The judge’s protective order in the case of the election of a New York City prosecutor to the U.S. Department of Justice

The protective order will have a judge involved in crafting its language, he said. “This will become the judge’s protective order.”

Rossein suspects that the judge in Trump’s election case will play an even more active role in the motion for a protective order if the prosecution and defense are not able to agree on the terms.

A person can be held in contempt of court if they violate a protective order. But more likely, that person will receive a warning for the first offense, according to Rick Rossein, a professor at the CUNY School of Law.

In order to prevent the disclosure of sensitive information about investigative tactics, cooperating witnesses or national security, protective orders are typically used in criminal cases.

They told the judge that if Trump were to begin posting about grand jury transcripts or other evidence provided by the Justice Department, it could have a “harmful chilling effect on witnesses or adversely affect the fair administration of justice in this case.”

“It’s a case-by-case decision by the judge about whether there’s reason to fear that disseminating information could be harmful to the public, to national security, to potential witnesses,” Sklansky said.

The protective order is a very important step for the government as they must negotiate it before they can begin the discovery process and determine a trial date.

The 2024 GOP presidential nominee’s first criminal case filed in the House of Representatives on Capitol Hill (M2024), and a brief appearance on Truth Social

In his third criminal case of the year, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination pleaded not guilty on four felony charges that he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The first hearing is set for August 28.

The legal team for Donald Trump had until Monday to respond to the prosecutor’s motion. Trump’s attorneys responded with a request for a three-day extension.

The motion was filed late Friday night just after Trump said on Truth Social that he would take revenge on anyone who tried to harm him.

Trump wrote in all capital letters, “If you go after me, I’m coming after you!” on his Truth Social platform.

Prosecutors said they are ready to hand over a “substantial” amount of evidence — “much of which includes sensitive and confidential information” — to Trump’s legal team.

A Trump spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the former president’s post “is the definition of political speech,” and was made in response to “dishonest special interest groups and Super PACs.”

The indictment depicts how Trump and his Republican allies attacked the “bedrock function of the U.S. government” by lying about the results after he lost the election.

After his court appearance on Thursday, Trump characterized the case as a “persecution” meant to hurt his campaign. His legal team has described it as an attack on his right to free speech and his right to challenge an election that he believed had been stolen.

In March and May of this year, Donald Trump will be in court for two different cases, one stemming from payments made during the 2016 campaign and the other from classified information found at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

The Justice Department asked a federal judge in Washington to take over the prosecution of Donald Trump’s criminal case after he posted on his website that he would avenge those who were after him.