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Judge Chutkan imposes limited gag order in Trump election case

On October 16, 2023, Judge Tanya Chutkan put a narrow gag order on Donald Trump in the federal election interference case, limiting public attacks on prosecutors, potential witnesses, and court staff.

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First recorded Oct 16, 2023·Meaningfully updated Oct 29, 2023

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Judge imposes limited gag order in Trump’s Jan. 6 case

On Oct. 16, 2023, Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed a limited gag order in Donald Trump’s federal election-interference case, restricting attacks on prosecutors, court staff and foreseeable witnesses while still allowing general criticism of the case.

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Judge imposes limited gag order in Trump’s Jan. 6 case

On Oct. 16, 2023, Judge Tanya Chutkan imposed a limited gag order in Donald Trump’s federal election-interference case, restricting attacks on prosecutors, court staff and foreseeable witnesses while still allowing general criticism of the case.

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