Trump Responds to Gag Order Reinstatement by Attacking Potential Witness
Donald Trump attacked Judge Tanya Chutkan and former Attorney General Bill Barr after Chutkan reinstated a gag order.
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There we go. Obvious violations of the gag order. He'll see consequences at the heat death of the universe.
One violation, I think - Bill Barr. Both of the judges who have put in gag orders have specifically excluded themselves from being covered by the gag orders.
Thankfully, I have handy a document to review.
Accordingly, and pursuant to Local Criminal Rule 57.7(c), it is hereby ORDERED that:
All interested parties in this matter, including the parties and their counsel, are prohibited from making any public statements, or directing others to make any public statements, that target (1) the Special Counsel prosecuting this case or his staff; (2) defense counsel or their staff; (3) any of this court’s staff or other supporting personnel; or (4) any reasonably foreseeable witness or the substance of their testimony.
She may have said something different from the bench to clarify this, but she could fall under the emphasized point three. The Court is one entity, the Judge is another entity, which serves the Court.
I've been listening to a couple legal podcasts, and they've both said they don't think the judges are covered by the orders.