A federal judge has reinstated a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 presidential election subversion case.
It prevents him from criticizing court staff, prosecutors and possible witnesses between now and his trial.
Judge Tanya Chutkan had temporarily lifted the order earlier this month so his lawyers could appeal but reinstated it.
Reacting to the order, Trump says The gag order “will put him at a disadvantage against his prosecutorial and political opponents.
Mr Trump’s legal team had also asked Judge Chutkan to recuse herself from the case, arguing past comments she had made created a perception of bias against him.
In September, she refused that request to step aside, saying Mr Trump’s lawyers had failed to present evidence of those claims.
The former president is also under a gag order in a separate ongoing civil fraud trial in New York.
The judge in that case has issued two separate fines against Mr Trump for violating that order, one for $5,000 (£4,100) and one for $10,000.