IN The Filing In Washington Federal Court, The Office Of Special Counsel Jack Smith Said Trump's Post Raised Concerns That He Might Publicly Reveal Secret Material, Such As Grand Jury Transcripts, Obtained From Prosecutors.
US Prosecutors Flagged A Threatening Social Media Post From Donald
Trump In A Late-Night Court Filing On Friday, Arguing That It Suggests He Might
Intimidate Witnesses By Improperly Disclosing Confidential Evidence Received
From The Government.
On His Truth
Social Site, The Former President Wrote, "IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I'M COMING
AFTER YOU!" On Friday Afternoon, A Day After He Pleaded Not Guilty To
Charges That He Orchestrated A Criminal Conspiracy To Try To Reverse His 2020
Election Loss To Democrat Joe Biden.
In The Filing In Washington Federal Court, The Office Of Special
Counsel Jack Smith Said Trump's Post Raised Concerns That He Might Publicly
Reveal Secret Material, Such As Grand Jury Transcripts, Obtained From
Prosecutors.
Under The
Process Known As Discovery, Prosecutors Are Required To Provide Defendants With
The Evidence Against Them So They Can Prepare Their Defense.
"It Could Have A Harmful Chilling Effect On Witnesses Or
Adversely Affect The Fair Administration Of Justice In This Case,"
Prosecutors Wrote, Noting That Trump Has A History Of Attacking Judges,
Attorneys And Witnesses In Other Cases Against Him.
At His
Arraignment On Thursday, Trump Swore Not To Intimidate Witnesses Or Communicate
With Them Without Legal Counsel Present.
The Prosecutors'
Filing Asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan To Issue A Protective Order
Prohibiting Trump And His Lawyers From Sharing Any Discovery Materials With
Unauthorized People.
Protective Orders Are Routine In Cases Involving Confidential Documents, But
Prosecutors Said It Was Particularly Important To Restrict Public Dissemination
Given Trump's Social Media Statements.
A Trump Spokesperson
Issued A Statement Defending The Former President's Social Media Post.
"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 PAC's,"
The Statement Said.
Trump Has
Also Pleaded Not Guilty In Two Other Criminal Cases. He Faces Federal Charges
In Miami For Allegedly Retaining Classified Documents After Leaving Office And
Obstructing Justice, And State Charges In Manhattan For Allegedly Falsifying
Business Records To Hide Hush Money Payments To A Porn Star.
He Faces A
Possible Fourth Indictment In Georgia, Where Atlanta Prosecutors Have Been
Investigating His Efforts To Overturn The Election Results There.
Trump Has
Portrayed All Of The Investigations As Part Of A Political Witch Hunt Intended
To Stymie His 2024 Campaign.