it gives the defense wide latitude to use it in this case, including showing it to the appropriate witness, showing it to those witnesses attorneys. defense rejected that offer and the defense s response is, no, we should have free rein to use that material however we want. our protective order says you can use it for this case but you can t use it for other purposes including public disclosure, like going on the press. the defense says, no, no, no. we should have free rein. an exact quote from defense counsel. our concerns about protecting this information the judge jumps in, other than personal identifying information, what are your other security concerns? prosecutor. our concerns are protecting integrity of potential ongoing investigations not just related to this case but potential other cases as well. the judge says, all right. potential other cases as well. that might be affected by the
disclosure of the evidence in the maria butina case. so the prosecutors here are telling the judge it s bad maria butina s defense lawyer has been going on dreaded cable news and talking about her case and defending her in the court of public opinion. during the course of this hearing today they go on to fight with him why that is bad at one point. the judge says to butina s defense lawyer, do you think it s in your client s best interests to have your case tliin the press. i don t want to impose a gag order as other judges have in this court but i will entertain a motion to do so if i think it crosses the line and violate our local rules. i am cautioning you. there s this fight in court over the defense lawyer of maria butina talking to the press about her case and the
want. now, our protective order says that you can use it for this case but you can t use it for other purposes including public disclosure like going on the press. the defense says, no, no, no. we should have free rein. an exact quote from defense counsel. our concerns about protecting this information would be and then the judge jumps in. other than the personal identifying information, what are your other security concerns? prosecutor. our concerns are protecting integrity of potential ongoing investigations not just related to this case but potential other cases as well. the judge says, all right. potential other cases as well. that might be affected by the disclosure of the evidence in the maria butina case. so the prosecutors here are telling the judge it s bad maria butina s defense lawyer has been going on dreaded cable news and talking about her case and defending her in the court of public opinion.
prosecution is pressing their argument and the judge seems to basically agree butina s defense lawyer shouldn t be doing that. the judge warns her defense lawyer he should watch it. she also later tells the defense counsel there will be a protective order in this case, at least for some material, which means the judge said today in open court she will set limits on what butina can do and can t do with the evidence against her the government has turned up once the government has to hand that over to them so they can prepare their defense. they had this fight today. it definitely lands in a very one-sided way. for us watching this case and thinking about the national significance of this case and how it looms over the extensional scandal of the presidency, does this dramatic case against this accused russian agent play into the russia, election and other indictments that have come out,