Jack Smith asks judge to bar Trump from making statements that endanger law enforcement

In the wake of a campaign by Donald Trump and his supporters to spread a false narrative that the search warrant for Mar-a-Lago in Trump's classified documents case contained special use of force language that marked Trump for death, special counsel Jack Smith has asked Judge Aileen Cannon to restrict Trump's statements to prevent him from inciting violence against law enforcement.



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[thesaintst]

Aren’t Americans ashamed???… this is a freak show circus!

[larrytempleton]

Im 74, freedom of speech has really lost something over the years. Remember when we taught our kids to be truthful?

[art.is.life.eternal]

I am 72 years old, and in the course of my life I have had many many jobs, but not one single one of them, was worth casting aside my principles and my beliefs for - so I quit jobs which demanded that I sacrifice my soul to keep.
Any person who is willing to throw away their moral principles in order to keep a job does not belong anywhere near the wheels of power in Washington or any state legislature.
We need to vote such people out of office - THEY are the REAL "swamp."

[malenotyalc]

That Judge needs to have her law license taken away.

[TerminalFailSafe]

I am 64 years old and I have to honestly say I am glad my father, mother and grandparents are not alive to see what has happened to the United States! I think of the men and women who fought for democracy and freedom through the history of our country only to see what the insanity that Donald Trump and his unrecognizable Republican Party have brought to this once proud and honorable country! I never thought I would live to hear an American President call wounded and dead American military personnel “losers”! A man who was a draft dodger.. mind you, even if he disagreed with the Vietnam war as many Americans did, he never ONCE entered into ANY endeavor to serve humanity - he has only served himself and his wallet and even based on the number of failed businesses and his history of shirking his responsibility to pay his own bills, he’s not even any good with business! It’s really time for this country to stand up and say enough is enough of all of this foolishness. We can be a country of honor again while serving our fellow citizens and those in need throughout the world with dignity, respect and offer a hand up to those in need. It is time for us to learn to behave and treat others with love and respect again. We are Americans and should join again with the world community to stand up against terrorism, dictatorships and tyranny. Enough is truly enough of the insanity!

[pineywoodslawandcrime]

Why isn’t Bannon in jail? He lost his appeal. Does the law not apply to him?

[Jen]

Can't wait to see her ruling on this one. If she doesn't do the right thing, that should be a done deal for her.

[frederickwelham]

Cannon should not be judge in this case. She should be indicted as a co-conspirator. The is the result of the obvious stupidity of having a judge appointed by the defendant hearing a case vital to National Security.

[danacowie]

If he has a problem with the law enforcement take away his secret service

[honczcn]

Alien Cannon should be removed from the bench. And, disbarred. Unethical. Incompetent. "We the People Demand Justice Now '!" 🇺🇸...

[CthulhuInc]

cannon should be disbarreda and charged with perverting the course of justice

[Pete_]

Blah blah, the lifetime criminal is still playing golf and giving the middle finger to America! 8 years of his crime spree shows two tiers of justice. Period.

[creekwalker]

I remember that time in America, when 'fomenting' violence was illegal.

[Crystalsgarden]

Yeah, with Cannon as the judge I doubt she'll do anything. She needs to be removed.

[sueelson]

Surely the allegations against him illegally holding into classified documents are so serious, that he should be held in jail awaiting trial?

[jamesglass]

Trump should just be put away. Isn’t it time to have Judge Cannon removed? If someone is killed she should be held accountable for the crime.

[KimoBruddah-kioo]

Oh...the request was to Judge Cannon....she will have to think about it for a few

[MarJo]

How gross !!! top secret documents in his bathroom. How he is not in prison for ABSOLUTE ESPIONAGE !!!

[merckxbelgium]

Cannon will do nothing. Remove her from the bench!

[ToniKae]

MTG and all the others in the red tie brigade need to be held accountable