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- Trump's legal team argued against his gag order in his upcoming election interference trial.
- Prosecutors allege Trump has been intimidating possible witnesses in the upcoming trial.
- His lawyer said that depends on "the context."
A panel of three judges on Monday appeared highly skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump's legal team seeking to revoke a gag order that bars him from attacking potential witnesses in his election interference criminal case.
D. John Sauer, Trump's attorney in the hearing before the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, took a highly expansive view of the former president's First Amendment rights.
Depending on "the context," Sauer argued, Trump would be permitted to pressure possible witnesses not to cooperate with prosecutors.