Jack Smith Tears Into Trump's Protective Order Counterproposal
Posted on AllSides August 8th, 2023
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Special Counsel Jack Smith is asking the court to dismiss former President Donald Trump's protective order counterproposal that would broaden access to evidence, saying that the initial order sought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) was "standard" and "reasonable."
The DOJ filed a request last week to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing Trump's 2020 election case, to place a protective order concerning which pieces of evidence the former president is allowed to discuss publicly. Trump pleaded not guilty during his arraignment hearing last week to all four criminal counts stemming from the...
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