Judge says Trump's free speech rights 'not absolute' in 2020 election trial
by Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times
Aug 11, 2023
4 minutes
WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Friday that former President Trump's right to free speech is "not absolute" ahead of the trial over efforts to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power. She approved restrictions on what evidence he and his legal team can publicly discuss before the trial.
Trump's legal team and members of Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith's team appeared before Chutkan at a hearing to resolve the language that will appear in a protective order dictating how information and evidence in the discovery process can be shared before and during the trial. A protective order is a normal part of
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