Jack Smith’s gag order request for Trump denied in classified documents case

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Judge Aileen Cannon rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s request that former President Donald Trump be barred from speaking about the law enforcement agents who searched his Florida home for classified documents. 

On Friday, Smith requested that Trump be barred from talking about the law enforcement agents who searched his home for their safety. Cannon said Smith’s request was “wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy” due to the timing of the request.

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