Donald Trump indictment: Jack Smith flags Glock stunt to federal judge as possible violation of release
by Rachel Schilke, Breaking News Reporter
September 29, 2023 10:51 PM
Special counsel Jack Smith is calling on the federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion case to urgently install a gag order, flagging several social media incidents he believes warrant restrictions on the former president.
Smith said in a court filing on Friday to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan that Trump should not be permitted to "obtain the benefits of his incendiary public states" and then "avoid accountability" through "feign[ed] retraction." He was referring to Trump's appearance at a gun store in South Carolina on Monday, during which he was videotaped holding a custom Glock.
Trump's spokesman Steven Cheung posted a video to X, formerly Twitter, saying, "President Trump purchases a @Glock Inc. in South Carolina." However, Cheung later deleted the post and said in a statement to the Washington Examiner that Trump "wanted to buy one" but did not confirm the purchase.
However, Smith believes the video caught Trump "potentially violating his conditions of release, and tried to walk that back in a similar fashion." While under a federal indictment, Trump is allowed to possess existing firearms but may not receive new ones.
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