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Judge says Trump team cannot release evidence in documents case

Former US President Donald Trump greets supporters in a Miami cafe after appearing in federal court on allegations he illegally hoarded classified documents and thwarted the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back [Alex Brandon/The Associated Press]

A US federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s legal team cannot publicly release evidence related to his federal trial on charges connected to hoarding and hiding classified documents.

The order released on Monday, six days after Trump first appeared in court in the case, said evidence – or information derived from it – “shall not be disclosed to the public or the news media, or disseminated on any news or social media platform, without prior notice to and consent of the United States or approval of the Court.”

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