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    Persecution’: Watch Trump’s reaction after leaving DC court after arrest

    Federal prosecutors in Donald Trump’s latest indictment are seeking a protective order after he posted a perceived threat on Truth Social.

    A day after being arrested and pleading not guilty to four federal charges for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Mr Trump wrote on his social media site: “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!”

    The Department of Justice cited that post in asking District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan for a protective order that would limit what discovery evidence Mr Trump and his legal team can share publicly.

    Special counsel Jack Smith’s team said such an order could help prevent a “harmful chilling effect on witnesses”.

    The Trump campaign then issued a statement insisting his post was not a threat of revenge but rather “political speech”.

    “The Truth post cited is the definition of political speech, and was in response to the RINO, China-loving, dishonest special interest groups and Super PACs, like the ones funded by the Koch brothers and the Club for No Growth,” the campaign said.

    Judge Chutkan is giving Mr Trump and his attorneys until Monday to respond to the protective order request.

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    ICYMI: DoJ and Trump attorneys go back-and-forth over proposed protective order

    Prosecutors in the Department of Justice and Donald Trump’s attorneys have gone back and forth with each other in filings sent to Judge Tanya Chutkan over a proposed protective order response.

    The requested order, proposed by federal prosecutors, was filed on Friday and asks Judge Chutkan to prevent Mr Trump and his attorneys from revealing specific information about the January 6th and alleged election conspiracy indictment publicly.

    Judge Chutkan initially asked Mr Trump’s attorneys to respond by Monday at 5pm ET but the lawyers responded asking for a delay until Wednesday.

    The DoJ filed a statement to Judge Chutkan saying Mr Trump’s motion “should be denied.”

    “The Government wants to provide discovery to the defendant. By his motion, the defendant seeks to delay that process,” the statement reads.

    Ariana Baio5 August 2023 23:00

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    Watch: Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump looked like a ‘scared puppy’ during arraignment

    Nancy Pelosi says Donald Trump looked like a 'scared puppy' during arraignment

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    Mike Pence heckled by Trump supporters at town hall after rolling out mocking merch

    Former vice president and 2024 candidate Mike Pence is capitalising on Donald Trump’s recent federal indictment by drawing positive attention to his own campaign with joking merchandise and snapping back at hecklers.

    While on the campaign trail in New Hampshire this past week, Mr Pence was confronted by a group of Mr Trump’s supporters who called him a “sellout” and “traitor” for refusing to falsely and unlawfully certify the 2020 election results in Mr Trump’s favor.

    “Why didn’t you uphold the Constitution?” one protester shouted at Mr Pence on Friday.

    Mr Pence notoriously refused to engage in Mr Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election which ultimately made him a target during the Capitol riots.

    The ex-vice president calmly turned to the group of Trump supporters and responded, “I upheld the constitution. Read it.”

    Ariana Baio reports:

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    Federal prosecutors accuse Trump of seeking to ‘delay the process’ in Jan 6 case

    Federal prosecutors accused Donald Trump and his attorneys of trying to delay the process in his January 6 case by filing a motion to delay the time they are given to respond.

    “The Government wants to provide discovery to the defendant. By his motion, the defendant seeks to delay that process,” the filing from the Department of Justice on Saturday reads.

    Prosecutors urged Judge Tanya Chutkan to deny Mr Trump’s motion to delay the date of response.

    Mr Trump’s attorneys asked the judge to move the date from Monday until Wednesday to give them more time to consider the proposed protective order.

    Ariana Baio5 August 2023 21:30

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    ICYMI: Inside the courtroom, it was clear this indictment is different for Donald Trump

    “If one was to judge Donald Trump’s mood by the various missives he posts to his bespoke social media platform, it’s possible to come away with the impression that the latest indictment filed against him — the third of a possible four criminal cases he could face before next year’s election — is nothing but a boon to his re-election hopes.”

    Andrew Feinberg writes:

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    Texas man who threatened election poll workers is sentenced to 3 1/2 years

    Frederick Francis Goltz, a man who advocated for a mass shooting of poll workers and threatened two Arizona officials and their children, has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison.

    Prosecutors said court documents showed that Mr Goltz threatened several people including a lawyer with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office and a Maricopa County elections official, on far-right social media platforms.

    In plea papers, Goltz admitted that on 21 November 2022, he posted the lawyer’s name, home address and telephone number on social media, writing: “It would be a shame if someone got to this children.” On the same date, in response to another post referring to other Maricopa County officials, he wrote: “Someone needs to get these people AND their children. The children are the most important message to send.”

    After former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the 2020 election was stolen from him, there was a rise in threats against elections officials.

    Associated Press contributed to this report.

    Ariana Baio5 August 2023 20:30

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    Mike Pence heckled by Trump supporters outside of town hall

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    Who is Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump’s 2020 election probe case?

    The DC district judge assigned to oversee Donald Trump’s second federal indictment is Tanya Chutkan, a court docket revealed prior to Mr Trump’s arraignment on Thursday 3 August, at which he entered a not guilty plea to all charges.

    Judge Chutkan is an appointee of former president Barack Obama and was first appointed to the US District Court for the District of Columbia in June 2014.

    Ariana Baio5 August 2023 19:30

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    Trump attorneys ask judge to extend protective order response deadline

    Donald Trump’s attorneys answered Judge Tanya Chutkan’s request to respond to the protective order that prosecutors in the Department of Justice requested and asked Judge Chutkan for an extension.

    Judge Chutkan initially told Mr Trump and his attorneys that he had until Monday to respond with any disagreements or changes to the protective order.

    But Mr Trump’s attorneys filed a request to extend that until Wednesday, 10 August.

    Lawyers for the ex-president said it would give them more time to review the proposed order and give feedback as they believe it is too complex to agree to upfront.

    “Discovery in this case will be extensive and likely present numerous complex issues. For that reason, it is essential to structure the parties’ discussion in a methodical and, ideally, cooperative manner,” Mr Trump’s attorney wrote.

    They went on to call the restrictions laid out by the DoJ “wholly unproductive” and “undermine the potential for party-driven resolutions.”

    Ariana Baio5 August 2023 19:00

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    DoJ requests protective order after Trump threatens revenge in Truth Social post

    Prosecutors in the Department of Justice asked the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s most recent federal indictment for a protective order after the ex-president issued a seemingly threatening statement on Truth Social.

    The day after Mr Trump’s arraignment he took to his social media platform where he seemingly threatened revenge on those pursuing him.

    “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING AFTER YOU!” the ex-president wrote.

    Hours after his post, federal prosecutors asked District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue an order that would limit what discovery evidence Mr Trump and his legal can share publicly, citing Mr Trump’s love for ranting on social media.

    Ariana Baio reports:

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