Manhattan Prosecutors Ask Judge To Issue Protective Order So Trump Won’t Post Threats Against Witnesses

ABC News reports:

The Manhattan district attorney’s office has asked the judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump to prevent him from publicizing evidence obtained during discovery.

In a new motion, prosecutors said Trump’s defense attorneys “will not consent to a protective order” so they asked the judge to impose one. Prosecutors said they want to make sure the material is used by Trump solely to prepare a defense and not for posting on social media.

“Defendant Donald J. Trump has a longstanding and perhaps singular history of attacking witnesses, investigators, prosecutors, trial jurors, grand jurors, judges, and others involved in legal proceedings against him, putting those individuals and their families at considerable safety risk,” the motion said.

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