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BREAKING: DC judge sides with Trump against Biden DOJ's request for gag order in Jan 6 case
The Post Millennial ^ | 08/11/2023 | Hannah Nightingale

Posted on 08/11/2023 9:57:03 AM PDT by DFG

On Friday, Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled against Biden prosecutors, saying that not all pre-trial information would fall under a protective order that would prevent Trump from speaking about the 2020 election case brought forth by Special Counsel Jack Smith.

While not all information would fall under the protective order, only information that was designated as sensitive, she agreed with the prosecution that witness interviews and transcripts that were collected during the grand jury’s investigation would be considered sensitive," according to Fox News.

"The defendant has the right to free speech, but that right is not absolute," Chutkan said at the beginning of the Friday morning hearing in Washington, DC. "Without a protective order, a party could release that info to the jury pool."

Federal prosecutor Thomas Windom said the gag order was necessary to prevent the "improper dissemination of materials … including to the public."

"The defendant has set forth an intention to set forth any information that they deem informative," Windom said.

"Defense has broadcast their strategy, and that is not to try this case in this courtroom, and your honor should address that."

(Excerpt) Read more at thepostmillennial.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: biden; chutkan; freespeech; trump
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To: ohioman

I guess its because the Ukraine threads lost their lustre.


21 posted on 08/11/2023 12:12:25 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

A small crusty bone that the dog had already chewed and buried.


22 posted on 08/11/2023 12:14:59 PM PDT by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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To: DFG
From the article: "Defense has broadcast their strategy, and that is not to try this case in this courtroom, and your honor should address that."

And just what the hell has the prosecution been doing, leaking information to the press left and right?!? These people are so full of crap, I'll bet every one of them has brown eyes!!
23 posted on 08/11/2023 12:39:42 PM PDT by ExTxMarine
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To: TribalPrincess2U
But will it have any effect?

Who cares, it will make us happy.

24 posted on 08/11/2023 1:17:18 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: DFG

Trump has the right o free speech but it’s not absolute?

Then its not free speech but only partially free speech?


25 posted on 08/11/2023 2:29:22 PM PDT by b4me
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To: DFG

That’s not the spin I’ve been seeing all day.

“The walls are closing in” ...

/hurl


26 posted on 08/11/2023 3:06:21 PM PDT by sauropod (I will stand for truth even if I stand alone.)
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To: DFG

Free speech IS ABSOLUTE!!


27 posted on 08/11/2023 4:06:12 PM PDT by teletech (you)
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To: DFG

BTTT


28 posted on 08/11/2023 11:24:56 PM PDT by nopardons ( )
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