{"id":2085209,"date":"2023-10-31T12:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T16:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judicial-watch-trump-gag-order-is-unlawful-and-illogical\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T12:16:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T16:16:23","slug":"judicial-watch-trump-gag-order-is-unlawful-and-illogical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judicial-watch-trump-gag-order-is-unlawful-and-illogical\/","title":{"rendered":"Judicial Watch deems Trump&#8217;s gag order as illegal and irrational."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fjudicial-watch-trump-gag-order-is-unlawful-and-illogical%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=2085209&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 Seth Wenig-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/daniel-baldwin\">Daniel Baldwin<\/a><br \/>9:07 AM \u2013 Tuesday, October 31, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A Washington, D.C. federal \u2062judge \u200bhas reinstated a gag order on former President Donald Trump,\u2063 leaving legal experts puzzled.<\/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>\u201cThe idea that President Trump will face intense scrutiny and criminal enforcement while running a presidential campaign is mind-boggling,&#8221; said\u2064 Chris \u200bFarrell, director of investigations\u2063 at\u2063 Judicial Watch, \u2062in an interview \u200cwith One America News. &#8220;It&#8217;s not only\u2062 unlawful,\u200c but\u200b illogical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>After\u2062 temporarily lifting the gag order at \u200dthe request of the Trump\u200b legal \u2063team, Judge Tanya\u2062 Chutkan reinstated it,\u2062 arguing that &#8220;the right to \u200da fair trial is not\u2062 [Trump&#8217;s] alone, but also belongs to the government and the public.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Farrell\u2063 emphasized that despite Trump&#8217;s financial resources,\u2063 he is at a disadvantage\u200b as the government\u2063 has unlimited\u200c power and resources.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;When \u200dthe\u2064 government\u200c decides to criminally prosecute someone, as they \u200care doing now with the case \u200dtitled &#8216;United \u200bStates \u200bof America vs. Donald Trump,&#8217; it&#8217;s a \u200dtremendous weight and power brought against\u2063 an\u2062 individual,&#8221; Farrell explained. &#8220;The entire United States of America, \u200bthe Justice Department, unlimited resources, lawyers,\u2064 investigators, and control\u2064 over the legal process are being\u2064 used against one person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Farrell argues that Chutkan&#8217;s reasoning regarding the government&#8217;s\u200b right to a\u200d fair trial\u2064 goes against \u2063the United States Constitution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The opening line \u2062of the\u200b Constitution is &#8216;we the people,&#8217; not \u200c&#8217;us the government,'&#8221; Farrell stated. &#8220;The government doesn&#8217;t have superior rights over individual citizens in a case like \u200bthis. The fair trial guarantee is\u2062 for the individual person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Chutkan \u200dclaimed that a Truth Social \u2063post made by Trump would have \u200cviolated the gag order. \u200bTrump had responded to a news report\u200d by criticizing those who would take\u200d a deal, which Chutkan argued would &#8220;almost certainly violate\u200d the Order under any reasonable definition of targeting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Farrell \u2063questions the ban on Trump&#8217;s statements, asking what kind of magical powers Chutkan imagines he possesses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Just because he speaks\u2062 out, expresses frustration, or disagrees with something, what kind\u2063 of magical secret powers does Judge Chutkan think Trump has?&#8221;\u200b Farrell questioned. &#8220;It&#8217;s unfair to silence him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Farrell believes that\u2063 the gag order will \u200callow Trump&#8217;s opponents to\u2064 control the narrative and leak damaging\u200d stories about him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Smith\u200c and his\u2062 staff are like a\u2064 sieve,&#8221; \u200dFarrell\u2063 explained. &#8220;They provide information to \u200dthese so-called journalists who simply \u2062take down dictation and print it. It&#8217;s like state-run media, reminiscent of the old days \u200cof the Soviet Union.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Judge Chutkan\u200c is a government attorney who wears a black robe,&#8221; Farrell continued. &#8220;She draws her paycheck from the United States Treasury, just\u2064 like Jack Smith does.\u2064 The only difference is she \u200dwears a black robe. That&#8217;s the unpleasant \u200ctruth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rite-aid-files-for-bankruptcy-amid-opioid-litigation\/\" title=\"Rite Aid declares bankruptcy amidst opioid lawsuits.\">receive \u200cbreaking news directly<\/a> to \u200dyour inbox for free. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">Subscribe here.<\/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\t\u2063 \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a busy week for Trump as a Colorado case could potentially \u2064remove him from the\u2063 ballot through the 14th\u200d Amendment, while Judge Chutkan \u200drevives his gag order.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>On this day in 1967, the voice\u200c of Tennessee icon Dolly Parton was heard by Americans, propelling the country music singer from obscurity to global acclaim. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A federal judge has \u2062re-imposed\u2063 a gag order on the 45th President \u200cDonald Trump, ending a \u2064temporary \u2063suspension. