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Legal/Justice reporter @huffpost. Find me in bluer pastures!

Sep 15, 2023, 8 tweets

Nothing on the recusal req from Trump for Judge Chutkan yet. But she has filed an order granting special counsel's request to unseal a record (with the proper ID redactions) that could possibly tie Donald Trump to witness intimidation efforts.
Order: documentcloud.org/documents/2397…

Related: Govt asks Chutkan to set narrow limits on what Trump can say about the case due to concerns about prejudicing jury pool.
Link:
documentcloud.org/documents/2397…

Special Counsel notes the attacks Trump had made on the special counsels office, and notes lies he has told about the investigation, evidence etc:

Got wanted a narrow wall defined restriction on what Trump can say about the case in DC so he doesn't scare off jurors:

Special Counsel wants the order to also prohibit any contact Trumps defense has with the people of DC for jury surveying without first going through the court for review:

And there is a request for some limits on Trump's attorneys too, though prosecutors note they have behaved of late when speaking to press.

Sorry earlier tweet should say "govt wanted a well defined..."

@threadreaderapp unroll please

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