Special counsel Jack Smith has asked the federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., to impose a “narrowly tailored” gag order on the former president over concerns that he could make public statements that “present a serious and substantial danger of prejudicing” the case.

“The Government seeks a narrow, well-defined restriction that is targeted at extrajudicial statements that present a serious and substantial danger of materially prejudicing this case,” the filing said. “The Government’s proposed order specifies that such statements would include (a) statements regarding the identity, testimony, or credibility of prospective witnesses; and (b) statements about any party, witness, attorney, court personnel, or potential jurors that are disparaging and inflammatory, or intimidating.”

U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan revealed in a separate filing that witnesses have described to prosecutors the “threats and harassment they received.”

NEWS: Prosecutors are seeking a “narrow“ limit on what Trump can publicly say about potential witnesses in the Washington DC criminal case against him pic.twitter.com/MKsdTP4WtI

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