meant\u2063 to\u200d ensure that the legal proceedings are not \u2063influenced or prejudiced by public\u200d statements, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-federal-judge-reinstates-gag-order-on-trump\/\" title=\"D.C. judge reinstates gag order on Trump.\">potentially impacting witness participation<\/a> \u2062and the overall integrity of the case.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the gag order was temporarily suspended at the request of \u200dthe \u2062Trump legal team. However, it was reinstated after Smith and his team highlighted a post from Trump on\u2062 his social media platform, Truth Social. In the post, Trump \u200dcommented on \u2063a\u2063 news report regarding the former \u2063White House chief of staff&#8217;s involvement in the \u200cGeorgia election\u200c case.\u200d Chutkan deemed Trump&#8217;s\u200b comments as potentially influencing or preventing the witness&#8217;s\u200b participation\u2063 in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, in response to the reinstatement of the gag order, criticized the decision\u2062 as a violation of his First Amendment right to free speech. He argued that \u2063it is \u200cunprecedented and \u2063unconstitutional to restrict his ability to\u2062 express his \u200dopinions\u2064 during his campaign for the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump&#8217;s objections, the gag order stands. The judge&#8217;s \u200cdecision is supported \u2064by legal scholars \u2064who\u2063 believe it\u2062 is necessary to maintain the integrity of the legal process.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the gag order, Trump is facing\u2062 consequences in his ongoing civil case in New York. \u200cRecently, he was fined $10,000 for violating the gag order in that particular case.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u2062 legal battles continue, it is \u200cimportant to stay informed about the developments surrounding these cases. You can do so by subscribing to\u2063 our newsletter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-100-killed-240-others-wounded-in-drone-attack-at-military-graduation-ceremony-in-syria\/\" title=\"Over 100 dead, 240 injured in Syria drone strike at military graduation.\">receive breaking news\u2062 updates directly<\/a> \u2063to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Trump remains determined to fight \u2064against\u2064 the gag order and is\u200b confident that it will\u2063 not stand. The\u2064 outcome of his legal battles will undoubtedly have significant implications for not only him \u200cbut also \u200bfor the future\u200b of presidential accountability and the limits of free speech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A gag order was reinstated on former President Donald Trump by a Washington D.C. federal judge, agreeing with Special Counsel Jack Smith&#8217;s arguments. 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