Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Donald Trump are heading to court to argue over a proposed gag order aimed at reining in the former president’s diatribes on likely witnesses and others in his 2020 election interference case in Washington.
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, at Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Donald Trump will argue in court Monday, Oct. 16, over a proposed gag order aimed at reining in the former president’s diatribes against likely witnesses and others in his 2020 election interference case in Washington. FILE - This undated photo provided by the Administrative Office of the U.S.
Trump’s defense has called the proposal an unconstitutional effort to “silence” his political speech as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.Biden and Democrats report raising $71 million-plus for his 2024 race from July through SeptemberThe gag order fight underscores the unprecedented complexities of prosecuting the former president as he tries to retake the White House.
Prosecutors are asking Chutkan to bar Trump and lawyers from making statements “that pose a substantial likelihood of material prejudice to this case,” including inflammatory or intimidating remarks about witnesses, lawyers and other people involved in the case. It’s not clear whether Chutkan will issue a ruling on Monday. Chutkan has said Trump does not have to attend the hearing.from the case, which alleges Trump illegally schemed to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden. Trump has denied any wrongdoing., who was appointed by President Barack Obama, that inflammatory comments could force her to move up the trial currently scheduled to begin in March.
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