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Donald Trump gets gag order in 2020 election subversion case

Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, August 24, 2023 [Alex Brandon/AP Photo]

A US judge has imposed a narrow gag order on former president Donald Trump, barring him from publicly attacking prosecutors, witnesses, and court staff in the run-up to a trial focused on Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

On Tuesday, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, DC said that she would not tolerate a “pretrial smear campaign” by the former president targeting those involved in the case.

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