Judge Tanya Chutkan reinstated her gag order on President Donald Trump in relation to the D.C. January 6th case.
“As the court has explained, the First Amendment rights of participants in criminal proceedings must yield, when necessary, to the orderly administration of justice—a principle reflected in Supreme Court precedent, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Local Criminal Rules,” wrote Chutkan. “And contrary to Defendant’s argument, the right to a fair trial is not his alone, but belongs to the government and public.”
Chutkan issued the gag order on October 17. It says that Trump cannot criticize those with the case, including Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Chutkan believes his words “pose sufficiently grave threats to the integrity of these proceedings that cannot be addressed by alternative means.”
Trump appealed the gag order.
The judge froze the order on January 20 as “Smith’s team and Trump’s attorneys litigated whether it should be paused indefinitely during the appeals process.
Smith asked Chutkan to reinstate the gag order since Trump resumed posting about the case on Truth Social.
Trump lashed out at the decision last night:
I have just learned that the very Biased, Trump Hating Judge in D.C., who should have RECUSED herself due to her blatant and open loathing of your favorite President, ME, has reimposed a GAG ORDER which will put me at a disadvantage against my prosecutorial and political opponents. This order, according to many legal scholars, is unthinkable! It illegally and unconstitutionally takes away my First Amendment Right of Free Speech, in the middle of my campaign for President, where I am leading against BOTH Parties in the Polls. Few can believe this is happening, but I will appeal. How can they tell the leading candidate that he, and only he, is seriously restricted from campaigning in a free and open manner? It will not stand!
More: “The Corrupt Biden Administration just took away my First Amendment Right To Free Speech. NOT CONSTITUTIONAL! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN…”
This morning: “The Obama appointed Federal Judge in D.C, a TRUE TRUMP HATER, is incapable of giving me a fair trial. Her Hatred of President DONALD J. TRUMP is so great that she has been diagnosed with a major, and incurable, case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!!!”
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