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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lindsay Whitehurst,Michael Kunzelman and Alanna Durkin Richer

Judge Chutkan to hear arguments in protective order fight in Trump's 2020 election conspiracy case

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The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election conspiracy case against Donald Trump will hear arguments Friday over a request by prosecutors for a protective order seeking to bar the former president from publicly disclosing evidence shared by the government.

The protective order sought by special counsel Jack Smith's team has become an early flashpoint in the case accusing the Republican of illegally scheming to subvert the will of voters and cling to power after he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

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