Source:Michael Popok talking about U.S. Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan’s gag order ruling on Donald J. Trump.

Source:The New Democrat

“Judge Chutkan has heard enough from Trump and just a day after Donald Trump filed his last brief, and without a hearing, she has reimposed her gag order on his using violent rhetoric to target in attack my name, participants in the criminal justice system against him. Michael Popok of Legal AF explains why this is a brilliant move by her. It makes it much harder for Trump to have the gag stayed by the DC court of appeals now that there is a full record and briefing at the trial court level, making it more likely that the appeals court will uphold Judge Chutkan’s gag order at the end.”

From Michael Popok

Why is Donald J. Trump under a Federal gag order? Because he publicly attacks Federal workers in the judicial system, like judges, clerks, prosecutors, knowing that his base will use that as justification to physically and verbally intimidate these judicial workers.

If this was about gagging someone simply for speaking out against the case against them and saying that they have no case, the prosecutor is going beyond their limits to prosecute them, then this gag order doesn’t happen, because that would be a clear violation of the First Amendment.

But no American has the constitutional right to defame, to threaten, or incite violence, against another American. Judge Tanya Chutkan knows that and is enforcing this order, to protect her staff, as well as the prosecutors in this case.