Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, U.S., October 9, 2023.
REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily lifted a partial gag order she had imposed limiting Donald Trump's public statements about the federal criminal case in which the former president is accusing of illegally attempting to undo his 2020 election loss.
Lawyers for Trump on Friday asked Chutkan to lift the restrictions while he asks a U.S. appeals court to strike down an order by the judge that they called "breathtakingly overbroad."
Chutkan on Monday barred Trump from making public statements that "target" Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is prosecuting the case, and members of his staff.
The order also prohibits Trump from making comments disparaging court staff and potential witnesses in the case.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Brian Snyder, Donald Trump's, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Jack Smith, Trump, Smith, General Merrick Garland, Democrat Joe Biden, Andrew Goudsward, Kanishka Singh, Will Dunham
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, Trump, New, Democrat, Thomson
Locations:
Wolfeboro , New Hampshire, U.S, New York, Washington