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

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.

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"

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

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.

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

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

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"

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

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


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

In a monday court filing jack smith reveals an expert witness that extracted Trump's Twitter and phone information, and knows what he was read, what websites he was looking at and where he was during

politico.com/news/2023/12/11/s

In defense of presidential immunity claims being seen by in Trump lawyers accused the DOJ and Jack Smith of.... *checks notes* being the grinch and Cites the children's book in official filings

Not going to share the COO COO filing by Team Trump for his presidential immunity claim defense. Part of it is claiming the Judicial Branch has no power over him

yea, that isn't going to fly

Appellate court will uphold ruling, remove the hold and will decline the appeal

"I have absolute criminal liability but I want you to decide that next year while I have to keep defending myself in these other cases while I run for office" makes no sense.

If Trump successfully argues he has Presidential Immunity

Does he even Grasp that Bill Clinton, Obama and Joe Biden have it also?

I don't think GWB would bother trying to save him, but it would be a cool movie if he tried

Every circus needs a clown

Trump says he plans to attend Tuesday’s oral argument on Presidential immunity at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Unconfirmed reports

An address of the home that appears to be owned by Judge was swatted

DC Fire and MPD responded to a call for a shooting with possible multiple victims at an address is listed as the mother of the judge's ex-husband.

Police & fire services responded to a reported shooting at a home in D.C. They found nothing.

More

A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied Donald Trump's request for it to reconsider its decision mostly upholding the partial gag order against the former president in the Washington, D.C. election subversion case.

Gag still in place

next stop

themessenger.com/politics/trum

Three scenarios for timing of Trump Trial, now that the DC Circuit has ruled.

October Surprise already in the books

@Kinnison Sort of feels like the police should know not to swat a prominent judge's house.

@AskTheDevil

many police have no policy or training on how to deal with false reports. nor any way to trace the calls

it could even be people with access to that private info making the calls

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