Trump Gag Order Hearing Shows Social Media, Campaign Complicate Standards

Judges asked attorneys to balance their cases against the First Amendment and the need to protect trial proceedings.
Trump Gag Order Hearing Shows Social Media, Campaign Complicate Standards
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H., on April 27, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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The federal appeals court in Washington heard arguments on the gag order imposed on former President Donald Trump in a federal criminal case that accuses him of having interfered with the 2020 elections.

Many criminal defendants choose to say nothing at all, but President Trump faces 91 charges in four separate criminal cases, and the indictments have become a major issue for 2024 voters.

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