On Monday afternoon, President Trump issued a response to Judge Tanya Chutkan’s gag order.
Earlier Monday, Judge Chutkan presided over a hearing on Jack Smith’s proposed gag order, and took the opportunity to attack Trump. She responded by laughing at Trump’s legal team and lecturing them on election interference.
Judge Chutkan Trump’s legal team that he does not have “unfettered First Amendment Rights.”
“You keep talking about censorship like the defendant has unfettered First Amendment rights. He doesn’t,” Judge Chutkan said, according to the AP. “We’re not talking about censorship here. We’re talking restrictions to ensure there is a fair administration of justice on this case.”
President Trump will be barred from speaking out against Special Counsel Jack Smith, court witnesses and more.
Trump wasted no time responding to Chutkan’s unconstitutional gag order.
A TERRIBLE THING HAPPENED TO DEMOCRACY TODAY – GAG ORDER!
A full statement was also provided by President Trump’s spokeswoman, Liz Harrington.
Today’s decision is an absolute abomination and another partisan knife stuck in the heart of our Democracy by Crooked Joe Biden, who was granted the right to muzzle his political opponent, the leading candidate for the Presidency in 2024, and the most popular political leader in America, President Donald J. Trump. President Trump will continue to fight for our Constitution, the American people’s right to support him, and to keep our country free of the chains of weaponized and targeted law enforcement.
“Today’s decision is an absolute abomination and another partisan knife stuck in the heart of our Democracy by Crooked Joe Biden, who was granted the right to muzzle his political opponent, the leading candidate for the Presidency in 2024… pic.twitter.com/vAYBT3Eqcw
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) October 16, 2023
