They’re playing our song
Let’s just pause a moment to savor the first few words of the headline.
Judge issues order that Trump keep quiet
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh…music.
Ok, the actual full headline not quite so magical.
Judge issues order that Trump keep quiet about disclosure of discovery material issued in classified documents case
Among the restrictions approved by US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart, who previously approved the search warrant the FBI executed at Mar-a-Lago last year, is that “The Discovery Materials, along with any information derived therefrom, shall not be disclosed to the public or the news media, or disseminated on any news or social media platform, without prior notice to and consent of the United States or approval of the Court.”
I think this is where we came in.
The order sought by prosecutors and approved by Reinhart was expected and used standard language. However, it comes in a first-of-its-kind federal criminal case against an ex-president who has a proclivity to express opinions on social media and who is being prosecuted, in part, because of his alleged mishandling of sensitive government information.
In other words he’ll probably disclose whatever he feels like disclosing.
Undoubtedly. The question is not “if,” but “when.” He cannot shut up for five minutes. He says whatever comes into his head, and he lies as easily as breathing. I’m given to understand that (1) the attorneys have to fast track their own security clearances to see the evidence, and, assuming that hurdle is successfully negotiated, (2) DJT will only be allowed to view the discovery in the presence of counsel, and that, even if he is allowed to take notes, his notes must also remain in the custody of his attorneys, just like the discovery evidence itself.
His statements that he was “too busy,” and didn’t want to return the files will not help his defense.