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Coverage dated October 9, 2023

Citing Trump’s online attacks, U.S. prosecutors seek protections for potential jurors in election case

Headline from Portland Press Herald

Prosecutors' motion is the latest flashpoint in the case over Trump's repeated social media attacks on prosecutors, the judge and others.

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  1. PoliticusUSA

    Jack Smith Moves To Cut Trump Off From Intimidating Jurors (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed a request to protect the jurors in the former president's 1/6 trial from Trump's attacks.

  2. Portland Press Herald

    Citing Trump’s online attacks, U.S. prosecutors seek protections for potential jurors in election case (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Prosecutors' motion is the latest flashpoint in the case over Trump's repeated social media attacks on prosecutors, the judge and others.

  3. Washington Times

    U.S. prosecutors seek protections for potential jurors in Trump election interference case (opens Washington Times)

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    Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington to take steps to protect the identity of prospective jurors, citing the former president’s “continued use of social media as a weapon of intimidation in court proceedings.”

  4. Salon

    Jack Smith seeks juror protections after Trump uses Truth Social as “weapon of intimidation” (opens Salon)

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    Trump's attack on a court clerk in his NY civil fraud trial appears to have backfired on his D.C. case.

  5. Forbes

    Trump Prosecutors Want Protections For Jan. 6 Jurors—Warning Trump Will Use Social Media As ‘Weapon Of Intimidation’ (opens Forbes)

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    Jack Smith wants the court to put restrictions on how Donald Trump’s team can use social media in jury selection.

  6. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Citing Trump's online attacks, US prosecutors seek protections for potential jurors in election case (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump's election interference case in Washington to take steps to protect the identity of prospective jurors, citing the former president's ''continued use of social media as a weapon of intimidation in court proceedings.''

  7. Rolling Stone

    Jack Smith Wants Protections for Jurors, Cites Trump's 'Intimidation' (opens Rolling Stone)

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    As jury selection for his federal election meddling case nears, prosecutors are concerned about the former president’s history of public harassment

  8. Washington Examiner

    Jack Smith seeks extra juror protections, citing Trump using 'social media as a weapon' (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Special counsel Jack Smith asked a judge on Tuesday to protect jurors in the 2020 election case against former President Donald Trump, arguing the ex-president might try to intimidate them through social media.

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