Special counsel Jack Smith’s team first asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday to issue a protective order related to any evidence shared with Trump’s team as lawyers prepare for trial. Generally, a court can order that such evidence be used only for work on the case and not be publicly released. Trump’s lawyers filed their own motion in court Monday asking the judge to limit a protective order to “genuinely sensitive” material. “In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights,” Trump’s attorneys wrote. Prosecutors have expressed their worry that Trump will continue to attack the case, go after witnesses and inflame his supporters.

Source: Huffington Post August 08, 2023 19:37 UTC