Washington: Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the federal election meddling case against former US President Donald Trump, has asked District
Washington: Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the federal election meddling case against former US President Donald Trump, has asked District Judge Tanya Chutkan to place him under a gag order, limiting on what he can publicly comment .
The request was among a slew of older court documents from the case that were released on Friday, reports the BBC.
Prosecutors have said that their proposed order — which they never refer to as a “gag order” — is “a narrow, well defined restriction” that is necessary to prevent disinformation, threats and “prejudicing” the case.
If approved, it would ban Trump from making statements “regarding the identity, testimony, or credibility of prospective witnesses” and “statements about any party, witness, attorney, court personnel, or potential jurors that are disparaging and inflammatory, or intimidating”.
