WASHINGTON Oct 29 – A federal judge on Sunday reinstated a gag order she imposed on Donald Trump in a Washington case accusing him of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, denying his bid for a stay on appeal.
The order prohibits Trump from targeting the special counsel prosecuting his case or witnesses who might be called to testify about his efforts to reverse his election loss.
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed a gag order at the request of the Justice Department.
He temporarily revoked it on October 20 after Trump’s lawyers appealed.
And he reversed that decision Sunday afternoon, according to court dockets.
A copy of the judge’s order to reinstate the gag was not immediately available.
Trump has in the past called Special Counsel Jack Smith a “crazy lunatic” and a “thug,” among other insults.
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about former President Donald Trump’s allegations, Aug. 1, 2023.AP
Trump is facing four criminal cases and has made disparaging comments about prosecutors in each case, as well as about the New York attorney general who brought civil fraud charges against him.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he planned to illegally interfere in the vote count and block congressional certification of his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.
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