WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 – A federal judge on Sunday reinstated a gag order she imposed on Donald Trump in the Washington case accusing him of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, denying his attempt to obtain a stay pending appeal. .
The order prohibited Trump from attacking the special counsel prosecuting his case or witnesses who might be called to testify about his efforts to overturn his election loss.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed the gag order at the request of the Justice Department.
He temporarily lifted it on Oct. 20 after Trump’s lawyers appealed.
And he reversed that decision Sunday night, according to the court filing.
A copy of the judge’s order reinstating the gag was not immediately available.
In the past, Trump has called special counsel Jack Smith a “deranged lunatic” and a “thug,” among other insults.
Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment against former President Donald Trump, August 1, 2023.AP
Trump faces four criminal cases and has made disparaging comments about prosecutors in each of them, as well as the New York state attorney general who brought civil fraud charges against him.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he conspired to illegally interfere with the vote count and block Congress’ certification of his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
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