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Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a motion asking U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to tweak the conditions of former President Donald Trump’s release in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, reported Lawfare’s Anna Bower. Specifically, he wants her to bar the former president from making statements that would endanger the lives of law enforcement officials involved in the case — which would be similar to the gag orders imposed on Trump in the federal January 6 case and the Manhattan hush money case. The request appears to be primarily a response to Trump promoting conspiracy theories t…

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