OAN’s Sophia Flores
1:54 PM – Friday, December 8, 2023
A federal appeals court has largely upheld a gag order placed on former President Donald Trump. The order limits what the 45th president is able to express in speech and social media posts regarding his federal case involving his alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election.
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On Friday, a unanimous three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the order made by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan.
“We do not allow such an order lightly. Mr. Trump is a former President and current candidate for the presidency, and there is a strong public interest in what he has to say. But Mr. Trump is also an indicted criminal defendant, and he must stand trial in a courtroom under the same procedures that govern all other criminal defendants. That is what the rule of law means,” U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia…
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