Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Donald Trump given limited gag order in D.C. 2020 election case - The Washington Post

The judge said Trump's campaign to return to the White House "does not give him carte blanche to vilify public servants for simply doing their job." 

She also tried to walk a fine line on criticism of potential witnesses such as Mike Pence, Trump's former vice president and current rival for the GOP nomination. 

"I will prohibit statements about potential witnesses or the subject of their testimony," Chutkan said. "If he wants to criticize Mr. Pence he may do so, but he may not criticize Mr. Pence about the events in this case. Without this restriction there is a real risk that other witnesses may be intimidated, or other witnesses may be reluctant to come forward lest they be subject to the same harassment or intimidation."…

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