Appeals court declines to reconsider dispute over Trump gag order
A federal appeals court rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to reconsider an order limiting what he can say about his criminal case in Washington.
Robert Legare is a CBS News multiplatform reporter and producer covering the Justice Department, federal courts and investigations. He has covered Justice Department policies and law enforcement initiatives, several special counsel investigations and the sprawling probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross, he worked as an associate producer for the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
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