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Trump barred from making evidence public in Stormy Daniels hush money case

Judge Juan Merchan also barred Trump from viewing evidence in the case other than in the presence of his lawyers, and he is not allowed to copy the material.

Dan Mangan
PUBLISHED MON, MAY 8 2023 6:18 PM EDT
UPDATED MON, MAY 8 2023 6:56 PM EDT


A judge Monday barred former President Donald Trump from making public evidence and other material related to a pending criminal case against him in New York, where he is charged with falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Judge Juan Merchan also barred Trump from viewing evidence in the case other than in the presence of his lawyers. The ex-president is not allowed to copy the material.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office sought the protective order due to concerns Trump would "inappropriately" use the material or post the information on social media or elsewhere.

A prosecutor at a hearing last week in Manhattan Supreme Court called that risk "substantial."

Trump's lawyers opposed that request, which relates to so-called discovery material, the documents, correspondence and other items exchanged between opposing parties in a legal case before trial.

Trump, who is the leading contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, was arraigned in court last month in the case. He has pleaded not guilty.

His former lawyer, Michael Cohen, shortly before the 2016 presidential election paid Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, $130,000 to keep her quiet about an alleged sexual tryst with Trump years earlier.

Trump denies having sex with Daniels, but reimbursed Cohen for the payoff, which was claimed to be for legal expenses in business records.

In the prosecution's motion for a protective order, assistant DA Catherine McCaw wrote, "Donald J. Trump has a longstanding and perhaps singular history of attacking witnesses, investigators, prosecutors, trial jurors, grand jurors, judges, and others involved in legal proceedings against him, putting those individuals and their families at considerable safety risk."

Merchan, in his order Monday, wrote all material provided by the DA's office to Trump's lawyers "shall be used solely for the purposes of preparing a defense in this matter."

"Any person who receives the Covered Materials shall not copy, disseminate, or disclose the Covered Materials, in any form or by any means, to any third party," which includes posting the material on social media sites, Merchan wrote.

The judge also said the names and identifying information of DA employees in the case, other than sworn members of law enforcement, assistant DAs and expert witnesses, would be delayed until the start of jury selection.
 

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Donald Trump criminal trial is set for March 2024; judge informs Trump what he can’t say about hush money case

By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN
Updated 3:16 PM EDT, Tue May 23, 2023


A New York judge has set a trial date of March 25, 2024, for the criminal case against former President Donald Trump, potentially setting up a media spectacle in the middle of the Republican presidential primary season.

The trial date was set during a brief hearing Tuesday in which Judge Juan Merchan read Trump an order on what he can and cannot say publicly about the case and evidence his legal team will get from prosecutors to prepare for trial.

Trump appeared remotely via video feed so the judge could communicate with him in open court.

Trump pleaded not guilty last month to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records with the intent to conceal illegal conduct connected to his 2016 presidential campaign. The criminal charges stem from District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into hush money payments, made during the 2016 campaign, to adult film star Stormy Daniels who alleged an affair with Trump, which he denies.

During the hearing, Trump could be seen speaking and gesturing to his attorney Todd Blanche seated next to him on the screen but his audio was not audible. At times he sat back with his arms crossed. The former president only spoke to confirm he had a copy of the protective order for the case. “Yes, I do,” he said.

Trump’s attorney said that the former president remains concerned that the order infringes on his First Amendment rights.

“He understands that he has to comply with the order, and if he doesn’t do so, he’s violating your order,” Blanche said during the hearing.

Merchan reiterated that there is not a gag order in place and Trump can publicly defend himself against the allegations related to this case.

“It is certainly not my intention in any way to impede Mr. Trump’s ability to campaign for president of the United States,” the judge said.

“He is free to defend himself against these charges. He is free to campaign,” Merchan added. “He is free to do just about anything that does not violate the specific terms of the protective order.”

The judge cautioned the attorneys that Trump’s violation of the order could result in sanctions.

“Violation of a court order or court mandate could result in sanctions which include a finding of contempt which is punishable,” Merchan said.

Trial and briefing schedule set

Earlier this month, Merchan signed off on a protective order, which in part said that the case evidence prosecutors give Trump’s defense team may not be shared or posted to “any news or social media platforms, including, but not limited, to Truth Social, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, Snapchat, or YouTube, without prior approval from the Court.”

Trump can only view some evidence designated by prosecutors as “limited dissemination materials” in the presence of his attorneys and cannot “copy, photograph, transcribe, or otherwise independently possess” that evidence, per the order.

Prosecutors turned over discovery material to Trump’s lawyers in court during the hearing Tuesday. Scheduling deadlines in the case have been pushed back to give the defense more time to review the materials.

Prosecutors declined to produce material to the defense before the hearing Tuesday – requesting that the former president be instructed by the judge about the protective order that governs his conduct surrounding case evidence.

Defense motions are now due by August 29 and prosecutors must respond by October 10.

The next hearing is now scheduled for January 4, 2024.

The former president has repeatedly made negative public comments and social media posts about the district attorney, potential trial witnesses and the judge in this case. Prosecutors cited some of Trump’s Truth Social posts in their request for a protective order.

Trump and his legal team can still talk about the case publicly because there is no gag order in effect. The protective order as it stands specifically restricts their public discussion and dissemination of case material given to the defense during the discovery process.

Motion to move to federal court

Trump’s lawyers have filed a motion to move the criminal case to federal court in Manhattan, arguing the crimes Trump is accused of committing are tied to his duties as president.

The defense request to move the case to federal court does not pause the state court’s ongoing schedule. A hearing in federal court on that motion is scheduled for next month.

This story has been updated with additional developments.
 
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