Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case in New York, October 17, 2023.
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Attorneys for Donald Trump said Tuesday said they are appealing the partial gag order imposed on the former president in his federal election interference case in Washington, D.C.
Trump had vowed to challenge the gag order issued by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, which bars him from public statements targeting figures including special counsel Jack Smith and potential witnesses.
In issuing the order, Chutkan wrote that Trump’s statements attacking various people involved in the criminal case posed “grave threats to the integrity of these proceedings.”
Trump has claimed that the order will hamper his ability to speak on the 2024 presidential campaign trail.
Defense lawyer John Lauro filed a notice Tuesday afternoon that Trump appeals Chutkan’s decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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