Court Seems Inclined To Reimpose Trump Gag Order

November 20, 2023 5:14 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court appears inclined to reimpose at least some restrictions on Donald Trump’s speech in his election subversion case. But during several hours of arguments on Monday, the judges seemed to wrestle with how to craft a gag order that doesn’t infringe on the former president’s free speech rights or prevent him from defending himself on the campaign trail. The three judges on the panel asked skeptical and at times aggressive questions of attorneys on both sides while weighing whether to put back in place an order from a trial judge that barred Trump from inflammatory comments against prosecutors, potential witnesses and court staff.