Trump Attorneys Urge Judge to Reject Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Request for Gag Order

Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys responded to special counsel Jack Smith’s gag order request in his classified documents case by asking a federal judge to reject the prosecutors’ claims. The attorneys wrote in a June 14 court filing to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that the gag order request in the Florida case is a “shocking display of overreach” and is “unconstitutional,” adding that prosecutors haven’t submitted evidence of alleged threats or harassment that resulted from the 45th president’s comments on the case. “Not a single FBI agent who participated in the raid submitted an affidavit, or even an argument, claiming that President Trump’s remarks put them at risk,” the former president’s attorneys wrote....