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Hugo Lowell

Appeals court largely upholds Trump gag order in election interference case

Donald Trump in New York on Thursday. The ruling handed down on Friday by the US court of appeals for the DC circuit.
Donald Trump in New York on Thursday. The ruling handed down on Friday by the US court of appeals for the DC circuit. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Donald Trump may now assail the special counsel who brought the federal criminal case against him over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, in addition to being free to criticize the judge, the justice department, the Biden administration and the case as politically motivated.

The former president remains barred, however, from attacking potential trial witnesses, court staff or the special counsel’s staff, as well as the family members of any court staff or the special counsel’s staff.

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