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The Special Counsels team in this long motion, they are laying out all of these reasons why they want the judge to step in immediately and order donald trump and stop him from making statements online and in person, any statements that could end up intimidating witnesses. Court officials as well or even the jury pool. Now, earlier today the Special Counsel actually revealed that numerous witnesses have in fact faced threats and intimidation because of statements from donald trump. So now they are asking in this motion, they are asking the judge to do something official about trumps words, so they are laying it out this way. They are saying the defendants repeated inflammatory public statements regarding the district of columbia, the court, prosecutors and potential witnesses are substantially likely to materially prejudice the jury pool, create fear among potential jurors and result in threats or harassment to individuals he singles out. Put simply those involved in the Criminal Justice process who read and hear the defendants disparaging and inflammatory messages from Court Personnel to prosecutors to witnesses to potential jurors may reasonably fear that they could be the next targets of the defendants attacks, and because of that the Special Counsel now wants the judge to issue an order officially restricting trump from making certain comments and the Special Counsel, they laid out a number of social media posts and comments from trump over recent weeks that have not only targeted the Special Counsel jack smith but also former Vice President mike pence, even a prosecutor on the Special Counsels team. Whats interesting here is that judge chutkan, she already ordered trump to stop from making disparaging comments. She did that at the arraignment, but obviously trump has not listened. Hes continued to post, so now the Special Counsel wants the judge here to issue an official order in writing prohibiting trump from naming witnesses, making statements about them, really making any statements about anyone that are disparaging or intimidating. Wolf. This is a real significant move and request from the Special Counsels team here, and even though the judge has warned trump once at his arraignment, this is the team, the Special Counsels team could make this official, ironclad and if she were to do this and trump violated it, there could be serious legal repercussions . Could be very significant indeed. Jessica, stand bit. I want to bring in some of our legal and political experts for analysis as well. Jennifer rodgers, the Special Counsel asking a federal judge for whats being described as a limited gag order against trump, so whats your reaction to this . Well its a big deal after they have gathered so many attacks on a daily basis against potential witnesses in the case, Court Personnel, the judge, prosecutors, even people in the city of d. C. Who ultimately, of course, will be in the jury pool. They have thought long and hard and have collected a lot of instances of thief statements, and what they asked for is narrowly drawn enough that it is reasonable. I think the judge probably will accept it. Its possible that she tinkers with the language a little bit, but what it really means for all parties concerned if the judge signs it and the prosecutors have obviously sought it, that they are willing to try to enforce it. This is not just hope we hope he shuts up now, but what it really means is if and when he does actually breach this agreement and keeps saying these things they are willing to go back into court and ask for the judge to do something and the judge is going to consider, that so thats why i think its such a big deal. It is a big deal. Andrew mccabe, youre the former Deputy Director of the fbi. Prosecutors are accuse trump of essentially running the same playbook used to sow doubt with the public about the integrity of the 2020 president ial election, and thats pretty significant. It really, is wolf. Its interesting the the motion reads in a way that resonates very clearly with the indictment. They actually refer to the indictment. In the motion they refer to the kind of the overarching allegations that the president willfully and knowingly lied about the election for the purpose of altering the result. They are saying hes littlefully lying about the judge, about the witnesses and the process and the court system in an effort to kind of put his thumb on the scale, to prejudice the jury pool, to intimidate witnesses, and i agree with jennifer that this is an important next step. It is by no means a gag order. This is not thats not whats under consideration here, but this is elevating the warning citing a specific local court rule and presenting it to him if she passes it, if she does it and i think she will, he will be officially on notice, and then the next instances, which im sure will come, will result in some real consequences. The ive gone through this 20page document or so thats just been released and its very, very specific. How likely do you think that it is that the judge will ultimately move to limit trumps speech . I think its pretty likely because they have gathered enough evidence. I think as jennifer was saying, this is laying a foundation for the judge to rely upon, and, therefore, laying a foundation for potential charges to be brought if he violates it. I think the difficulty here is actually something raised by andrew which is it does very much mirror the charges themselves, and, therefore, when you get into the nittygritty of how do you interpret whats harassment or intimidation, trumps Defense Counsel will have a strong argument that hes just proclaiming his innocence about the charges because they are so closely related to each other, stow will put the judge in a difficult conundrum, but the prosecutors are laying the foundation for this correct approach, and ultimately for the Defense Council for trump are they listening too much to playing to their client at the rick of exposing their client to further charges . Let me get back to andrew for a second. Andrew, you said that you think that the judge will grant this motion. What would it look like if trump then violated it . Well, theres a whole host of potential next steps. As shan mentioned he could be actually facing charges. I think another potential consequence if he violates if this becomes an order and he violates it would be imposing a gag order on his ability to talk about the case at all. Now its very controversial, and i should note that the defense, trumps defense has really made his First Amendment rights kind of front and center in their defense to this underlying case. They claim that the entire prosecution is unfairly targeting him for for his exercise of his First Amendment rights, so any any steps that they take in that direction, a gag order or consequences as a result of his speech are going to provoke even more kind of outrage claims from trump and his supporters that this is all part of First Amendment persecution so the judge is really in a very delicate position here. Alice stewart is with us here as well. Alice, if trump does face whats being described as a limited gag order, how do