‘In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights,’ former U.S. president’s lawyers says in court papers
Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday urged a Washington federal judge to only restrict “genuinely sensitive materials” in the former president’s 2020 election case from being released to the public ahead of trial.
Prosecutors on Friday had asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan for a protective order limiting how evidence from the trial may be handled. That filing pointed to a post from Trump on his Truth Social site that said, “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!” Trump on Thursday pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he orchestrated a plot to try to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe Biden. It was the third criminal case brought against Trump so far this year.
Under a process known as discovery, prosecutors must provide defendants with the evidence against them so they can prepare a defence. Prosecutors in their Friday filing said they are prepared to provide Trump with a “substantial amount” of evidence once a protective order is issued.A Trump spokesperson on Saturday denied that the Friday post was related to the trial, saying instead that Trump was attacking people dubbed “Republicans in Name Only” or RINOs.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lawyer says Donald Trump made ‘aspirational asks’ with 2020 election actionsJohn Lauro defended Trump’s actions that led to charges that he conspired to defraud the U.S. by preventing Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s victory
Read more »
‘Of course’ Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, Ron DeSantis says after years of hedgingRepublican presidential candidate has recently started publicly questioning the lies that Trump and his allies have made about the election’s legitimacy
Read more »
Ron DeSantis finally acknowledges truth about Trump's 2020 election lies: 'Of course he lost'Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said definitively that rival Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, an acknowledgement the Florida governor made after years of equivocating answers.
Read more »
'Of course' Trump lost the 2020 election, DeSantis says after years of hedgingRepublican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said definitively that rival Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, an acknowledgement the Florida governor made after years of equivocating answers.
Read more »
’Of course’ Trump lost the 2020 election, DeSantis says after years of hedging\u0022Of course he lost,\u0022 DeSantis said an interview with NBC News posted Monday. \u0022Joe Biden\u0027s the president.\u0022
Read more »