Outfront next, breaking news gag order. The special counsel investigating Trump for meddling in the election now wants to limit what Trump can say publicly.

He's also accusing Trump of harassing witnesses. So will a judge now give Jack Smith what he wants to be incredibly consequential?

Plus, quote, it's effed up. A Russian woman speaking out bravely in her home country

against Putin's war, and she is not alone.

How much more support can Putin afford to lose?

And another top Chinese official tonight missing.

This time, it is the defense minister of China.

Just weeks after the foreign minister vanished.

It was eventually replaced.

What is going on? Let's go

out front. And good evening. I'm Erin Burnett. Outfront tonight. Gag order. Special counsel,

Jack Smith now asking the judge overseeing Trump's 2020 election case to severely limit what the former

president can say publicly. At issue, prosecutors say Trump is harassing

people involved in the case. Even Judge Tanya Chutkin, who's presiding over the trial, has been the

target of Trump's public ire. Prosecutors pointing to several of the former president's social media

posts, including this one from last month, which says, if you come after me, I'm coming after you.

It's statements like that the prosecutors say can intimidate witnesses and jeopardize the integrity of their case.

And as we've seen, of course, Trump has a long history of trying to influence witnesses.

Take, for instance, the former lieutenant governor of Georgia, Jeff Duncan.

He was a witness in the Fulton County grand jury investigation, and on the day he testified, Trump wrote, quote, I'm reading

reports that failed former lieutenant governor of Georgia, Jeff Duncan, will be testifying before the

Fulton County grand jury. He shouldn't. Well, some might perceive that as a threat. And there's

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