A federal judge has ordered former President Donald Trump not to talk publicly about witness testimony, grand jury subpoenas and other „sensitive“ evidence in the Justice Department’s prosecution of him in the 2020 election conspiracy case.
A federal judge has ordered former President Donald Trump not to talk publicly about witness testimony, grand jury subpoenas and other “sensitive” evidence in the Justice Department’s prosecution of him in the 2020 election conspiracy case.
In an order issued Friday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Mr. Trump and his defense lawyers “shall not disclose sensitive materials or their contents directly or indirectly to anyone” beyond the defense team and potential witnesses in his upcoming trial.
The judge, an Obama appointee, gave Special Counsel Jack Smith a list of materials he can designate as “sensitive,” including documents containing “personally identifying information” of trial participants, materials obtained through sealed search warrants, transcripts of witness interviews and “materials obtained from other governmental entities.”
The order also directs that Mr. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, “shall not copy or reproduce sensitive materials,” except for use by his legal team in the case.
During a two-hour hearing earlier Friday, Judge Chutkan said the former president’s First Amendment right to speak out on the case “is not absolute.
