The Manhattan District Attorney’s office filed a motion this week requesting a judge restrict former President Donald Trump’s access to documents in the criminal case against him, arguing he could misuse those documents or endanger court personnel, following his historic indictment earlier this month.
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Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Catherine McCraw asked a judge to impose a protective order barring Trump’s team from posting any discovery materials on social media or using evidence for anything other than Trump’s criminal defense.
McCraw also argued Trump should only be allowed to view evidence while accompanied by his lawyers.
McCraw said Trump has a “longstanding and perhaps singular history of attacking witnesses, investigators, prosecutors, trial jurors, grand jurors, judges and others involved in legal proceedings against him” that put them “and their families at considerable safety risk.”
McCraw also argued there is a “substantial” risk of Trump misusing the materials—following the discovery of classified White House documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate (Forbes has reached out to Trump’s attorneys for comment).
Multiple prosecutors in the high-profile case against Trump have said they have faced threats and intimidating remarks following Trump’s historic indictment earlier this month. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg—who faces scrutiny for bringing charges against Trump—accused House Republicans of leading an intimidation campaign against the DA’s office, after lawmakers issued a subpoena for a former Manhattan prosecutor. Stormy Daniels, the adult film star at the center of the charges, also said she has received death threats.