[News] Special counsel lawyers seek gag order against Trump in election interference case - UPI.com
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Lawyers working with Special Counsel Jack Smith have asked the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's election interference trial to issue a limited gag order, citing statements they say Trump has made "to undermine confidence in and intimidate individuals -- the court, the jury pool, witness and prosecutors."
The request was revealed in a court filing unsealed Friday.
The appeal cited Trump's false statements about the 2020 election.
"The defendant is now attempting to do the same thing in this criminal case -- to undermine confidence in the criminal case -- to undermine confidence in the criminal justice system and prejudice the jury pool through disparaging and inflammatory attacks," the prosecution wrote in their court filing to Judge Tanya Chutkan.
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