The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion case scheduled a hearing to discuss the Justice Department's request for a gag order.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan scheduled a hearing for 10 a.m. on Oct. 16 to hear arguments on the gag order requested by special counsel Jack Smith.Smith's team has argued that a limited gag order should be applied to the case to protect the integrity of an eventual trial, which is set for March 4, the day before Super Tuesday.
Trump's counsel asked Chutkan on Monday to throw out the request, arguing that it would censor a presidential candidate during the 2024 presidential election. Chutkan has already imposed some limits on Trump, including an order not to intimidate potential witnesses or speak to them about the facts of the case.
Trump's team has pushed back against those limits, as well, arguing that he has not intimidated anyone and"it is absurd to suggest the prosecution and the Court are ‘intimidated’ by critical social media posts.”The former president has pleaded not guilty to four charges accusing him of efforts to subvert the 2020 election in August.
He is also under three other indictments, facing 91 charges total, and has pleaded not guilty in those cases as well.
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