'Judge Chutkan has to balance those First Amendment rights ... with the needs of a criminal trial,' Chuck Rosenberg said.
of his coming criminal trials on social media, claiming that he is the victim of a politically motivated"witch hunt." The call for a protective order came after the ex-president threatened to"come after" those who"go after" him.
Rosenberg, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Southern District of Texas, said during anon Thursday night that Trump's status as the current front-runner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination could complicate the potential process of placing restrictions on his speech. He also expressed skepticism that Trump would follow any restrictions that may be imposed.
Former President Donald Trump is pictured on Thursday in Bedminster, New Jersey. Judge Tanya Chutkan is expected to rule Friday on potentially limiting Trump's speech regarding his January 6 federal felony case."We've never had as a criminal defendant somebody who is also likely to be a major party nominee for president," said Rosenberg.
"There are restrictive rules in this particular federal court that limit what a defendant can say and limit what lawyers can say, and give a judge the right to oppose strict conditions on them," he continued."A whole separate question, of course, is whether Mr. Trump would abide any of those restrictions. He's not very good at that, as you know."reached out for comment to Trump lawyers John Lauro and Todd Blanche via email on Thursday night.
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