Judge Chutkan Issues Limited Gag Order in President Trump Election Case, Snubs Smith

District Judge Tanya Chutkan opposed the request by prosecutors to bar President Donald Trump from revealing non-sensitive evidence provided to him by the prosecutors ahead of the trial on whether he conspired to illegally obstruct the counting of the 2020 electoral votes. During an Aug. 11 hearing in Washington, she decided to issue a gag order that only forbids the release of information prosecutors label as sensitive. The prosecutors, with the office of special counsel Jack Smith, requested a blanket gag order, citing concerns over safety and intimidation of witnesses. The judge questioned the defense over the potential use of…