(Congress Report) – A court filing from Special Counsel Jack Smith is seeking to take the words of former President Donald Trump and use them against him to try and nab a victory concerning a protective order. This just goes to show you how weak the individuals who are launching assaults on the former president and his campaign really are. So what, exactly, is a protective order?
It’s a legal document that provides stipulations concerning what a defendant can say publicly about a case they are involved with. In this instance, Smith is trying to censor Trump and prevent him from engaging with the public concerning the case. Trump being allowed to speak would ultimately help him mobilize his voter base and use it as promotional material for his campaign. They don’t want average Americans to know the truth.
“In this case, Smith’s team is requesting that its terms and conditions be adopted before the discovery phase of the case begins. During that phase, the government is required to share with the defense much of the evidence it has against Trump so that the defense can prepare its case,” Jack Davis of The Western Journal reported. “Trump faces charges of conspiracy and obstruction in connection with his challenges to the results of the 2020 presidential election.”
“The government’s request to have its version of a protective order approved by the judge notes a social media post from Trump on Friday,” Davis said.
“IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!” Trump stated with full alpha fury on his Truth Social platform.
“IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!”
The gloves are off. pic.twitter.com/1QX7X582JG
— Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) August 4, 2023
“The court filing concerning the order noted Smith’s concerns that materials shared with Trump’s defense not be made public,” Davis added.
“All the proposed order seeks to prevent is the improper dissemination or use of discovery materials, including to the public. Such a restriction is particularly important in this case because the defendant has previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him,” the filing revealed.
“And in recent days, regarding this case, the defendant has issued multiple posts — either specifically or by implication — including the following, which the defendant posted just hours ago,” the filing continued, citing the words contained in the former president’s Truth Social post.
“If the defendant were to begin issuing public posts using details — or, for example, grand jury transcripts — obtained in discovery here, it could have a harmful chilling effect on witnesses or adversely affect the fair administration of justice in this case,” the filing went on to say.
A representative for Trump’s presidential campaign asserted that the Truth Social post had absolutely nothing to do with the case.
“The Truth post cited is the definition of political speech, and was in response to the RINO, China-loving, dishonest special interest groups and Super PACs, like the ones funded by the Koch brothers and the Club for No Growth,” the representative remarked.
Fox News reported that U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan gave Trump’s defense team until 5 p.m. on Monday to offer a reply, however the team has requested additional time.
“To ensure counsel has adequate time to prepare a fulsome response, Defendant respectfully requests the Court briefly extend this schedule by three days to permit Defendant’s response by August 10, 2023,” Trump’s legal team declared.
“Defendant is prepared to confer in good faith regarding an appropriate protective order and hopes the government will accept his invitation to do so,” the defense added. “In the meantime, an additional three days to brief this important issue is reasonable, consistent with the Local Rules, and serves the interests of justice.”
Then, over the weekend, Trump made another Truth Social post.
“THERE IS NO WAY I CAN GET A FAIR TRIAL WITH THE JUDGE ‘ASSIGNED’ TO THE RIDICULOUS FREEDOM OF SPEECH/FAIR ELECTIONS CASE. EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS, AND SO DOES SHE! WE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY ASKING FOR RECUSAL OF THIS JUDGE ON VERY POWERFUL GROUNDS, AND LIKEWISE FOR VENUE CHANGE, OUT [OF] D.C.,” he commented.
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You know that the prosecution has to present ALL their evidence via the Discovery phase that they will be using; they must give a list of their potential witnesses to the defense. They must have an UNBIASED jury. This judge wants none of that, she does not believe she needs to follow The FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, and in some of these trials, they actually want to keep their evidence secret….that’s illegal. But the dems don’t obey laws when it’s convenient for them, and break them with abandon when it’s convenient for them. Trump is right he cannot get a fair trial with the dem sanctuary city trials.. And the dems have been known to LEAK evidence, so what will they leak to the public?
Smith might have a chance to feign fear of assault regarding Trumps campaign statement rhetoric, if he was a woman, or self-declared trans. How about it Jack???
Jack Smith and the Democrats are running Scared.