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Trump tries again to get gag order lifted in federal Jan. 6 case
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December 18, 2023
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0:45Now PlayingFormer President Donald Trump is once again trying to nix the partial gag order imposed on him ahead of his federal 2020 election trial.
Trump’s attorneys asked the full DC Circuit Court of Appeals to look at the matter Monday, contending the order was upheld based on faulty legal reasoning.
The restrictions imposed by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan were narrowed by a three-judge appeals panel earlier this month, but the 77-year-old is still prohibited from rhetorically attacking known or “reasonably foreseeable” witnesses in the case.
In his filing, Trump’s lawyer John Sauer argued that the first appeals decision “overlooks and misapprehends” points of law and mischaracterized Trump’s statements.
Sauer also contended that the judges papered over the significance of Trump’s 2024 campaign, and argued prosecutors lacked proof of “threats or harassment to any prosecutor, potential witness, or court staffer” affected by the order.
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