Judge prohibits Trump from publishing the evidence against him in the assault on the Capitol

The judge prohibited the former president of USA donald trump (2017-2021) publish on their social networks the evidence against them that the prosecution has collected in the indictment for their attempt to annul the 2020 elections and having instigated the storming the capitol.

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the magistrate Tanya Chutkan approved the request made by the special prosecutor jack smithwho requested a confidentiality order after the Republican made several posts on social networks about his judicial process.

“The defendant and his lawyers will not disclose the evidence to any person or entity that is not part of his defense or who are not possible witnesses.”, wrote the judge in a judicial document consulted this Saturday by EFE.

chutkan stressed that all the material that the prosecution provides during the case will be subject to a “order of protection” and the team of Trump You can only use it to prepare your defense.

The special prosecutor had warned the judge on Friday of a publication on social networks of Trump in which the Republican threatened: “IF YOU GO FOR ME, I WILL GO FOR YOU!”

For Smiththis shows that there is a possibility that the former president “start posting details” on social networks of the case, damaging the judicial process and affecting the impartiality of the jury, which must only attend to the evidence presented during the trial.

For this reason, he had requested a confidentiality order, something common in other trials in the D.C, that allows the defendant to consult the evidence against him to prepare his defense but prevents “its dissemination and inappropriate use”.

“Such a restriction is particularly important in this case because the defendant has previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, lawyers and others“, argument.

Trump appeared Thursday before federal court in the District of Columbia where he pleaded not guilty to the four counts charged against him for trying to reverse the 2020 election in which he lost to Joe Biden and having instigated the assault on the Capitol.

It is the third criminal charge against the former president, also accused in NY for bribing the porn actress stormy daniels and in Miami for having illegally taken classified documents when leaving power.

The judicial proceedings against him, however, have not diminished the popularity of Trumpgreat favorite in the Republican primaries ahead of the 2024 elections, in which he aspires to fight again with Biden.

Source: Elcomercio

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