The Justice Department stressed in a Friday evening court filing that a federal judge in Washington should impose firm rules on Donald Trump and his attorneys as they review materials during the discovery process of his trial.
earlier on Friday afternoon, apparently in reference to the D.C. case, that reads: “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!”
“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,” read the filing, signed by special counsel Jack Smith.The filing also states that Trump and his attorneys should be barred from writing down any identifying information about people involved in the case.
In response, the Trump campaign issued a statement early Saturday saying the social media post cited by the government was aimed at his political critics in the Republican Party. “The Truth post cited is the definition of political speech, and was in response to the RINO, China-loving, dishonest special interest groups and Super PACs,” the statement said, referring to Club for Growth and the politically active and deep-pocketed network funded by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch.
Trump has previously posted on social media disparaging comments about the federal investigations into him and Smith, the prosecutor leading those cases. Trump has called Smith “deranged” and a “psycho” and said he “looks like a crackhead.”The latest:
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