They claimed the special counsel had leaked confidential information to attack former President Trump.
Defense attorneys filed a letter on Nov. 24 rejecting the use of one gag order on former President Donald Trump to justify another.
The former president had two gag order imposed on him—one in a New York civil case, another in federal criminal court—which could complicate his ability to campaign effectively as he seeks to run for reelection in 2024. His legal teams have appealed both gag orders, which have since been temporarily lifted pending a decision from the respective appeals courts.
Federal prosecutors had, the day before, sent a letter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuity clerk, submitting state attorneys’ response to the appeal of a gag order from the New York case.
Defense attorneys responded in their own letter arguing the material is “irrelevant,” and only highlighted the fact that the special counsel has no evidence of harassment as a result of President Trump’s speech in the federal case.
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The New York brief contained a sworn affidavit from court personnel in the Judicial Threats Assessment Unit, who said that after…
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