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Trump legal team pushes back on proposed limits to how he can use information in 2020 election case

Former President Donald Trump arrives at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, after his arraignment in court.

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team Monday refuted rules proposed by former President Donald Trump’s legal team to define how evidence can be distributed during the trial over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, accusing the Trump of trying to play out his trial in the press.

“The government proposed a reasonable protective order consistent with current practice in this District. The defendant instead proposed an order designed to allow him to try this case in the

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