Judge Rejects ACLU Opposition to Trump Gag Order

She did specify that the order did not strip First Amendment rights entirely because President Trump could still criticize President Joe Biden.

Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald J. Trump speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 28, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected a motion filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to file an amici brief opposing the gag order on former President Donald Trump.

President Trump is being prosecuted by special counsel Jack Smith, who alleges that the former president interfered with the 2020 elections via “deceit” and “dishonest” means. The special counsel’s office had proposed a gag order, and after a hearing, Judge Chutkan granted a gag order, albeit of a different nature than originally proposed.