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Following a mass shooting that left 18 people dead and 13 injured, the residents\u2064 of Lewiston, Maine \u200cgather for a Halloween \u2063event.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China&#8217;s most\u2064 popular \u2064social media platforms have \u200dannounced new regulations requiring &#8220;self-media&#8221; accounts with over 500,000 \u2064followers\u200d to display real-name \u2063information.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Intel&#8217;s stock rose over 9% on Friday, signaling a \u2063rebound in the personal computer market after a prolonged slump.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon.com\u2062 saw a 7% increase in its stock on Friday as it competes with Microsoft for a larger share\u2062 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigation-continues-into-adam-johnsons-fatal-hockey-incident\/\" title=\"Adam Johnson's fatal hockey incident under investigation.\">booming artificial intelligence \u2063market<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Malaysia&#8217;s\u2062 communications\u2064 regulator will issue a warning to social media \u2063firms TikTok \u2062and Meta for allegedly blocking pro-Palestinian content on their\u2063 platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062What are the concerns about the gag order enabling Trump&#8217;s opponents to control the narrative and selectively leak damaging \u200dstories, and \u200dhow does this \u2063relate \u200dto the principles \u200cof transparency and fairness in\u200d a legal case<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Former \u200cPresident \u2062Trump Faces Reinstated Gag Order:\u2063 A Legal \u2064Conundrum<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b a surprising turn \u200cof events, a federal judge\u200b in Washington, D.C. has \u2063reinstated a gag\u200b order on former President\u2063 Donald Trump. Legal \u200dexperts are left puzzled by this decision, questioning \u2064its legality and logic. This article explores the \u200cimplications\u2063 of the gag\u2064 order and the arguments put forth by both sides.<\/p>\n<p>The Gag Order:<\/p>\n<p>The recent reinstatement of \u200cthe gag order on \u200cDonald \u2064Trump has sparked controversy\u2064 and confusion among legal \u2063experts. While Judge Tanya Chutkan temporarily lifted the \u2062order \u200dat the request of Trump&#8217;s legal team,\u200b she later reversed her decision. In doing so, she argued that \u200bthe right to a \u2063fair trial extends not only to Trump\u2064 but also \u200bto the \u200dgovernment and the public.<\/p>\n<p>The Uneven Playing Field:<\/p>\n<p>One\u200c key argument against the gag order is the \u200bperceived \u2064imbalance of power. Chris Farrell, director of investigations at Judicial Watch,\u200d highlighted that Trump, despite his financial resources, is at a significant disadvantage against a government with unlimited power and resources. Farrell emphasized that the government&#8217;s immense\u2064 weight and power are being used against \u2062one\u200b individual, which goes\u200c against the principles enshrined in the United States Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Rights of the Individual vs. the\u200c Government:<\/p>\n<p>Farrell \u200dfurther challenges Chutkan&#8217;s reasoning, emphasizing that the opening \u2062line of the Constitution is\u2063 &#8220;we the\u200b people&#8221; and \u200cnot &#8220;us the government.&#8221; He argues that the government does \u200bnot have superior rights over individual citizens in a \u2064case like this. The fair trial guarantee is intended for\u200d the protection of the individual person, not the government&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bBan on Trump&#8217;s Statements:<\/p>\n<p>Chutkan claimed that \u2062a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/projected-top-nfl-pick-under-fire-for-nobama-costume-from-2012-when-the-quarterback-was-14\/\" title=\"Projected Top NFL Pick Under Fire For \u2018NOBAMA\u2019 Costume From 2012, When The Quarterback Was 14\">social media post made<\/a> by \u200bTrump could \u2062have violated the gag order. In response, Trump had criticized those who would take a deal \u200cin reference to a\u200c news report. Farrell questions the\u200b basis \u2062for such a ban, highlighting\u2062 that it stifles Trump&#8217;s right to express frustration and disagreement. He further asks\u200d what\u2063 &#8220;magical powers&#8221; Chutkan believes Trump possesses that would warrant silencing him.<\/p>\n<p>Controlling the Narrative:<\/p>\n<p>Farrell\u2064 raises\u2062 concerns about the gag order enabling Trump&#8217;s opponents\u200b to control the narrative and leak damaging stories about him. He asserts that\u200b information from the \u200dgovernment&#8217;s side tends to \u200bbe selectively shared with journalists who merely serve as \u2064conduits for \u2064the narrative. This state \u2063of affairs\u2062 is\u200d likened\u2064 to state-run\u2063 media, reminiscent of the old days\u2064 of the \u200bSoviet Union.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The reinstatement of the gag order on former President\u2063 Donald Trump has \u200csparked considerable debate\u200d within the \u2063legal \u200bcommunity. Legal experts \u2062question\u2063 the legality and logic\u200c behind\u200b the decision, highlighting concerns about the imbalance of power and violations of constitutional rights. As this case \u200ccontinues\u200c to\u2062 unfold, it remains crucial to uphold the\u2064 principles of transparency, \u2063fairness, and the protection of individual rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge in Washington, D.C. reinstated a gag order on former President Donald Trump, surprising legal experts. 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