Special Counsel John L. “Jack” Smith’s team, earlier in September, filed a motion for a “narrowly tailored order.” They sought to bar Trump from targeting the identity, testimony, or credibility of potential witnesses. Moreover, they implored the court to prevent him from unleashing disparaging, inflammatory, or intimidating statements against anyone within the judicial system, including prospective jurors.
Prosecutors argued that this order was necessary to rein in the ex-president’s “relentless” social media tirades, which they contended had been relentlessly attacking potential witnesses and the entire judicial apparatus, thus posing a threat to fair trials.
Censorship Accusations Fly
Trump, however, vehemently rejected the proposed order, characterizing it as an act of censorship orchestrated by President Joe Biden, his potential rival in the 2024 presidential race. He claimed that prosecutors couldn’t provide any concrete evidence that his statements had impacted any court proceedings or deterred witnesses from testifying.
