Demand to ban Trump in election interference case
Washington (Uttam Hindu News): In the federal election interference case against former US President Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith has demanded from District Judge Tanya Chutkan that Trump should be banned.
Prosecutors have said that if their demand is granted, it would bar Trump from giving statements regarding the identities, testimony, or credibility of potential witnesses and any party, witness, lawyer, court personnel, or potential juror, the BBC reports. Will prohibit members from making statements that are derogatory, inflammatory or threatening.
“The defendant is attempting to do the same thing in this criminal case, to undermine confidence in the criminal justice system and the citizens of this District through defamatory and inflammatory attacks on the citizens of this district, the court, prosecutors, and potential witnesses,” prosecutors wrote. could adversely affect the jury pool.”
Chutkan, the Obama appointee to oversee the criminal case in Washington, has not yet made a decision on the request, CNN reports.
Meanwhile, Trump criticized the special counsel’s proposal in a Truth Social post on Friday, calling Smith “insane.”
Addressing a group of women at a dinner in the capital on Friday night, Trump said prosecutors wanted to take away his right to speak freely and openly, the BBC reported.
Trump, a contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is facing increasing legal troubles.
He has been charged four times criminally, including attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
