The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump's request that it reconsider his gag order in the 2020 election interference case.
None of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' 11 members requested a vote on Trump's call for a rehearing. Any one of the members could have made the request, Politico's Kyle Cheney posted on X.
A three-judge panel previously had upheld the gag order against Trump on Dec. 8.
There were no statements or dissents made by any of the appeals court judges Tuesday.
Trump, who described the gag order as unconstitutional muzzling of his political speech, has tried to challenge the gag order placed on him by Judge Tanya Chutkan late last year through appeals. He now can appeal to the Supreme Court, CNN reported.
The gag order limits Trump's ability to criticize witnesses in the criminal case.
The three-judge panel's Dec. 8 ruling modified the gag order to allow the current Republican 2024 presidential front-runner to make disparaging comments about special counsel Jack Smith.
However, the court upheld the ban on public statements about known or reasonably foreseeable witnesses concerning their potential participation in the case.
Lawyers for Trump then tasked the full federal appeals court in Washington to review the gag order.
In requesting that the entire court take up the matter, Trump's lawyers argued the panel's decision contradicted Supreme Court precedent and rulings from other appeals courts. They said a fresh consideration was needed "both to secure uniformity of this Court's decisions and because of the question's exceptional importance."
Chutkan imposed the gag order in October, when she barred Trump from making public statements targeting Smith and other prosecutors, court staff, and potential witnesses. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit had lifted the gag order while it considered Trump's challenge.
Prosecutors have argued the restrictions are necessary to protect the integrity of the case and shield potential witnesses and others involved in the case from harassment and threats inspired by Trump's social media posts.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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