Summary
That’s all for today’s live blog. Here are some of the biggest news events of the day:
Attorneys for Donald Trump filed a response to federal prosecutors request for a protective order. In it, Trump’s lawyers ask that the judge reject the request.
Donald Trump’s attempt to countersue E Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who won a $5m civil judgment earlier this year after a jury found he sexually abused her, was rejected by a judge.
Ron DeSantis again rejected Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election in an interview, drawing insults from a spokeswoman for the former president.
Aileen Cannon, the federal judge overseeing Trump’s trial over the Mar-a-Lago documents, appeared to disclose an ongoing grand jury investigation in a court filing.
Ohio will tomorrow vote on whether to raise the bar to amend the state constitution, part of a GOP-backed attempt to undermine a forthcoming ballot initiative to protect abortion access.
Here’s our latest story on Trump’s countersuit against E Jean Carroll being thrown out by a judge:
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Key event
Attorneys for Donald Trump have filed a response to a protective order requested by federal prosecutors in the former president’s indictment for allegedly attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
The requested order is based on a a statement Trump made Friday: “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!” Trump, however, argued he was just exercising his right to free speech.
Trump’s lawyers argue that the former president’s first amendment right is at risk of being restricted by the US government and the Biden administration during the election season, the response reads. Trump’s legal team wants US district court judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing Trump’s election conspiracy case, to reject the order, describing it as “overly broad”.
Protective orders are common in criminal cases, but federal prosecutors said it is “particularly important in this case” because Trump has posted on social media about “witnesses, judges, attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him”, the Associated Press reported.
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