Posted on 05/23/2023 10:47:06 AM PDT by Olog-hai
He is free to use the evidence in his favor - in court, not in public, according to the judge. Whether that restriction is legal may be decided by a higher court.
That’s not what the judicial edict says.
So tell me what the “judicial edict” says - not what you think it said, not what someone else reported, but the actual transcript of the statement from the judge, not edited or truncated, in context.
Key Facts
The protective order by Judge Juan Merchan said any evidence provided by prosecutors during the discovery process can only be used to help the former president prepare a defense, and Trump can only view certain sensitive evidence in his attorneys’ presence.Merchan said discovery evidence cannot be shared on a litany of social media sites, including mainstream platforms as well as Truth Social, a site controlled by Trump Media & Technology Group that the former president has frequently used to criticize prosecutors.
The order does not apply to evidence provided to prosecutors by Trump’s team, and at a hearing last week, Marchan reportedly said Trump can still discuss the “vast majority of the evidence” in the case, as long as he doesn’t disclose materials obtained by prosecutors.
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