One hour and 15 minutes.

That's how long it took Donald Trump to commit what might be a violation of a newly reinstated

gag order that was placed on him by a federal judge.

Last night, at 7.06 pm, Judge Tanya Chutkin reinstated her gag order on Trump in the 2020 election

case, brought by special counsel Jack Smith.

The gag order had been put on pause for nine days, while Judge Chutkin reconsidered her decision

and heard new arguments from the special counsel and Donald Trump's criminal defense team.

Trump's attorneys wanted it removed on first amendment grounds, but Judge Chutkin reiterated

in her ruling last night that, quote, as the court has explained, the first amendment rights of

participants in criminal proceedings must yield when necessary to the orderly administration of

justice.

And contrary to defendant's argument, the right to a fair trial is not his alone, but belongs

also to the government and the public.

Defendants repeated appeals to broad first amendment values, therefore ignored that the court

pursuant to its obligation to protect the integrity of these proceedings,

recognize those values, but imbalancing them against the potential prejudice resulting

from certain kinds of statements found them outweighed.

The gag order limits what Trump can say about potential witnesses in the case,

as well as the special counsel and his staff, but it does not stop him from attacking President

Biden, the Justice Department, or even Judge Chutkin herself.

One of those potential witnesses is Trump's former attorney general William Barr,

who Trump slammed on social media last night a little more than an hour after the judge had filed

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