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Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to reimpose a gag
order on former President Donald Trump in his election interference
case in Washington, D.C., accusing him of trying to intimidate
witnesses — including his former chief of staff Mark Meadows.

Trump has “capitalized” on the temporary suspension of his partial
gag order to “send an unmistakable and threatening message to a
foreseeable witness in this case,” Smith wrote in a filing Wednesday
night in U.S. District Court in Washington.

Smith pointed to Trump’s statements in response to ABC News’ report
that Meadows, the final chief of staff of Trump’s presidency, has
been granted immunity to testify to the special counsel’s
prosecutors.

Meadows reportedly told Smith’s team that he told Trump repeatedly
after his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden that Trump’s
claims about widespread voter fraud were baseless. Smith’s four-
count indictment accuses Trump of illegally conspiring to overturn
that loss. Trump has pleaded not guilty.

In a Truth Social post late Tuesday, Trump suggested that Smith had
coerced Meadows into maligning him.

“Some people would make that deal, but they are weaklings and
cowards, and so bad for the future our Failing Nation. I don’t think
that Mark Meadows is one of them, but who really knows?” wrote
Trump.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/26/trump-election-case-jack-smith- wants-gag-order-reimposed.html

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