Partial Gag Order Issued , in Trump Election Interference Case.<br />U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan issued the partial gag order on Trump <br />on Oct. 16, NBC News reports. .<br />Mr. Trump may still vigorously <br />seek public support as a presidential <br />candidate, debate policies and people <br />related to that candidacy, criticize the current administration and assert his belief that <br />this prosecution is politically motivated, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, via statement.<br />But those critical first amendment <br />freedoms do not allow him to launch <br />a pre-trial smear campaign against participating government staff, their <br />families and foreseeable witnesses, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, via statement.<br />Chutkan went on to say that she could not <br />"imagine any other criminal case" where a defendant <br />could smear prosecutors, witnesses or court staff.<br />No other defendant would <br />be allowed to do so and I’m not <br />going to allow it in this case, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan, via statement.<br />A Trump campaign spokesperson spoke <br />out against the partial gag order.<br />[It is] an absolute abomination <br />and another partisan knife stuck <br />in the heart of our Democracy <br />by Crooked Joe Biden, , Trump campaign spokesperson, via statement.<br />... who was granted the right <br />to muzzle his political opponent, <br />the leading candidate for the <br />Presidency in 2024, and the most <br />popular political leader in America, <br />President Donald J. Trump. , Trump campaign spokesperson, via statement.<br />Trump also blasted the gag <br />order on Truth Social.<br />The TRUMP GAG ORDER that the <br />CORRUPT Biden Administration is trying <br />to obtain is totally Unconstitutional!, Donald Trump, via Truth Social.<br />The trial is set for March 2024
