Federal Judge Reinstates Gag Order on Trump in Election Interference Case

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has reinstated a narrow gag order that limits former President Donald Trump's public speech about the special counsel's 2020 election interference case against him. The order bars Trump from speaking about prosecutors, court staff, and potential witnesses, but allows him to continue criticizing the charges against him, the Justice Department, and the Biden administration. Trump's attorneys argue that the gag order violates his constitutional rights as a candidate running for office. Prosecutors have urged the judge to make the gag order a permanent condition of Trump's post-indictment release. Trump has been charged with four federal counts tied to his alleged conduct after the 2020 presidential election and has pleaded not guilty.