In the latest development of the classified documents case, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has denied Special Counsel Jack Smith's request for a gag order that would limit former President Donald Trump from making statements about law enforcement officers involved in the case. The request sought to restrict Trump from making inflammatory comments, including claims that FBI agents were authorized to assassinate him during the Mar-a-Lago search. Judge Cannon criticized the Special Counsel's motion as lacking in substance and professional courtesy, citing a failure to meaningfully confer with Trump's legal team before filing. Trump's defense team also sought sanctions against Smith's team for what they described as 'unconstitutional censorship' and 'unsupported histrionics' regarding Trump's statements on social media. Judge Cannon denied both the gag order request and Trump's motion for sanctions without prejudice, allowing prosecutors the opportunity to refile the motion if they adhere to procedural requirements. The motions were filed on May 27 in Florida, with Trump's attorneys submitting a 15-page response.
"Because the filing of the Special Counsel’s motion did not adhere to these basic requirements, it is due to be denied without prejudice." Brutal. Judge Cannon is no fan of Jack Smith. https://t.co/WEeby6fonm
JUDGE CANNON v SPECIAL COUNSEL, PART 14: While you were (sort of) watching Trump trial, Judge Cannon again tangled with Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecutors. She faulted them for lack of "professional courtesy"/inadequate compliance w/court rules re new Trump gag request.…
Judge Cannon rebukes Trump prosecutors over gag order request https://t.co/8zXeqLdB5T
BREAKING NEWS: The judge overseeing Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida on Tuesday denied prosecutors' request to bar the former president from making public statements. Read more: https://t.co/Bx3p0AXTbi https://t.co/tiAImB61yI
The federal judge in Trump's classified documents case rejected a request to prohibit him from commenting on FBI agents who seized the records at Mar-a-Lago. She also refused a defense request to hold the prosecutors in contempt for requesting the order. https://t.co/1pJeLj1AgF
Trump’s attorneys ask judge to sanction Jack Smith’s team over gag order request: ‘Unconstitutional censorship’ https://t.co/H6XGG5P4xm
BREAKING: Judge Cannon Smacks Down Jack Smith, Denies Request to Bar Trump From Criticizing Law Enforcement Over Deadly Force Policy in Mar-a-Lago Raid via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/cjIp8rZn77
Judge Aileen Cannon said the special counsel's "conferral" with Trump's lawyers is "wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy." https://t.co/lMBLUrg9mv
Judge Cannon denies request to bar Trump from making statements about law enforcement https://t.co/SeYL3STKD8 https://t.co/9xwUgX8fZF
NEW: Judge Denies Biden Special Counsel Jack Smith's New Trump Gag Order Demand, Threatens Sanctions Over Lack of Professionalism. https://t.co/6DxEuCAw14
‘Wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy’: Mar-a-Lago judge scolds Jack Smith and swiftly shuts down his Trump gag demand, warns of sanctions https://t.co/5bkDDcc4OO
BREAKING: Judge Cannon DENIES the special counsel's motion to modify the conditions of Trump's release b/c, she writes, the special counsel's office did not "confer" sufficiently with Trump's counsel before filing. She denies Trump's motion to strike and for sanctions as well. https://t.co/7fczzfohoN
BREAKING: Judge refuses to gag Trump in Florida classified docs case after 'basic' special counsel error https://t.co/u5ZmsKbA5d
Cannon denies motion to modify conditions of release b/c prosecution didn't meet and confer w/ Trump first. and of course a little snipe at DOJ. https://t.co/EuzX7sw9fp
BREAKING: Judge in classified documents case denies request for Trump gag order. @KenDilanianNBC has the latest. https://t.co/Dl3XndMbbr
Biden’s hitman Jack Smith just suffered another major loss today — highly respected Judge Cannon denied his request to unconstitutionally gag Trump. Smith wanted the gag order to prevent Trump from talking about the fact that Biden authorized the use of DEADLY FORCE during the…
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in her order that prosecutors didn’t give defense lawyers adequate time to discuss the request before it was filed Friday evening. She denied the request without prejudice, meaning prosecutors could file it again. https://t.co/fJWqsnCXx3 https://t.co/fvBjtFyhDZ
Trump-appointed federal judge Aileen Cannon denies prosecutors’ request for a gag order to stop Trump from lying about the search of Mar-A-Lago in the classified documents case. Prosecutors argue that Trump’s lies have endangered law enforcement officers. https://t.co/KGAgazHEGU
Judge Cannon also threatens Special Counsel with SANCTIONS — which Trump had requested — if prosecutors in future don’t specify the substance of conferrals and allow Trump to make a statement https://t.co/t7QU6lygzs
