OPINION
The Latest In Lawfare: Jack Smith and Judge Chutkan’s Gag Order Against President Trump
Mike Davis | Oct 19, 2023
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Biden Special Counsel Jack Smith and DC Obama Judge Tanya Chutkan’s gag order against President Donald Trump means Joe Biden’s chief political opponent has to campaign with one hand tied behind his back.
This gag order is a blatant and unacceptable assault on Trump’s constitutional rights. Thankfully, Trump is immediately appealing. The DC Circuit or Supreme Court must fix this immediately.
Defenders of this unprecedented gag order against a former president and leading presidential candidate say it allows Trump to continue to criticize the administration “generally” and claim that the prosecution is politically motivated.
This is nonsense. When we step back into reality, we see Trump is “prohibited from making any public statements, or directing others to make any public statements, that target . . . the Special Counsel prosecuting this case or his staff.”
This order is an illegal prior restraint on speech. It is both overly broad and vague. It is a sword of damocles over Trump’s head, held by a deranged prosecutor and a highly partisan judge. And it even purports to apply to those who Jack Smith deem a surrogate of Trump. Maybe I’ll be put in jail for writing this very piece. Fortunately, I won’t be cowed–and I’ll go to jail before I let them attempt to silence me.
Judge Chutkan’s order constrains the ability of Trump to campaign effectively. Jack Smith is a central player in the ongoing lawfare against Trump and the Republican Party, just like he was when the Supreme Court unanimously reversed him when he brought a bogus criminal case against Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell–a likely 2016 presidential or vice presidential contender. Trump and his campaign need to be able to expose the background and political motivations of Smith and his highly political team.
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READ MORE: https://townhall.com/columnists/mikedavis/2023/10/19/the-latest-in-lawfare-jack-smith-and-judge-chutkans-gag-order-against-president-trump-n2630044
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If a criminal defendant illegally intimidates witnesses, the prosecutor, or the judge, then he can be charged with obstruction of justice. Deranged Biden special counsel Jack Smith and highly partisan Obama DC Judge Tanya Chutkan know this isn’t happening. They know their gag order is political. The D.C. Circuit must fix Jack Smith and Judge Chutkan's erroneous, illegal, and unconstitutional gag order. Otherwise, the Supreme Court must end this Republic-ending tactic. This is so much bigger than Trump. Let’s hope the justices, with their lifetime tenure and pay protection, find their backbones and do their jobs.
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