Judge Releases Details In Limited Gag Order Against Trump

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election obstruction trial in federal court released details in the limited gag order imposed on the former president, restricting him from making “grave threats” against the special counsel, witnesses, or court staff. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the rule after hearing arguments at a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., telling Trump not to engage in a “pre-trial smear campaign” against government staff, their families, and witnesses. Chutkan, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, wrote in the three-page filing that amid Trump’s 2024 presidential...