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Donald Trump wants Jack Smith sanctioned over gag order request

Headline from Newsweek, on the newest of 2 developments

Trump's lawyers claim that attempts to silence the former president are "extraordinary" and "unprecedented."

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  1. Smith Seeks Trump Gag Order Over False FBI Assassination Theory

    Headline from Bloomberg ·

  2. Newest

    Donald Trump wants Jack Smith sanctioned over gag order request

    Headline from Newsweek ·

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bloomberg

    Smith Seeks Trump Gag Order Over False FBI Assassination Theory (opens Bloomberg)

    Published

    Bloomberg's feed description

    Special counsel Jack Smith asked for a court order forbidding Donald Trump from continuing to claim that FBI agents were authorized to kill him when they searched Mar-o-Lago last year for classified documents.

  2. The Daily Caller

    Jack Smith Requests Gag Order On Trump (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Special counsel Jack Smith requested a gag order against Trump regarding his case involving the alleged mishandling of classified documents.

  3. Deadline

    Special Counsel Jack Smith Seeks Partial Gag Order After Trump’s False Assassination Claims About FBI Search (opens Deadline)

    Published

    Deadline's feed description

    The former president has stated that the FBI was "locked & loaded ready to take me out"

  4. Fox News

    Jack Smith asks judge to restrict Trump statements after 'inflammatory' remarks about FBI raid (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump to bar him from public statements that may pose a danger to law enforcement.

  5. Hot Air

  6. Newsweek

    Donald Trump wants Jack Smith sanctioned over gag order request (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Trump's lawyers claim that attempts to silence the former president are "extraordinary" and "unprecedented."

  7. The Daily Signal

    Judge Smacks Down Jack Smith’s Gag Order Request (opens The Daily Signal)

    Published

    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Judge rejects special counsel Jack Smith’s gag order request, admonishes his team for failure to “meaningful[ly] confer” with defense.

  8. The Daily Caller

    Judge Smacks Down Jack Smith’s Gag Order Request, Warns Of Future Sanctions For Flouting ‘Basic Requirements’ (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case rejected on Tuesday special counsel Jack Smith’s request to impose a gag order.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Trump lawyers seek sanctions against Jack Smith after ‘unconstitutional gag order’ request (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Smith's request would bar Trump from saying anything that could endanger agents working on the case.

  10. The Daily Caller

    Trump’s Attorneys Ask Judge To Sanction Jack Smith’s Team Over Gag Order Request: ‘Unconstitutional Censorship’ (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys asked Judge Aileen Cannon Monday to impose sanctions on the attorneys who were involved in reqesting a gag order.

  11. PJ Media

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