Judge bars Trump from posting confidential files from criminal hush-money case on social media

Former President Donald Trump cannot post sensitive discovery materials from his criminal hush-money case on “any news or social media platforms,” a Manhattan judge ruled on Monday. The judge’s six-page protective order bars Trump from disseminating the “covered materials” on platforms “including, but not limited, to Truth Social, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, Snapchat, or YouTube, without prior approval from the court.” Issued by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, the order establishes the rules governing how Trump can view evidence shared over the discovery process before his trial for allegedly...