After you. So, what the government has said is that, at this point, this becomes dangerous for them. They have got to give over evidence, and its for 16 pm 4 16 pm if donald trump uses his comments to the press what is go after you mean . Who is he coming after . Witnesses . People who are named . The government has says said, if the government were to im quoting now from the document that we are looking to just get we will have it in a few minutes. But this is what kyle cheney has posted. If the defendant were to begin issuing public posts using details or, for example, a grand jury transcripts obtained in discovery here, it could have a harmful Chilling Effect on witnesses, or adversely affect the Fair Administration of justice in this case. They have written a lot about precedent in these instances. So, basically what is happening is, the Trump Defense team has asked for all the information that they need to move forward with their defense. That is expected. The government has said,
Discovery, the documentation that the governments cause to provide to the defendant. This happens in every case. Theyve got to provide evidence. But the Special Counsel is asking for protective order. Because a few hours ago donald trump posted something on truth social. He has been posting a lot in the last few days. But this one stood out. It was all caps. It said, if you go after me, i am coming after you. If you go after me, i am coming after you. So, what the government has said is that, at this point, this becomes dangerous for them. They have got to give over evidence, and its for 16 pm 4 16 pm if donald trump uses his comments to the press what is go after you mean . Who is he coming after . Witnesses . People who are named . The government has says said, if the government were to im quoting now from the document that we are looking to just get we will have it in a few minutes. But this is what kyle cheney has posted. If the defendant were to begin issuing public posts using de
I publicly have stated this before, we did investigate some conduct connected to mr. trump and the trump organization in westchester county because, whether you are a local prosecutor or federal prosecutor, you re looking at the jurisdiction over which you have authority and saying is there a harm to my jurisdiction, to my community? whether it is physical harm, economic harm, or deceit. you examine those facts and you decide, do these facts constitute a crime, and is it a crime or the of charging, and can i prove that crime? and are there other barriers like the statute of limitations, it s etra. there are so many different factors that go into whether or not you should actually or can actually charge a crime i. did not end up charging a crime and i think that doesn t important point for people to know, because i have been an out spoken personal critic of mr. trump as president, but that doesn t mean that i m
Can i prove that crime? and are there other barriers like the statute of limitations, it s etra. there are so many different factors that go into whether or not you should actually or can actually charge a crime i. did not end up charging a crime and i think that doesn t important point for people to know, because i have been an out spoken personal critic of mr. trump as president, but that doesn t mean that i m going to go charging him with crimes that are not chargeable or worthy of charging or able to be proven in court, and i deeply believe that that is, i can t speak for every prosecutor, obviously, but i think that anyone who looks at jack smith, he is not a political creature. he is a prosecutor through and through. again, prosecutors don t typically bring cases for their own satisfaction. they bring cases that, as you ve pointed out, need to be