Judge Limits Trump’s Ability to Share Election Case Records (1)

A federal judge in Washington imposed some limits on what Donald Trump can say publicly about certain evidence prosecutors collected for the criminal indictment accusing him of trying to obstruct the 2020 election.

In the first court hearing since his indictment Aug. 1, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the former president to refrain from publicly discussing “sensitive” details of the case, including materials related to the grand jury and recordings, transcripts or information about witness interviews that could threaten their safety and security.

“I caution all of you and your client therefore to take special care in their public ...