Former President Donald Trump's gag order was put on hold while a Washington judge weighs his appeal.
On Monday, Trump received a limited gag order in the criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C., blocking him from making statements publicly targeting prosecutors, court staff, and their families and blocking him from posting about witnesses and their testimony. However, that order was lifted Friday, and a timetable for responses was established.
Trump's campaign had taken issue with the gag order, arguing that it impeded his First Amendment rights."Today’s decision is an absolute abomination and another partisan knife stuck in the heart of our Democracy by Crooked Joe Biden, who was granted the right to muzzle his political opponent, the leading candidate for the Presidency in 2024, and the most popular political leader in America, President Donald J. Trump," Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said.