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U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan denied part of former President Donald Trump’s motion asking for special counsel Jack Smith to be held in contempt of court. But she also said Smith must not provide any additional filings to the court without notice. In a six-page order released on Thursday, Chutkan responded to Trump’s request to forbid Smith from making any additional filings in the former president’s election subversion case while a higher court decided if he had immunity from prosecution. Trump asked for Smith to be held in contempt for filings he did make while the immunity claim w…

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