The order prohibits Trump from targeting the special counsel prosecuting his case or witnesses who might be called to testify
Former president Donald Trump has had a gag order reinstated against him in the case alleging he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election.Former president Donald Trump has had a gag order reinstated against him in the case alleging he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
“The defendant has capitalized on the court’s administrative stay to, among other prejudicial conduct, send an unmistakable and threatening message to a foreseeable witness in this case,” prosecutors said in their brief. “Unless the court lifts the administrative stay, the defendant will not stop.” Prosecutors also suggested that after Trump was fined $10,000 for flouting a similar gag order imposed in the civil fraud case brought by the New York state attorney general Laeticia James, Trump should also face consequences for assailing parties in the criminal case in Washington.