Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Friday for a protective order limiting what Donald Trump and his team can say about the criminal case against him, citing a social media from the former president stating: “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!”
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Trump appears to be working on three escape hatches to keep himself out of prison.
- Delay trials until after the 2024 election, hoping he'll be president again and able to pardon himself.
- Count on friendly judges to steer things in his favor.
- Frame every defeat as political vendetta — and trust the Supreme Court will overturn any guilty verdicts.
The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Washington to step in after he released a post online that appeared to promise revenge on anyone who goes after him. Prosecutors asked U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue a protective order in the case a day after Trump pleaded not guilty to charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss and block the peaceful transition of power. The order – which is different from a so-called “gag order” – would limit what information Trump and his legal team could share publicly about the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith. Such protective orders are common in criminal cases, but prosecutors said it’s “particularly important in this case” because Trump has issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges, attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him.” They pointed specifically to a post on Trump’s Truth Social platform from earlier Friday in which Trump wrote, in all capital letters, “If you go after me, I’m coming after you.”
In [a] Reuters/Ipsos poll, 45 per cent of Republican respondents said they would not vote for Mr Trump if he were convicted, while more than 35 per cent said they would. The rest said they didn't know. At least 52 per cent of Republicans said they would not vote for Mr Trump if he were "currently serving time in prison" compared to 28 per cent who said they would...
About two-thirds of Republicans – 66 per cent – described as "not believable" the accusation in Mr Trump's latest indictment that he solicited election fraud. Twenty-nine per cent said it was believable and the rest were not sure.
If convicted in any of the three criminal cases he is now facing, Donald Trump may be able to influence whether he goes to prison and what his stay there looks like, under a law that allows former U.S. presidents to keep Secret Service protection for life, some current and former U.S. officials said.
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