The Department of Justice sought a protective order in response to a post Trump made on his Truth Social site.
It remains to be seen if Judge Chutkan will grant the protective order, which falls short of a so-called gag order but would limit Trump's ability to share information about the ongoing case.
Prosecutors told the court they were ready to start sharing a"substantial" amount of evidence with Trump's legal team"much of which includes sensitive and confidential information." "Such a restriction is particularly important in this case because the defendant has previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him," Smith wrote in the court filing.
"If the defendant were to begin issuing public posts using details—or, for example, grand jury transcripts—obtained in discovery here, it could have a harmful chilling effect on witnesses or adversely affect the fair administration of justice in this case," he wrote."You've seen the pictures with the purple robe," Trump continued."He's a deranged human being. This guy is a lost soul. Bad guy. He's a deranged sick person.
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