Smith accuses Trump of trying to intimidate witnesses, including his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to reimpose a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his election interference case in Washington, D.C.
Smith also wants the judge to modify Trump's conditions of release to prevent him from sending even indirect messages to witnesses.Trump has"capitalized" on the temporary suspension of his partial gag order to"send an unmistakable and threatening message to a foreseeable witness in this case," Smith wrote in a filing Wednesday night in U.S. District Court in Washington.
If Trump had still been subject to the gag order, he would have been prohibited from directly targeting Meadows, like he did in the Tuesday post. Smith urged the judge to lift the pause on her gag order, and to reject Trump's bid for a broader stay pending appeal. "Accordingly, the Court should modify the defendant's conditions of release by making compliance with the Order a condition or by clarifying that the existing condition barring communication with witnesses about the facts of the case includes indirect messages to witnesses made publicly on social media or in speeches," he added.
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