If you go after me, I'm coming after you.

Those are the words Donald Trump posted in all caps on truth social late yesterday, just

one day after his latest arraignment during which he was warned by the magistrate judge

that it is, quote, a crime to try to influence a juror

or to threaten or attempt to bribe a witness or any other person who may have information

about your case or to retaliate against anyone for providing information about your case to

the prosecution or to otherwise obstruct the administration of justice, end quote.

It's Saturday, August 5th. I'm Ali Valshi. We begin today with the very latest in the third

criminal indictment of Donald Trump. In a new court filing late last night, we got proof that the

Justice Department is taking this language from defendant Trump very seriously. The special

counsel's team cited Trump's true social

post in an immediate and pressing request for the judge to impose a protective order to prevent

the former president from making public any sensitive information turned over by the prosecutors.

From that request, quote, such a restriction is particularly important in this case because the

defendant has previously issued public statements on social media regarding witnesses, judges,

attorneys, and others associated with legal matters pending against him, end quote.

In response, Trump's spokesperson put out a statement claiming that the post is, quote,

the definition of political speech, end quote, the implication that it is protected by the First

Amendment. The protective order that the government is seeking is in regards to Trump's scheme

to interfere with the 2020 election in a desperate attempt to cling to power during the final

weeks of his presidency. It's the case that is perhaps the most resonant to many Americans because

millions of people watched the events of January 6th unfold in real time and understood that the

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