Prosecutors aim to 'silence' Trump with proposed gag order in 2020 election case, his lawyers say

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Prosecutors aim to 'silence' Trump with proposed gag order in 2020 election case, his lawyers say
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Special counsel Jack Smith's office argues in the proposed gag order that Trump has regularly spread 'inflammatory' posts targeting prosecutors, potential witnesses, D.C. residents and the court.

is an attempt to strip the former president of his First Amendment rights and silence President Joe Biden's top political opponent.

The proposed gag order is “nothing more than an obvious attempt by the Biden Administration to unlawfully silence its most prominent political opponent, who has now taken a commanding lead in the polls," Trump's lawyers wrote. In addition, they said that the proposed gag order"places President Trump at risk of contempt any time he speaks about anyone relevant to his political campaign." If granted, it would block Trump from making certain extrajudicial comments in the case.

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