Kind of a preview of how shell run her court and this case. And in deciding whether to grant Special Counsel jack smiths request for protective order limiting what the disgraced expresident can and cannot say publicly about the case, judge chutkan cuts through Talking Points like a hot knife through butter. On the First Amendment protections, they are so fond of citing, mr. Trump, like every american, has a First Amendment right to free speech. But that right is not absolute. Adding that without a protective order, the disclosure of discovery materials could lead to witnesses being harassed or otherwise interfering with a fair trial. What about the fact that trump is running for president. And chutkan did not mince words on that eithe saying, this is a criminal trial and i will not take into consideration the impact will have for have for a political came on either side. He will have all of the rights hesen tieptled to. The existence is not going to have any bearing on my decision. I i
than preparing for a criminal trial tells you everything about the strength of their defense, and the fact that donald trump is not paying for that defense, but rather continues to essentially bilk and lie to his grass roots supporters so they send their money in to pay for these criminal defense lawyers to go on tv and spread this disinformation is really tragic. and hopefully jack smith will get to the bottom of it. he told us he loves other people s money. luke broadwater, marc elias, tim miller, thank you so much for starting us off this hour. when we return, the big victory for abortion rights is fueling homes for a wider path to election in 2024. voters time and again, rejecting the gop assault on reproductive freedoms, giving democrats more chances to win in the year ahead. that is next. also ahead, it is being called an academic bomb, african-american leaders in florida speaking out loudly against their state s new black