ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

This is not how to properly handle a hearing on a possible gag order unless you are 5

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

Trump gagged

- NO new limits on criticisms of govt/DOJ
- NO new limits on language about D.C.
- BARRED from statements about Special Counsel, his staff, Judge Chutkan's staff and court personnel
- BARRED from statements about potential witnesses or their testimony.

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

and within hours Trump might have violated his gag order saying "Judge gave me a gag order... which i believe is totally unconstitutional, the Judge doesn't like me too much, her whole life is not liking me"

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

Professional courtroom sketch done by a brilliant reporter during the Gag order hearing of Trump

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

Trump files wargarble word salad dismissal for Trial with

Here is the TLDWR version

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

Judge will require Trump to disclose by Jan. 15 whether he intends to use an "advice of counsel" defense in his Washington, D.C. trial — and to provide relevant documentation of that defense at the same time.

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

Trump files late-night brief in support of media coalition motion for video & audio access to trial, saying that he "absolutely agrees, and in fact demands" that proceedings be televised, to ensure that public learns about election that was "rigged and stolen [sic]."

Cue the circus music 🤡

s3.documentcloud.org/documents

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

Federal Judge rejects TFG bid to strike Violence from trial.

's opinion criticized Trump's legal team for filing a motion "making numerous inflammatory and unsupported accusations of its own" about Special Counsel Jack Smith's indictment

msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ju

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

Judge has *denied* Trump's motion to dismiss his criminal charges based on a claim of "presidential immunity.

"Defendant’s four-year service as Commander in Chief did not bestow on him the divine right of kings to evade the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens."

"No man in this country, not even the former President, is so high that he is above the law"

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

Scoop by Katherine Doyle of

Jury letters going out to DC residents for trial

is sooning

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

DC Circuit upholds the gag order against Trump in part, ruling that it was generally justified but “sweeps in more protected speech than is necessary.”

this shouldn't be confused with the gag order which is in affect, and will likely still be in effect when Trump Testifies monday

Trump likes gags so much he has two of them

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  

More detail and nuance on upheld gag order in

TLDR example: If Trump said former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is a terrible analyst and shouldn't be on CNN because he's [insert insults here]? Ok.

But when Trump said Geoff Duncan shouldn't testify to the Fulton County Grand Jury? Off limits.

politico.com/news/2023/12/08/t

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ꜱᴛᴇᴇʟ ʀᴀᴛ ɢᴀᴍᴇʀ  


Supreme Court agrees to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to take up Trump presidential immunity claim. Trump must respond by Dec 20

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Stephen  

@Kinnison Seems risky...

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@wyrmeboi

It is a bold move. because TFIG could delay the trial on this issue. and end up having the case dismissed at a later date.

By jumping to keeps the march trial date intact

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