Breaking News: Appeals court largely upholds Trump’s federal gag order

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Appeals court largely upholds Trump's federal gag order

A federal appeals court has largely upheld a gag order on Donald Trump, concluding that Trump's rhetoric poses "real-time, real-world consequences" that threaten the integrity of his upcoming criminal trial over his attempts to subvert the 2020 presidential election.

A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Trump's complaints about free speech and his presidential candidacy ring hollow when juxtaposed with the "imminent" threats his invective has posed to witnesses and the court proceedings themselves.

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