{"id":14504,"date":"2024-01-24T01:46:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T01:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/24\/federal-appeals-court-denies-trump-request-to-toss-gag-order-in-dc-election-case\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T01:46:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T01:46:24","slug":"federal-appeals-court-denies-trump-request-to-toss-gag-order-in-dc-election-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/24\/federal-appeals-court-denies-trump-request-to-toss-gag-order-in-dc-election-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal appeals court denies Trump request to toss gag order in DC election case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paywall has-gated-overlay gated-article-body\">\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-title\">Join Fox News for access to this content<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-subtitle\">Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account!<\/div>\n<div class=\"message error hide\"><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday denied former President Trump\u2019s request to toss the gag order on his speech related to Special Counsel Jack Smith\u2019s election interference case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan first imposed the partial gag order on Oct. 17, blocking Trump from making statements targeting Special Counsel Jack Smith, his staff, witnesses and court personnel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump appealed the gag order, and a three-judge appeals panel upheld the order but broadened what Trump could say about the case and Smith.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Trump appealed the order altogether to the full Appeals Court but was denied Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Upon consideration of appellant\u2019s petition for panel rehearing filed on December 18, 2023, and the request for administrative stay, it is ordered that the petition be denied,\u2019 the order states. \u2018It is, further ordered, that the request for administrative stay be denied.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump and his attorneys can now appeal to the United States Supreme Court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys for the former president and 2024 GOP front-runner have said that the gag order is a violation of his First Amendment rights, especially as he campaigns for the White House.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018No court in American history has imposed a gag order on a criminal defendant who is actively campaigning for public office \u2014 let alone the leading candidate for President of the United States,\u2019 Trump\u2019s attorneys wrote in an original filing in November.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Gag Order violates the First Amendment rights of President Trump and over 100 million Americans who listen to him,\u2019 they added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump pleaded not guilty in August in federal court to all four federal charges stemming from Smith\u2019s investigation into 2020 election interference and the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Fox News for access to this content Plus get unlimited access to thousands of articles, videos and more with your free account! 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