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District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a protective order on Friday related to the massive trove of discovery materials Donald Trump and his legal team are…
ftwitty/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith s Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump issued a protective order against the former president following a hearing Friday in which she cautioned Trump against making "inflammatory statements" about the case and said that his First Amendment rights are "not absolute."
Judge Tanya Chutkan heard arguments Friday on the terms of a protective order that Smith was seeking in order to prevent "the improper dissemination or use of discovery materials" his team is preparing to turn over to Trump s attorneys for them to prepare Trump s defense. Trump himself was not present at the hearing.
The judge s ruling, issued following the hearing, prohibits the disclosure of a range of "sensitive" materials, including all recordings, transcripts, interview reports and related exhibits shared by the special counsel.
Smith requested the protective order last Friday after Trump posted a m