Trump defense faces tough grilling on gag order in Jack Smith Jan. 6 election interference case

Former President Donald Trump’s defense lawyer faced tough grilling Monday from appeals court judges over a proposed gag order in his federal election interference case. Trump’s team urged the panel to revoke District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan’s gag order barring Trump from targeting witnesses in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election. The defense echoed Trump’s complaints that the gag order violates his First Amendment right to speak out about the case, which he considers a partisan witch hunt designed to prevent him from winning a return to...