‘Absolutely Unprecedented’: Trump Gag Orders Test Judges’ Powers

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Trump’s cases in New York and Washington have prompted a fierce debate over how far judges can go in limiting free speech.

Former President Donald Trump is facing two gag orders in his New York and Washington D.C. trials, with the latter prompting a fierce debate over how courts should balance free speech interests with their duty to protect the integrity of a trial.

D.C. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan ultimately rejected President Trump’s attempts to remove the gag order when, on Oct. 29, she lifted the administrative stay on it.

Posting to Truth Social on Oct. 30, President Trump derided Judge Chutkan as a “TRUE TRUMP HATER” who was “incapable of giving me a fair trial.” He also noted her appointment by President Barack Obama, harkening back to his prior criticism the Department of Justice (DOJ) cited while requesting a gag order.

During the previous week, on Oct. 25, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron levied the former president with $10,000 in fines for allegedly violating a gag order on him speaking about one of the court’s law clerks. Mr. Trump’s attorney, Chris Kise, denied that his client’s comments outside of the courtroom were referring to the clerk but said they were instead directed at Mr. Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, who had testified that day, The Associated Press reported. Judge Engeron kept the fine in place.

The initial order came after President Trump suggested on Truth Social that the clerk was the girlfriend of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). A separate $5,000 fine was imposed when the post remained on President Trump’s campaign site.

Attorneys have disagreed over the orders, which come as the nation gears up for a presidential election in which President Trump is one of the leading contenders. Assuming he wins the GOP nomination, his main opponent will almost certainly be the man whose administration is prosecuting him for how he challenged the results of their previous contest.

It’s an unusual situation that has raised questions about the scope of courts’ authority and interests in preserving robust debate in elections.

By Sam Dorman

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