They said they wanted to reduce the risk of harassment to witnesses and other participants in the case. Prosecutors last week asked for a court order restricting Trump's use of the evidence because of his attacks on people involved in proceedings against him. Trump is not expected to attend the hearing. The Manhattan district attorney wants to bar Trump from disclosing the material on news or social media platforms without court approval. The filing came in advance of a Thursday hearing in state court in Manhattan over whether Trump should be restricted to using materials turned over to him by prosecutors solely for his defense. Trump is the leading Republican candidate for president of the United States, they said, and has a First Amendment right to tell his side of the story "both for his own sake and for the benefit of the voting public." May 1 (Reuters) - (This May 1 story has been refiled to drop extraneous letter in the headline)ĭonald Trump should be able to talk about the evidence in the criminal case against him over a hush payment to a porn star, especially with others free to do so, his lawyers said in a court filing on Monday.
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