Trump gag order back in effect in federal election interference case
NBCOCT 2023
At this point, a gag order is the least the courts can do in an effort to stop Trump from intimidating witnesses and threatening court officers. As soon as the gag order in this case was stayed, Trump once again resorted to putting people in harm’s way with his public pronouncements. More serious measures may be needed to prevent Trump from causing a tragedy.
These gag orders are unthinkable and unconstitutional. Taking First Amendment rights away from a contending campaigner for the presidency is a weaponization of the justice system against an opponent of the Biden administration. Even the ACLU — historically a key critic of Trump — agrees these orders should be struck down.