New York State Supreme Court Justice (the equivalent of a district court despite the name) Juan Merchan has ruled that Donald Trump cannot post any evidence from the Stormy Daniels hush money case on social media, and for most evidence, he can only review it in the presence of his lawyers.
My guess is that the judge has seen Trump's behavior in other cases, and he wants to put a stop to this:
A New York judge ordered limits Monday on how Donald Trump can use and review evidence in advance of his criminal trial on charges connected to his role in paying hush money to a porn star.
State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan granted several requests made by the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg regarding the handling of evidence and other case information. Prosecutors, who have charged Mr. Trump with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, said the measures were needed to protect the integrity of the proceedings and the safety of case participants, citing the former president’s past attacks on judges, jurors and others.
Lawyers for Mr. Trump had argued the prosecution’s proposed restrictions would hamper the former president’s ability to publicly defend himself and prepare for trial.
Justice Merchan ordered that Mr. Trump and others who review evidence provided by prosecutors can’t share the material, including on social media sites such as Truth Social, the former president’s social-media network. The judge said Mr. Trump could only review certain evidence deemed sensitive in the presence of his lawyers. He also granted the district attorney’s request that names of some office staffers not be disclosed to the defense until jury selection.
The judge didn’t grant all of Mr. Bragg’s requests, and at a hearing last week said he was “bending over backwards” to make sure Mr. Trump can tout his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination while the case is ongoing.
I think that the judge is trying to avoid the normal bullsh%$ that is a feature of Trump involved litigation.
The judge does not sound like he is pissed off ……… Yet, but there is plenty of time for that.
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