Trump’s Push to Lift DC Gag Order Faces Skeptical Appeals Court

Federal appeals judges on Monday appeared reluctant to give Donald Trump a green light to resume public attacks on witnesses, prosecutors and court staff in the federal election-obstruction case against him, but signaled they were open to narrowing the scope of court-imposed limits on what he can say.

Trump wants the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit — long considered one of the most influential courts in the country — to reverse a partial gag order entered last month by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan.

The DC Circuit put the case on a faster track than typical ...