Jack Smith Is Trying to Rein in Trump Ahead of 2020 Election Interference Trial

It should come to no one’s surprise that Special Counsel Jack Smith is trying to muzzle former President Donald Trump in the election interference case. Trump’s social media posts have created an environment where key individuals involved with the case, including the judge, have received death threats. Smith requests a “narrow” gag order, though Trump and his supporters won’t see it that way (via NBC News): 

Citing threats against individuals former President Donald Trump has targeted, special counsel Jack Smith has asked a federal judge for a narrowly tailored gag order…