Reuters reports:
Donald Trump’s lawyers on Monday urged a Washington, D.C., 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.
“In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights,” Trump’s attorneys said in court papers filed on Monday, referring to the right of free speech guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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!”
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In new court filing opposing Special counsel’s proposed protective order in criminal case, legal team for former President Trump accuses President Biden of……. social media trolling.
Full court filing, with image below https://t.co/qvAZCMoM2h pic.twitter.com/uN0BGPN02b
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