A group of 24 AGs advocate for court to reject gag order against Trump in classified docs case

A group of 24 GOP state attorneys general filed an amicus brief requesting a Florida court reject special counsel Jack Smith's gag order request in former President Trump's classified documents case.

"Free and fair elections in the United States depend on candidates’ ability to speak about important issues of the day. Attempts to stop a candidate from speaking out harm more than just the candidate. They also hurt the voters, who are denied access to crucial information, and the States, which are responsible for managing elections," read the amicus brief, which was formally filed on Monday.

"And when agents of one candidate seek a court order to muzzle discussion on matters relating to important electoral issues, that restraint raises even more fundamental First Amendment concerns," said the amicus brief.

The amicus brief was filed in the Southern District of Florida. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon is presiding over Trump's classified documents case.

New York's top court declined to hear Trump's appeal of the gag order in the hush money case that was issued in May. Trump was later found guilty on all counts.