Former President Donald Trump rejects the proposed protective order by special counsel Jack Smith, arguing that it would infringe upon his freedom of speech. Trump suggests that Smith should be bound by a protective order instead, citing alleged illegal leaks by prosecutors.
Trump proposed in a statement on his social media platform Truth Social that Smith, instead, follow a protective order himself because prosecutors were"illegally 'leaking' all over the place," he said.Prosecutors on Friday night had filed a proposed protective order, which would govern the way discovery is managed in cases said to involve certain non-public information.
The prosecutors argued they needed the protective order because the former president was a risk. He might share any discovery he and his defense team received, which"could have a harmful chilling effect on witnesses or adversely affect the fair administration of justice in this case," they wrote. He said through a statement released by his campaign on Friday that the Truth Social post in question was the"definition of political speech."
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