A US judge refused a request by prosecutors to impose a gag order barring Trump from making inflammatory comments about law enforcement, after his campaign falsely claimed the FBI was authorized to assassinate him during its search of his Florida estate https://t.co/hL2wOM6uoA https://t.co/3AitehHmPf
New: Cannon just denied both motions filed over the weekend in response to Special Counsel gag order request on Trump. Special counsel gets chastised for not meaningfully reaching out to Trump’s team. https://t.co/LdkWh3Xmxk
ALERT: Judge Aileen Cannon denies Special Counsel Jack Smith’s requests for order limiting Trump claims about law enforcement search of Mar-a-lago: “Court finds the Special Counsel's pro forma "conferral" to be wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy”
BREAKING: Cannon has DENIED Jack Smith’s motion to modify Trump’s bail conditions (for saying the FBI and Biden wanted to assassinate him. She denied WITHOUT prejudice because Smith failed to meet and confer with Trump on the motion. 1/ https://t.co/pith7hNljc
NEW: Judge cannon DENIES Special Counsel motion to bar TRUMP from making statements that Biden wanted him to be assassinated during Mar-a-Lago search -- order says prosecutors didn't meaningfully confer w Trump lawyers https://t.co/jRDDYPD2Hs
Former President Trump’s legal team fired back after special counsel Jack Smith asked a judge to put a stop to his false claims that FBI agents had a green light to assassinate him. https://t.co/AhBJnBX5m2
Trump attorneys allege 'unconstitutional censorship' in special counsel gag order request https://t.co/UZkQVibJ8R
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump on Monday evening pushed back against special counsel Jack Smith's request Friday that a federal judge in Florida modify Trump's conditions of release in the probe into Trump's handling of classified documents. https://t.co/WvIUqleKuo
Trump lawyers call on Judge Cannon to ‘make civil contempt findings’ and punish special counsel with sanctions for ‘unsupported histrionics’ about Truth Social posts https://t.co/WP26cmBT0l
Responding to Jack Smith’s request that Judge Cannon order Trump to stop lying about the FBI having tried to kill him, Trump's attys wrote 15 pp on govt’s alleged violation of Local Rule 88.9, seeking a hearing & sanctions on the *rule violation.* ... 1/5 https://t.co/oiz6VUgbDi https://t.co/YcKd2c3f2V
Responding to Jack Smith's request that Judge Cannon order Trump to stop lying about the FBI having tried to kill him, Trump attys write 15 pp on govt’s alleged violation of Local Rule 88.9 & seek hearing & sanctions on the *rule violation.* ... 1/5 https://t.co/oiz6VUgbDi https://t.co/790l4tHlR0
Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday assailed a request by federal prosecutors to limit what he could say about a new flare-up in a case accusing him of illegally retaining classified documents after leaving office. https://t.co/DfQntIRGga
President Trump Fires Back on Jack Smith Gag Order https://t.co/28duZNGhJL https://t.co/BCs3lEdH9Y
Lawyers for Donald Trump on May 27 asked a federal judge to reject prosecutors' request for a gag order limiting what the former US president can say about law enforcement officers involved in the case accusing him of mishandling sensitive documents https://t.co/6GYlZnneZb https://t.co/ejr114Yzgu
Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a federal judge to reject prosecutors' request for a gag order limiting what the former US president can say about law enforcement officers involved in the case accusing him of mishandling sensitive documents https://t.co/tp7Rcb5Nz5
In Mar-A-Lago, Team Trump lashes out at Jack Smith and requests hearing into his motives for his request to modify conditions of release. The filing wd be a joke, were it not before Cannon. Trump Lawyers Assail Limited Gag Order Request in Documents Case https://t.co/mKo5knq8pw
⚠️ TRUMP SEEKS TO DENY PROSECUTORS' GAG-ORDER MOTION IN DOCUMENTS CASE Full Story → https://t.co/n65xJI35EY https://t.co/esC5hMhBLD
NEW: Donald Trump just filed a response to Jack Smith's holiday weekend motion to modify release conditions to prohibit the former president from making statements about law enforcement involved in classified documents case: https://t.co/Wm2Lms58KR
🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: TRUMP SEEKS TO STRIKE GAG ORDER REQUEST AND REQUESTS SANCTIONS Trump has filed a motion to strike Special Counsel Jack Smith's request for a gag order, arguing it is unconstitutional and based on vague threats to law enforcement. Trump also seeks sanctions… https://t.co/CvD1jv5FIq
NEW: Trump defense asks judge to reject Jack Smith request in Florida case that Trump be restricted from statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” & deceptive claims about agents And Trump seeks sanctions against Smith team https://t.co/csGwgrJgwo
Trump’s team has now asked Judge Cannon to strike the special counsel’s motion to modify Trump’s condition of release—and asks her to impose sanctions on prosecutors who participated in the decision to file the motion. https://t.co/IotWfyK1Nr https://t.co/LkgmzULlzP https://t.co/YYDnWTRuUg