Trump is Not Ordinary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Chutkan's initial order (says Smith):"placed no limitations whatsoever on the defendant's ability to proclaim his innocence, to allege that the prosecution is politically motivated, to attack institutions like the Department of Justice and the government generally, to criticize individuals who are not participants in the case, including the incumbent president, and to criticize the platforms and policies of political rivals, even when they are expected to be witnesses at this trial.
45% : The court has "an affirmative duty," Smith writes -- citing to U.S. Supreme Court precedent -- , to "take such steps by rule and regulation that will protect their processes from prejudicial outside interferences."

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