Smith accuses Trump of trying to intimidate witnesses, including his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to reimpose a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his election interference case in Washington, D.C.
Smith also wants the judge to modify Trump's conditions of release to prevent him from sending even indirect messages to witnesses. Former White House Chief of Staff during the Trump administration Mark Meadows speaks during a forum titled House Rules and Process Changes for the 118th Congress at FreedowmWorks headquarters on November 14, 2022 in Washington, DC.Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed the original gag order Oct. 17, after finding that Trump's many bellicose statements about the case posed "grave threats to the integrity of these proceedings.
If Trump had still been subject to the gag order, he would have been prohibited from directly targeting Meadows, like he did in the Tuesday post. Smith urged the judge to lift the pause on her gag order, and to reject Trump's bid for a broader stay pending appeal. "Accordingly, the Court should modify the defendant's conditions of release by making compliance with the Order a condition or by clarifying that the existing condition barring communication with witnesses about the facts of the case includes indirect messages to witnesses made publicly on social media or in speeches," he added.
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