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Former President Donald Trump's"targeting a known witness" in his federal 2020 election interference case demonstrates why the gag order against him must be reinstated, special counsel Jack Smith argued in a late Wednesday night court filing.
Smith's court filing was expected after a series of events transpired within the past week. First, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted Trump a temporary hold on his gag order while she listened to a motion from Trump’s lawyers to suspend it fully while they appeal. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he wouldn't think Meadows"would lie" to get immunity ahead of testifying before a federal grand jury this year in the case against Trump, which ABC News reported Meadows was granted.
Smith has urged Chutkan to reimpose the gag order in light of Trump's recent comments and what they could mean for the case against him, saying,"...without the Court’s Order there is an immediate risk that testimony could be influenced or deterred by the defendant’s documented pattern of targeting."
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