Attorneys for Donald Trump explained Monday how they’ll protect evidence in the case connected to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election — although their client spent the weekend complaining about prosecutors and the judge on social media.
Federal prosecutors had filed a proposed protective order on Friday, writing that it would allow the government to provide Trump with discovery information while “protecting a large amount of sensitive and confidential material.”
The filing, from Justice Department special counsel John L. “Jack” Smith and other prosecutors, said the proposed protective order aims to prevent any improper sharing of discovery materials, something that’s “particularly important” because Trump has issued public social media statements about witnesses, judges, attorneys and other people tied to matters against him.
