Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new motion Friday asking the judge overseeing former President Trump's classified documents case to block him from making public statements that could put law enforcement in danger.

His latest request mirrors his first, filed last week, pressing Judge Aileen Cannon to issue a narrow gag order based on the former president's false claims that the Biden administration was prepared to use deadly force on him when searching for classified records at his Mar-a-Lago resort in 2022.

It also comes just a day after Trump was convicted in his New York hush money trial, making him the first former president with a felony.

"Trump’s repeated mischaracterization of these facts in........

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