Federal prosecutors have requested that restrictions be placed on Trump's public statements regarding the 2020 election subversion case.
to enact"two narrowly tailored orders" that would restrict what Trump can say about the case ahead of trial, which is scheduled to start on March 24.
"The defendant's repeated, inflammatory public statements regarding the District of Columbia, the Court, prosecutors, and potential witnesses are substantially likely to materially prejudice the jury pool, create fear among potential jurors, and result in threats or harassment to individuals he singles out," read the court document.
"Put simply, those involved in the criminal justice process who read and hear the defendant's disparaging and inflammatory messages may reasonably fear that they could be the next targets of the defendant's attacks," prosecutors added. The requested gag order would not keep Trump from repeating information found in public court records or from declaring his innocence in the case. However, prosecutors are seeking a ban on"statements regarding the identity, testimony, or credibility of prospective witnesses; and ... statements about any party, witness, attorney, court personnel, or potential jurors that are disparaging and inflammatory, or intimidating.