Appeals Court Affirms, Narrows Trump Gag Order

‘He must stand trial in a courtroom under the same procedures that govern all other criminal defendants,’ a judge wrote for the panel.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media while attending his trial in New York State Supreme Court in New York City, on Dec. 7, 2023. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed a gag order that U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan originally issued, prohibiting former President Donald Trump from making statements that target several groups of people involved in a case accusing him of interfering with the 2020 elections.

The 68-page opinion and order provided some additional specifics to Judge Chutkan’s original order, narrowing the gag order.