While the AP News report is framing the ruling Judge Chutkan is handing down largely as siding with the defense on what Trump should be allowed to do with information the prosecution is handing over in the discovery process for the election conspiracy case, ABC-News has some interesting statements. The report by Alexander Mallin and Katherine Faulders is framed thusly: Judge in Jan. 6 hearing cautions Trump against 'inflammatory statements,' says free speech 'not absolute'
...[Special Counsel Jack] Smith requested the protective order last Friday after Trump posted a message to his social media platform, Truth Social, saying, "IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I'M COMING AFTER YOU!"
"Mr. Trump, like any American, has a right to free speech," Chutkan said as Friday's hearing got underway. "But that right is not absolute."
..."I intend to ensure the orderly administration of justice in this case as I would with any other case," Chutkan said. "The more a party makes inflammatory statements about this case which could taint the jury pool or intimidate potential witnesses, the greater the urgency will be that we proceed to trial to ensure a jury pool from which we can select an impartial jury."
Chutkan is warning that the date of the trial can be moved up if she feels Trump and his lawyers are throwing too much out in public that could make it impossible to find an impartial jury.
Regarding what and how Trump can review sensitive materials, Chutkan is not going to require Trump be supervised by his legal team while looking them over, but she did have impose some limits: he’s not allowed to have any electronic device or phone that could be used to copy the materials.
If Trump’s lawyers have any smarts, they will never leave him alone with any of these materials. He needs adult supervision — which he does not handle well. If he does review this stuff alone, someone had better search him afterwards. Referring to the Mar-a-Lago documents case, Special Counsel attorney Tom Windom had this to say: “He has shown a tendency or desire to hold onto material which he should not have."
As for what Trump can say while campaigning:
...Trump attorney John Lauro pressed the judge on the matter, saying that Trump is entitled to speak freely if he "has a memory of something on the campaign trail."
Chutkan, however, responded that "this is a criminal trial" and that she would not base her decision on "whether it will affect a political campaign on either side."
"The existence of a political campaign will not have any bearing on my decision," Chutkan said.
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What are the odds Trump is going to run his mouth one time too many? (As if he hasn’t already done so repeatedly?) He always pushes to see how much he can get away with — it’s part of his domination technique.
How the AP News report frames this versus ABC News is a story in itself. (I’ll be writing up something on that shortly.) In any case, it looks like Judge Chutkin is going to be keeping an eye on what Trump does with the materials being handed over. How hard will Trump push back? IANAL, but I expect this is going to be interesting. I’d say he’ll continue to whine about how unfair all this is.