Trump Targets Jack Smith After Judge Temporarily Lifts Gag Order

The former president wasted no time after the federal judge’s ruling.

(L) Special counsel Jack Smith in Washington, on Aug. 1, 2023; and (R) former U.S. President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 8, 2022. Saul Loeb, Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images

Days after a federal judge temporarily lifted a gag order, former President Donald Trump criticized special counsel Jack Smith on social media.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted President Trump a temporary hold last week on her previous ruling in the 2020 election conspiracy case while the Trump legal team is appealing the order, arguing that it is unconstitutional.