By Dave Goldiner New York Daily News Last Updated: Aug 07, 2023
Former President Trump Monday asked a judge to issue only a narrow order restricting what he can say about evidence and witnesses as he awaits trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election.
Hours after trashing U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan and special counsel Jack Smith, Trump’s lawyers asked the judge to only restrict Trump from revealing secret grand jury testimony, claiming that the Republican presidential frontrunner must have the right to talk about the case.
“The government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights. Worse, it does so against its administration’s primary political opponent, during an election season,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in a filing submitted just before a 5 pm deadline.
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The filing came in response to Smith’s demand for an order barring Trump from discussing any evidence publicly or threatening any potential witnesses.
Chutkan didn’t give any indication when she might rule.
Trump earlier blasted Chutkan as the prosecution’s “number one draft pick. He called for a new jurist to be appointed to oversee his historic trial even though his defense team has not made any such motion in court.
“Deranged Jack Smith is going before his number one draft pick, the Judge of his “dreams” (WHO MUST BE RECUSED!), in an attempt to take away my FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS,” Trump posted on his social media site.
He later followed up that post with a more direct dispatch aimed at the potential gag orders, saying “I shouldn’t have a protective order placed on me because it would impinge upon my right to FREE SPEECH.”
The new outburst came after Trump issued a less-than-veiled threat over the weekend to retaliate against his perceived tormentors.
“If you go after me I’m coming after you,” Trump wrote.
Hours after trashing U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan and special counsel Jack Smith, Trump’s lawyers asked the judge to only restrict Trump from revealing secret grand jury testimony, claiming that the Republican presidential frontrunner must have the right to talk about the case.
“The government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights. Worse, it does so against its administration’s primary political opponent, during an election season,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in a filing submitted just before a 5 pm deadline.
[ Trump celebrates U.S. women’s soccer team loss, declares ‘USA is going to Hell!’ ]
The filing came in response to Smith’s demand for an order barring Trump from discussing any evidence publicly or threatening any potential witnesses.
Chutkan didn’t give any indication when she might rule.
Trump earlier blasted Chutkan as the prosecution’s “number one draft pick. He called for a new jurist to be appointed to oversee his historic trial even though his defense team has not made any such motion in court.
“Deranged Jack Smith is going before his number one draft pick, the Judge of his “dreams” (WHO MUST BE RECUSED!), in an attempt to take away my FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS,” Trump posted on his social media site.
He later followed up that post with a more direct dispatch aimed at the potential gag orders, saying “I shouldn’t have a protective order placed on me because it would impinge upon my right to FREE SPEECH.”
The new outburst came after Trump issued a less-than-veiled threat over the weekend to retaliate against his perceived tormentors.
“If you go after me I’m coming after you,” Trump wrote.
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