WASHINGTON (October 16)--On Monday, a judge imposed a limited gag order on former President Donald J. Trump, thereby restricting the former president from making public statements attacking the witnesses, prosecutors or court staff involved in the federal criminal case.
According to the judge, Tanya S. Chutkan, Trump’s freedom of speech rights do not permit him “to launch a pre-trial smear campaign” against those individuals. “No other defendant would be allowed to do so, and I’m not going to allow it in this case.”
For more context on the latest development, please consider Stephen A Saltzburg, Wallace and Beverley Woodbury University Professor of Law; Co-director of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program at the George Washington University Law School. Professor Saltzburg is an expert on evidence, procedure and litigation. Professor Saltzburg has held numerous governmental positions and continues to serve as a mediator for the U.S. Court of Appeals for DC. Additionally, Saltzburg is one of the leading voices on Trump’s criminal trials.
