Prosecutors say the former president’s message on Truth Social raises specter he might use evidence to target witnesses.

In a court filing just before 10 p.m. Friday, Senior Assistant Special Counsels Molly Gaston and Thomas Windom alerted the judge in Trump’s latest criminal case — U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan — to a combative post Trump sent earlier in the day.

“If you go after me, I’m coming after you!” Trump wrote in all caps Friday afternoon on Truth Social, which is run by a media company he co-owns.

The prosecutors said Trump’s post raised concerns that he might improperly share evidence in the case on his social media account and they urged that he be ordered to keep any evidence prosecutors turn over to his defense team from public view.

    • supercheesecake@aussie.zone
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      Different rules for the rich and powerful.

      What baffles me is his supporters all rage against stuff like this but don’t recognise their orange idol sits at the top of the pile.

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        They’re not against it in principle. They want to be the one doing it. It’s others winning they object to.

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    Throwing an ex president in jail would bring a myriad of problems, but at some point America should bite the bullet, own its mistake, and fucking do it.

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    How about we stop acting like this is a goddamn game and take this seriously?

    Throw him in jail until the trial starts.