Why prosecutors want a protective order in the criminal case against Trump and the 2020 presidential election: A CNN appearance on the State of the Union
Donald Trump is accused of criminal conduct and now he is morally responsible for the events of Jan. 6, he said.
Christie, a former supporter of Trump, criticized his attempt to cast doubt on the 2020 election results. “I believe in the American people, and I believe in the fact that jurors will listen fairly and impartially.”
Also appearing on the show was former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a former federal prosecutor who said he believes Trump could get a fair trial in D.C.
“President Trump was wrong then, and he’s wrong now. I had no right to overturn the election,” Pence said on CNN’s State of the Union. The American people deserve to know that the President asked me to make him sign the document, but I kept my word.
Trump remains the Republican front-runner, but other candidates, including his former Vice President Mike Pence, have criticized Trump for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election won by Joe Biden.
Trump also said his defense team would request a change of venue and ask that the case be moved outside of Washington, D.C. Lauro previously said they would seek a trial in West Virginia.
Source: Why prosecutors want a protective order in the criminal case against Trump
The Truth Social Post: Sensitivity to a Protective Order in the District of Columbia Judge Tanya Chutkan’s Case against Trump
District Judge Tanya Chutkan graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School with a law degree and later worked as a public defender in the District of Columbia. She was appointed to the District of Columbia court in the US.
Trump said in another social media post on Sunday that his defense team would immediately ask “for recusal of this judge on very powerful grounds,” though he didn’t specify what those grounds would be.
Lauro told George Stephanopoulos the attack was on you and members of the press. The press is being prevented from learning about exculpatory evidence that the public have a right to know about, according to Lauro.
Publicly, though, Lauro made pointed criticisms of the proposed protective order during his appearances on various political TV talk shows Sunday morning.
Government attorneys say the proposed protective order is consistent with other orders used in this District, and that Trump’s legal team could ask the judge to modify it at any point during the case.
In their motion for an extension, the attorneys said a few more days would allow them and the Justice Department to “meaningfully confer—and potentially resolve—this dispute without Court intervention.”
On Saturday, Trump’s attorneys John Lauro and Todd Blanche asked Judge Chutkan to be able to respond to the prosecution’s request by Thursday rather than Monday, but their request was denied.
The truth Social post is a form of political speech and not directed at anyone involved in the election case against Trump, said a Trump campaign spokeswoman on Saturday.
“If the defendant 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 motion reads.
That is particularly critical in this case, they argued, because Trump has “previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him.”
Sklansky added that a protective order in this case would not be intended to “silence Trump” or prevent him from talking about the case, but rather an effort to “protect the use of information that’s provided in discovery.”
He said that it is a judge’s decision on whether or not to fear the dissemination of information because of national security or potential witnesses.
The Discovery Evidence of Trump’s 2020 Attempt to Overturn the 2020 Election: Advising Defense Attorneys to Plead Not guilty
The Justice Department charged Trump with four criminal counts related to allegations that he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, which he lost. In federal court in Washington, D.C., last week, Trump pleaded not guilty.
That would bar Trump and his attorneys from improperly using any evidence — which may include sensitive and highly confidential information — that prosecutors share with the defense team before trial.
That could include potential evidence, such as grand jury documents and witness statements, and it may contain personal identifying details and other confidential information.
The government turning over information in the first few stages of a prosecution is an important part of educating defense attorneys about the case against their client. Discovery evidence provides lawyers with a wide view of the legal landscape, allowing them to start planning pretrial motions to attack the charges or even trial defenses. If the discovery evidence is particularly damning, it can also cause lawyers to advise their clients to plead guilty.