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Prosecutors request protective order after Trump posts "IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I'M COMING AFTER YOU' [1]

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Date: 2023-08-04  

Politico is reporting that federal prosecutors on Friday evening proposed that the court issue a protective order barring former President Donald Trump from “the improper dissemination or use of discovery material, including to the public.”

The request for the protective order came after Trump earlier Friday posted on his Truth Social platform: “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU, Politico’s senior legal affairs reporter wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

It came after Trump swore at his arraignment on Thursday that he “would not attempt to influence or intimidate witnesses, retaliate against anyone, or in any other way attempt to obstruct the administration of justice.”

Trump’s arraignment came after a federal grand jury convened by Special Counsel Jack Smith indicted him on charges that he participated in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and remain in power.

Prosecutors said such a restriction on the improper dissemination of discovery material is “particularly important” because “the defendant has previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys and others associated with legal matters pending against him,”

x 👀 Prosecutors just proposed a protective order referencing Trump’s Truth Social post from earlier tonight, saying it clearly references other parties/participants in the case pic.twitter.com/COz6jB2P06 — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 5, 2023

The prosecutors’ request noted that if Trump “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.”

The protective order would have to be issued by D.C. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan who is handling the case.

Trump so far has not been able to restrain himself from using social posts to attack prosecutors, judges and their family members involved in criminal and civil cases against him.

If he continues to do so in this new case, the court potentially could impose sanctions against him, with the most serious being ordering him jailed pending trial.

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