The protective order has become an early flashpoint in the case accusing the former president of illegally scheming to cling to power after he lost to Joe Biden.
will hear arguments Friday over a request by prosecutors for a protective order seeking to bar the former president from publicly disclosing evidence shared by the government.
The hearing in Washington's federal court will be the first time the lawyers appear before Chutkan, an appointee of President Barack Obama who has a reputation for being one of the toughest punishers of defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Trump is not expected to attend the hearing.
Trump's team wants the judge to impose a more limited order that would bar the public release only of materials deemed "sensitive" — such as grand jury documents. They wrote in court papers that the need to protect sensitive information "does not require a blanket gag order over all documents produced by the government."
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