The federal judge overseeing the new case against Donald Trump scheduled a hearing Friday to consider prosecutors’ request for a protective order limiting what the former president can say about the case. Judge Tanya Chutkan’s decision to schedule the hearing comes a day after Trump’s legal team asked her to reject the protective order request, arguing that it restricts his First Amendment rights. Trump ― who’s facing trial for election interference related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol ― is not required to appear at the 10 a.m. hearing. Chutkan is known for being one of the toughest sentencers of the Jan. 6 rioters. Advertisement“In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights,” they wrote.

Source: Huffington Post August 09, 2023 00:11 UTC