NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 04: Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court during his arraignment on April 4, 2023, in New York City. Trump was arraigned during his first court appearance today following an indictment by a grand jury that heard evidence about money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. With the indictment, Trump becomes the first former U.S. president in history to be charged with a criminal offense. (Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)
Manhattan prosecutors sought a protective order against former President Donald Trump – the order would silence Trump from releasing material to the public about his trial.
Trump’s legal team fought back against the order, according to a motion filed by the Manhattan DA’s office.
“The risk that this Defendant will use the Covered Materials inappropriately is substantial. Defendant has a long history of discussing his legal matters publicly—including by targeting witnesses, jurors, investigators, prosecutors, and judges with harassing, embarrassing, and threatening statements on social media and in other public forums—and he has already done so in this case,” the prosecutors wrote.
Trump was indicted last month on charges that he allegedly falsified business documents. The criminal indictment alleges that he misused campaign funds and falsely reported tax documents in his payments to then-attorney Michael Cohen.
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