With the latest appeals court ruling upholding Judge Tanya Chutkan's gag order in the 2020 election interference trial, former President Donald Trump is essentially out of options to get out from under it.
That's the view of former federal prosecutor Harry Litman, who weighed in on MSNBC Friday.
"Trump just posted that he will appeal," said anchor Alicia Menendez. "Not surprising, of course, but talk us through how that plays out."
"Well, the appeal, the D.C. circuit here — the appeal is in the form of an appeal to the Supreme Court," said Litman. However, he added, "I don't see it going anywhere."
"Thematically, he was trying to say, A, I'm special, and B, this is a special First Amendment issue," said Litman. "They said, A, you're not, and B ... this is a defending the integrity of the trial issue."
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"You know, Jack Smith and prosecutors are used to being under fire. That kind of goes with the territory. If it does begin to impugn the process, Chutkan remains free to modify the order, and I think everything about the D.C. Circuit Court opinion today says they will be behind her."
" ... In terms of the court now, unless they stay it while he considers it, which he'll ask for, really the game is basically over."
"With so many things on the horizon, I don't think this is the issue they will glom onto," Litman added. "If they did, yes, everything would be frozen and he could continue to run his mouth. But he's effectively at the end of the road, I think."
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