• @dhork
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    248 months ago

    But I recall reading that the DAs office was in favor of a partial lifting of the order. There is no reason to keep the order in place for witnesses, for example.

    Trump’s lawyers wanted a full cancellation of the order and as far as I can tell the DA’s side got everything it asked for and Trump’s side only got the things the DA agreed to.

    • @ccunning
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      268 months ago

      There is no reason to keep the order in place for witnesses, for example.

      I’d argue there is plenty of reason to keep it in place for witnesses until all appeals have played out…

      • @dhork
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        218 months ago

        As I understand it, though, the point of the gag order was to prevent the witnesses from being intimidated before their testimony. The trial is over, and there will be no more testimony. So a gag order on them is no longer necessary to protect the integrity of the trial process.

        • @ccunning
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          148 months ago

          The trial is over, and there will be no more testimony

          I see - I assumed wrongly they would need to testify again in a retrial if an appeal was won.

          Wasn’t there also talk of declaring a mistrial at some point? Would they testify again in that case?

          • Nougat
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            178 months ago

            Not only that - he’s got many other criminal counts still pending. The potential witnesses to those crimes are paying close attention to how much protection these witnesses get in the wake of their testimony.

            Lift this gag order, Trump goes on a rampage, witnesses get an increased level of threats or, god forbid, actual violence - that is a chilling effect on witnesses in all of Trump’s other cases, and to a lesser extent, for witnesses in any future cases involving any defendant.

            • @dhork
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              38 months ago

              It’s not this judge’s job to police those cases, though. The other judges can apply whatever orders they need in order to protect the integrity of the trials they oversee. But this trial is over.

                • @dhork
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                  38 months ago

                  Judge Cannon has the ability to protect her case through orders like this. But it seems all she wants to do is protect her little Donnie-kins from that meanie Jack Smith…

          • @[email protected]
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            58 months ago

            Not to mention retaliation; I would fear for my life if I was a witness and my name was made public for this case, ever.

            • @Ensign_Crab
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              48 months ago

              Not only that, it sends a message to witnesses in ongoing cases that they will never be safe.

        • @Viking_Hippie
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          48 months ago

          a gag order on them is no longer necessary to protect the integrity of the trial process.

          But still necessary to minimize the risk of his crazed cult following violently targeting the witnesses he continues to demonize.

          Upholding that protection is ESPECIALLY important when it comes to a widely viewed event such as a presidential debate.