(FamilyConservationPAC.com) – Special counsel Jack Smith requested that former President Trump be placed under a gag order to prevent him from discussing the case brought against him on January 6.
In response, Trump’s attorneys demanded that the Court reject what they say is clearly a transparent attempt at “gamesmanship.”
They stated in a filing made public on Monday:
“At bottom, the Proposed Gag Order is nothing more than an obvious attempt by the Biden Administration to unlawfully silence its most prominent political opponent, who has now taken a commanding lead in the polls. Indeed, this very Motion came on the heels of adverse polling for President Biden.
His administration’s plan is quite simple:
- Unleash a 45-page speaking indictment.
- Discuss and leak its talking points in the press.
- Cynically attempt to invoke the Court’s authority to prevent President Trump and those acting on his behalf from presenting his side of the story to the American people during a political campaign.
This desperate effort at censorship is unconstitutional on its face.”
NEW: Trump's lawyers just filed a doozy of an objection to Jack Smith's proposed gag order. pic.twitter.com/IPeKZ6ewpM
— Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 (@julie_kelly2) September 26, 2023
Smith submitted the request for a gag order last week, claiming that Trump was attempting to taint the jury pool in Washington, DC, where the case of Trump’s involvement in the Capitol disturbance on January 6, 202Trump’s be resolved, through social media and other ways.
To make his case, Smith noted one of Trump’s posts on Truth Social where he posted a quote and video of Fox News show host Jesse Watters saying, “Joe Biden directed his Attorney General to prosecute his rival.”
Critics of Smith’s request — including a Washington Post columnist — slammed the request as overly broad and intended to silence Trump, a presidential candidate, during a presidential campaign..
After Trump’s attorneys filed on Monday, Mike Davis, the founder and Trump’s of Article III Project, posted:
“Criminal defendants, not the government prosecuting them, have 6th Amendment rights to a fair, public, and speedy trial.
American citizens, not the government, have 1st Amendment rights to speak out against the government.
The possible gag order against President Trump is unconstitutional and another attempt to take him out by the corrupt radical left.”
Criminal defendants, not the government prosecuting them, have 6th Amendment rights to a fair, public, and speedy trial.
American citizens, not the government, have 1st Amendment rights to speak out against the government.
The possible gag order against President Trump is… pic.twitter.com/rPg2PRqbL4
— 🇺🇸 Mike Davis 🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) September 25, 2023
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