Trump’s Georgia Prosecutors Make Emergency Request for Protective Order After Media Leaks of Confidential Witness Videos

Georgia prosecutors on Tuesday filed an emergency request for a judge's order protecting evidence in the election-racketeering case against Donald Trump and others after several videos leaked to the media detailing evidence provided by former co-defendants who have since pleaded guilty.

The motion from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' office follows reporting from ABC News and the Washington Post on Monday that included videos from the four people who recorded interviews as part of their guilty plea deals.

"The release of these confidential video recordings is clearly intended to intimidate witnesses in this case, subjecting them to harassment and threats prior to trial, constitutes indirect communication about the facts of this case with codefendants and witnesses, and obstructs the administration of justice, in violation of the conditions of release imposed on each defendant," Willis' prosecutors wrote.