Judge issues protective order limiting Trump’s use of ‘sensitive material’ in Jan. 6 case

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

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🗓️ 12 August 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: The Justice Department is set to send 11.6 million pages of evidence to the Trump defense team. Also, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to charge Trump and his allies under Georgia’s RICO law. Plus, Democrats look to nationalize the abortion fight in 2024. And President Biden creates a national monument near the Grand Canyon. Hugo Lowell, Paul Butler, Cynthia Alksne, Amy Lee Copeland, Sen. Tina Smith and Carletta Tilousi join Jonathan Capehart.

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0:00.0	And now it is time for the last word with Jonathan K. Partt, who is in for Lawrence.
0:03.7	Good evening, Jonathan.
0:04.7	Good evening, Alex.
0:05.7	We're going to keep the conversation going about Special Counsel Jack Smith.
0:09.6	So I have a good rest of your Friday night.
0:12.7	You too, buddy.
0:13.7	All right.
0:14.7	Today, the federal judge overseeing Special Counsel Jack Smith's case into Donald Trump's
0:19.7	attempt to overturn the 2020 election issued a protective order.
0:24.3	Judge Tanya Chutkin established limits on what evidence in the case Trump can discuss
0:28.4	publicly.
0:29.4	Judge Chutkin ordered that Donald Trump cannot disclose sensitive materials, including
0:35.0	recordings, transcripts, interview reports, and related exhibits of witness interviews
0:40.3	and materials obtained from other governmental entities.
0:44.1	Donald Trump's legal team can show him the sensitive materials in the case, but Trump
0:48.9	cannot take notes on any information that would identify witnesses and, according to
0:54.2	the protective order, quote, during any time that the defendant reviews sensitive materials
0:59.5	outside of defense counsel's presence, the defendant must not have access to any device
1:05.1	capable of photocopying, recording, or otherwise replicating the sensitive materials, including
1:11.9	a smart cellular device.
1:14.8	This protective order was a partial win for Jack Smith's team, who originally sought to prevent
1:20.2	the public release of all evidence given to Donald Trump.
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