Judge to consider imposing gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case

Protective order poses dilemma for Tanya Chutkan as Trump could use it to falsely attack the criminal case as political

A federal judge is expected to consider on Monday whether to impose a limited gag order on Donald Trump in the criminal case over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, potentially restricting what he can say about potential trial witnesses and prosecutors.

The decision for US district judge Tanya Chutkan at the hearing, scheduled for 10am in Washington, comes with unique challenges given the potential for Trump to test the limits of a protective order or even flout it outright - opening the explosive sanctions question of whether to jail him in response.