Prosecutors say Trump’s recent verbal attacks show he’s a threat to D.C. proceedings — and the safety of witnesses.
The filing represents the starkest case yet painted by federal prosecutors that Donald Trump poses an ongoing threat to witnesses, senior government officials and the justice system as a whole. | Spencer Platt/APSpecial counsel Jack Smith is urging a federal judge to reinstate a gag order on Donald Trump, arguing that the former president has used a brief reprieve from the restrictions to pressure and attack witnesses like his former chief of staff Mark Meadows.
The brief describes Trump as an ongoing danger to witnesses in his forthcoming trial, scheduled to begin in March. Prosecutors say he is keenly aware of his influence on extremist followers who are often motivated by his comments to threaten or attack his perceived enemies. And they say he intentionally stokes the fury of his followers while maintaining distance from the consequences.
arrested in Barack Obama’s neighborhood shortly after Trump reposted a news article that included Obama’s home address Chutkan imposed her own gag order last week in the election subversion case after finding that Trump’s repeated attacks on potential trial witnesses and Smith posed a danger to the proceedings. But on Friday, she agreed to pause the restrictions after Trump appealed her order and argued that aspects of it were vague. Chutkan asked Smith and Trump to file briefs about whether the restrictions should remain in place or be lifted during Trump’s appeal.
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