Prosecutors ask judge to bar Trump from comments endangering law enforcement

25/5/2024 13:49

        Prosecutors in former U.S. President Donald Trump's classified documents case asked a federal judge on Friday to prevent him from making statements that pose a "danger" to law enforcement, according to a court document.
        
        In a motion seeking to modify Trump's conditions of release, Special Counsel Jack Smith said the request was necessary because of "several intentionally false and inflammatory statements recently made by Trump that distort the circumstances under which the Federal Bureau of Investigation planned and executed the search warrant at Mar-a-Lago."
        
        In the filing to Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida, Smith described the comments as "grossly misleading" and said law enforcement agents who participated in a search of Trump's estate in August 2022 did so in an "appropriate and professional manner."
        
        Trump, the Republican challenger to President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in the Nov. 5 election, has falsely claimed in fundraising messages sent by his campaign this week that the FBI was authorized to attempt an assassination.