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And she may or may not do anything at this point. i think that most important is to get the discovery material in the hands of trump's defense counsel so they don't have any way to stall a trial. it appears there have been an exchange of drafts and they couldn't agree upon anything, so they're going right to the court to get that resolved. >> and is the department of justice right in seeking this protective order that trump could have a chilling effect by posting these sorts of things? >> well, what you want to do is have a fair trial both for the defendant and for the american public. and the...

Discovery material it is including to the public. such a restriction is particularly important in this case because defendant the has previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys and and others associated with legal matters pending against him. now, the post that's being cited there in that legal form is a truth social post where the former president wrote this: if you go after me, i'm coming after you. smith argued that witnesses and the case itself could be compromised if trump were the post discovery documents op line. will, rachel, pete? rachel...

You know, barb, i just want to talk to you about this. one of the arguments or defenses that's been kind of, i say test ballooned by trump's legal idea, is this idea that chuck smith is going after him for free speech. is this in, anyway, if this protective order is granted, is this, in any way, curbing donald trump's ability to exercise his right to free speech? >> that is such an excellent point, katie, but jack smith is not asking for here is any sort of gag order on donald trump. what they're instead asking for is that he not be permitted to share any of this discovery material, or talk to...

Issued an order on the non-classified discovery material that the defense will be obtaining from th prosecution. the order saying that they absolutely cannot use it publicly in any way. donald trump cannot possess a, the lawyers have to possess it donald trump can look at i only in the presence of th lawyers. clearly trying to preven donald trump from taking any o this evidence out onto the campaign trail with him. >> yes, and those are rather expected protective order. i believe that is somethin similar in the manhattan cas to prevent this type o tainting of the larger process and exposure of...

A judge issued a protective order Monday barring Donald Trump from disclosing evidence set to be turned over to him by the government in the classified documents case.