Trump's threatening post flagged by U.S. prosecutors to judge

U.S. prosecutors flagged a threatening societal media station from Donald Trump successful a late-night tribunal filing connected Friday, arguing that it suggests helium mightiness intimidate witnesses by improperly disclosing confidential grounds received from the government.

On his Truth Social site, the erstwhile president wrote, "IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I'M COMING AFTER YOU!" connected Friday afternoon, a time aft helium pleaded not blameworthy to charges that helium orchestrated a transgression conspiracy to effort to reverse his 2020 predetermination nonaccomplishment to Democrat Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, successful Georgia, wherever different prosecutors are investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the predetermination results successful that state, information was tightened astir the Fulton County courthouse successful Atlanta arsenic the metropolis prepares for the imaginable announcement of what would beryllium Trump's 4th transgression indictment this year.

In the filing successful Washington national court, the bureau of Special Counsel Jack Smith said Trump's societal media station raised concerns that helium mightiness publically uncover concealed material, specified arsenic expansive assemblage transcripts, obtained from prosecutors.

It sought a protective bid prohibiting Trump and his lawyers from sharing immoderate find materials with unauthorized people.

On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan gave Trump until 5 p.m. connected Monday to respond.

Under the process known arsenic discovery, prosecutors are required to supply defendants with the grounds against them truthful they tin hole their defense.

"It could person a harmful chilling effect connected witnesses oregon adversely impact the just medication of justness successful this case," prosecutors wrote successful their filing, noting Trump has a past of attacking judges, attorneys and witnesses successful different cases against him.

At his arraignment connected Thursday, Trump swore not to intimidate witnesses oregon pass with them without ineligible counsel present.

Protective orders are regular successful cases involving confidential documents, but prosecutors said it was peculiarly important to restrict nationalist dissemination fixed Trump's societal media statements.

A Trump spokesperson issued a connection defending the erstwhile president's societal media post.

"The Truth station cited is the explanation of governmental speech, and was successful effect to the Rino, China-loving, dishonest peculiar involvement groups and ace PAC's," the connection said.

For astatine slightest the adjacent 2 weeks, officials are locking down information astir the courthouse successful Atlanta. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has indicated she plans to bring charges successful that probe wrong weeks.

While the downtown tribunal gathering volition stay open, officials are closing surrounding roads to wide postulation and person told astir employees to enactment from home, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Magistrate tribunal hearings, typically held for insignificant transgression and civilian cases, volition beryllium held virtually.

The sheriff's bureau has canceled each clip disconnected for the adjacent fewer weeks and constabulary are moving 12-hour shifts, the AJC reported. Orange barricades began appearing astir the courthouse past month, arsenic officials prepared for imaginable demonstrations should Trump beryllium indicted successful the coming weeks.

Trump has pleaded not blameworthy successful 2 different transgression cases. He faces national charges successful Miami for allegedly retaining classified documents aft leaving bureau and obstructing justice, and authorities charges successful Manhattan for allegedly falsifying concern records to fell hush wealth payments to a porn star.

Trump has portrayed each of the investigations arsenic portion of a governmental witch hunt intended to stymie his 2024 campaign.