Judge warns of restraints to what evidence Trump can talk about, agrees to limited protective order
Presiding over her first hearing for the case, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington heard arguments on how to structure a protective order that would prevent a public airing of all the evidence turned over by prosecutors. But she also used the forum to address the case's unprecedented mix of legal and political concerns.
She rejected prosecutors' broader protective order proposal that sought to prevent the public release of all evidence they hand over to Trump's defence as they prepare for trial. She instead seemed poised to impose a more limited protective order that would bar the public release only of materials deemed "sensitive," such as grand jury materials.
"The defendant has broadcast their strategy, and that is to not try this case in the courtroom," Windom said. Prosecutors say that a substantial amount of evidence they're ready to turn over to Trump's legal team includes sensitive and confidential information -- like transcripts from the grand jury that investigated the case and evidence obtained through sealed search warrants. Grand jury proceedings are secret.
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