The former president's lawyers argued a gag order would violate his First Amendment rights.
Share on linkedin Prosecutors have said a gag order is necessary to protect the integrity of judicial proceedings, while Trump's lawyers argued it would violate his right to free speech and hamstring his 2024 presidential campaign.Federal prosecutors argued that Trump's public remarks about the case threatened to "undermine confidence in the criminal justice system and prejudice the jury pool.
Prosecutors have pointed to Trump's social media posts as evidence of the need for narrow gag order. "If you go after me, I'm coming after you!" Trump wrote in one Truth Social post highlighted by prosecutors.Share on linkedin
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