Sign if you agree: Donald Trump must be treated like any other criminal defendant

Friend, good news. The federal judge overseeing the criminal case against Donald Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election has [issued a gag order](. While Trump is free to criticize the U.S. Justice Department and state his opinion that the case is politically motivated, this freedom does not extend, said Judge Tanya Chuktan, to language that knowingly invites “threats and harassment of people who are simply doing their jobs.” Trump's public statements were dangerously crossing the line to intimidating prosecutors, witnesses and poisoning the jury pool. It's about time that a federal judge put him in his place. But we know this is only the beginning. [Sign the petition: Hold Trump accountable without delay. He must be treated like any other criminal defendant in a similar situation.]( [Sign the petition]( As Trump runs for president while facing [91 criminal charges]( in four federal indictments, his lawyers will do all they can to postpone and delay the prosecution. It's an old Trump playbook to keep running the clock, in order to evade accountability. We cannot have that. Donald Trump has the right to due process, but he also must be treated like any other criminal defendant facing charges. That means the trials cannot be needlessly delayed, and judges must issue gag orders whenever justified to prevent any witness or jury intimidation. [Sign the petition: Hold Trump accountable without delay.]( [Sign the petition]( Keep fighting, Paul Hogarth, Daily Kos Daily Kos needs you now more than ever We are falling behind our projections for two of our three major revenue streams: advertising and list building. This means that at this moment, we need to rely more and more on donations from the Daily Kos community to make ends meet. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Donate $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.