Trump hit with limited gag order in 2020 election interference case by DC judge

Former President Donald Trump received a limited gag order in the criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C., blocking him from making statements publicly targeting prosecutors, court staff, or their families, or about witnesses and their testimony.

Federal prosecutors led by special counsel Jack Smith succeeded in federal district court Monday on arguments that Trump should be barred from making statements about possible trial witnesses and others, contending it could prejudice his criminal election interference case. The hearing comes as Trump has refused to relent in his public statements calling the Justice Department "corrupt" and presiding Judge Tanya Chutkan an Obama-appointed "Trump-hating" judge.