Trump news legal brief: Judge issues limited gag order in Jan. 6 case

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Former President Donald Trump's legal team was present at the E. Barrett Prettyman federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., Monday morning for a hearing over whether Trump would be faced with a gag order in the federal case relating to the efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team was present at the E. Barrett Prettyman federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., Monday morning for a hearing over whether Trump would be faced with a gag order in the federal case relating to the efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump has made disparaging remarks about numerous individuals, including prosecutors and witnesses. Meanwhile, a hearing on Trump’s lawsuit against a former British spy took place across the Atlantic.

Included among the targets of Trump's invective have been the prosecutors , his former attorney general Bill Barr and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley ( Lauro also returned to an argument he has made often, suggesting the trial could be delayed until after the election. Chutkan has floated the possibility of moving up the start date of the trial —currently set to begin on March 4 — in order to avoid a tainted jury pool.If Trump violates the gag order, Chutkan said she would consider"sanctions," which could range from issuing warnings to the possibility of jailing him.

 

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