This chapter explores the use of gag orders in legal cases, focusing on their application in the special counsel Mueller investigation. It discusses the additional restrictions imposed on individuals like Paul Manafort and Roger Stone due to their tampering with witnesses and threatening violence, emphasizing the importance of protecting witnesses, court staff, and the integrity of the judicial process.
The most indicted president in history has judges grappling with how to balance the right to free speech against his history of targeting perceived enemies. Investigative journalist Andrea Bernstein and former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann explain the gag orders against the leading Republican candidate for president.
This episode was produced by Isabel Angell, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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