you expect republicans will react, especially with trump being a president ial candidate right now . I expect, wolf, that it wont be any different than what they have experienced and how they have react in the last several weeks and months since weve had four indictments against the former president , and, look, i think the request for a limited gag order was really just a matter of time, and based on what weve seen from the former president with his extra judicial comments, not only undermine the judicial system but also as we have heard has been threatening to those involved whether a potential juror or those in this Legal Process. You dont have to be a legal scholar to realize that this is damaging to the Legal Process moving forward, and i look at this from the standpoint of the Game Of Thrones statement its hard to put a leash on a dog with a crown on his head, and donald trump has always been able and felt as though he can say what he wants to say. I spoke with several highprofile republicans since thissies in came out this evening and they have said, look, donald trump does not abide by the rule of law. He abides by the rule of trunchlg and hell continue to do exactly what hes doing and hes not afraid if theres consequences of him speaking his mind, hes going to continue to speak his mind and thats the way many republicans expect him to behave and probabliy will eel do so. Prosecutors clearly fear that trumps public statements could endanger some of these witnesses going forward. Jennifer, let me get back to you. We learned from judge chutkan today that prosecutors say trumps statements about the federal election interference have led to harassment of wednesday already and that trump is aware that this criticism has led to their harassment so what do you make of that . Well, they really did need to lay this foundation, wolf, in order ask for the order that they have asked and, you know, one of the things that they cited was the fact that someone was actually arrested for threatening the life of the judge so judge chutkan is sitting there reading the requested motion and you cant help be impacted by oh, yeah, this person called and threatened my life because of what the former president said about me and the fact that im overseeing his case, so, you know, i think they were kind of pretty pointed in using that example, but thats exactly what they have to say that, this defendant has again and again shade things that are intimidating to witnesses, disparaging to people in the process. Hes trying to taint the jury pool and the integrity of the people and the safety of people involved means he has to stop it and this is the first step in making that half. I agree with alice, you know, he may not do it, but the then will have tools at her disposal if she chooses to employ them and signs this order it suggests that she will in order to make him trying to stop to damage this case. Lets see if trump stops making these kinds of statements. We shall see fairly soon. Everyone thank you. Just ahead, the historic strike against the big three american karr car companies. What workers are demanding tonight as the union threatens to expand the targeted walkout in coming days. Stay with us. Youre in the situation room. Hmmm . Its gas. Hmmm . Quite the pararadox. It really is both. Hmmm. The firstever lexus rx plugin hybrid. [clock alarm] morning. Life after student debt is within reach. Refi at sofi. Com. You could save thousands and get to your goals faster. Sofi. Get your money right. Im javi, im 31, and im a fitness instructor. I saw myself in a photograph. 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There were no talks today, although we did hear from the union that they say they have put a counteroffer in front of all three of those automakers. They are now waiting for a response, and we expect to learn more on that tomorrow, but until that deal is reached, were going to see more scenes like the one here in toledo, the factory shut down, picket lines at every gate entering this building. This is a Stellantis Plant where usually they would be making more than 1,000 jeans every day. Not right now. That process is frozen, and this is just one of three factories that are part of this Tactical Strike there. Hes this. Theres a ford plant in michigan as well as a General Motors plant in missouri, but what we are likely to see in the coming days, whats really already happening, is additional factories that have to stop their own operation or even lay off workers because they dont have the materials they need or they have nowhere to send their parts, but, look, the union stands by what they are doing and we heard from the Union President who said that its possible they will add additional factories to the strike. He spoke at a rally in detroit just a few minutes ago. Take a listen. Class war has been going on for 40 years in this country. The Billionaire Class has been taking everything, and the Working Class has been left scraping paycheck to paycheck just trying to survive. Its time to put an end to that class war. And its time to pick a side. Reporter ive spoken with a lot of workers here in toledo who said they are preparing for long haul, that this could last the strike could last a while. Heres what the head of the local 12 union told me about the frustrations hes hearing from members right now heading into the strike. Our members are willing to stay in for the long haul. When we came out of bankruptcy our starting pay was 15. 78 and 15 years later its a 15. 78. Theres something wrong with that. Again, wolf, right now the story at these three factories are an operation thats completely shut down. These workers are going to be here 24 7 in shifts, and the question now is how quickly is that Ripple Effect really going to bring Auto Manufacturing in the United States to a complete halt . That remains to be seen as well as bargaining will be done tomorrow, but as of now, it seems that the two sides or in this case really four sides are pretty far apart. Well see if any progress is hate tomorrow. All right. We shall see. Gabe cohen in toledo, thanks very much. For more on president bidens reaction to this major strike, lets bring in our senior White House Correspondent kayla tausche. Kayla, what is the president saying about this historic strike . President biden is saying that workers are right to demand fair wages, fair benefits which he said all along in this and other industry negotiations, but in a departure from his previous neutrality, hes now saying the Auto Companies in particular need to do more. Auto companies see record profits including the last few years because of the extraordinary skill and sacrifices the uaw workers. Those record profits have not been shared fairly in my view with those workers. No one wants to strike. Say it again. No one wants a strike, but i respect workers rights to use their options under the collective bargaining sis terrible and i understand the workers frustrations. The companies have made some significant offers, but i believe this should go further. Record corporate profits which they have should be shared by Record Contracts for the uaw. The support dispatching his Acting Labor Secretary julie