The order was repealed ten days ago, but now former US President Trump has to adhere to it again: A federal judge has reinstated the ban on speaking in the trial for attempted election fraud.
In the criminal trial against Donald Trump for attempted election fraud, the former US President now has to keep his words in check. A federal judge reinstated the ban on speech, as evidenced by trial documents. She imposed it on the ex-president in the Washington trial surrounding Trump’s election defeat in 2020.
The lawsuit accuses Trump of unlawfully interfering in the vote count and blocking Congress’ certification of his loss to Biden in 2020. The injunction prohibits Trump from verbally attacking prosecutors or witnesses.
In the past, Trump had described, among other things, special prosecutor Jack Smith as a “deranged lunatic” and a “thug.” There are four criminal cases pending against Trump, in each of which he made disparaging comments about prosecutors. The order was temporarily lifted on October 20 after Trump’s lawyers filed an appeal.