US special counsel seeks gag order on Trump's 'inflammatory' statements

Jack Smith asked judge Tanya Chutkan to restrict ex-president's statements in federal election subversion trial The US special counsel prosecuting Donald Trump for election subversion has asked a judge to impose "limited restrictions" on the former president's public statements, citing his frequent "inflammatory attacks" on the court, prospective witnesses and citizens of Washington DC. In a filing on Friday, federal prosecutors requested that judge Tanya Chutkan issue a "narrow" gag order that would prohibit Trump from making statements "regarding the identity, testimony, or credibility of prospective witnesses" and "about any party,...