23 Oct 2023 11:44 am
We support Trump's right to run from federal prison 100%!Buffalo » 17 Oct 2023, 9:28 am » wrote: ↑ A report at The Gateway Pundit described the situation: "This is complete lawlessness and is meant to silence President Trump as Jack Smith continues to leak to the press on a weekly basis. …"
The report explained, "Chutkan clashed repeatedly with Trump defense lawyer John Lauro, who argued that the effort to limit his client’s out-of-court statements would violate Trump’s First Amendment rights. Lauro also argued that a gag order would adversely impact Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign."
Also at The Federalist, columnist Tristan Justice explained that Chutkan claimed her decision was about language "that presents a danger to the administration of justice."
Justice noted, however, "The order itself … presents a danger to American democracy. Democrats are already trying to prevent Americans from being given the chance to vote on the former president. Now, far-left activists are wielding the judiciary to prevent Trump from leading an effective campaign. With a more than 45-point lead in the Republican primary, Trump isn’t running against the other candidates attempting to challenge him.
He’s running against the Department of Justice, and the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden is running against him with 44 federal indictments to thwart the GOP frontrunner’s triumphant return."
Chutkan, incidentally, has refused to comply with requests that she remove herself from the case because of her open bias.
The report said Chutkan is "an activist judge with an obvious animus against the former president and his supporters."Jordan Boyd wrote at The Federalist that Chutkan's ruling was "one of the most egregious examples of sweeping state abuse."
Boyd's report noted, "Chutkan did not dispute the allegation that she is aiding the Biden administration’s attempts to 'squelch political speech.' Instead, she declared that Trump should not have 'unfettered First Amendment rights.'"
Trump's team already has committed to an appeal of Chutkan's political decision.
"Today’s decision is an absolute abomination and another partisan knife stuck in the heart of our Democracy by Crooked Joe Biden, who was granted the right to muzzle his political opponent, the leading candidate for the Presidency in 2024, and the most popular political leader in America, President Donald J. Trump,” a Trump spokesman said in a statement following Chutkan’s order. “President Trump will continue to fight for our Constitution, the American people’s right to support him, and to keep our country free of the chains of weaponized and targeted law enforcement.”
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