That post was included by prosecutors — alongside other arguments — as a reason why Trump should be barred from sharing evidence in a public setting, as his doing so could have a “harmful chilling effect on witnesses or adversely affect the fair administration of justice in this case,”Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, scheduled arguments over the request for a protective order for Friday.
“There is no right to publicly release discovery material, because the discovery process is designed to ensure a fair process before the Court, not to provide the defendant an opportunity to improperly press his case in the court of public opinion,” the judge said., Mark MacDougall, an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law School, agreed that Trump’s speech rights wouldn’t be violated with a protective order.