特别顾问杰克·史密斯周五要求监督前总统唐纳德·特朗普的法官机密文件案对案件中的证据实施保护令。
保护令旨在确保特朗普和他的总统贴身男仆共同被告沃尔特·诺塔(Walt Nauta)都不会披露在发现过程中获得的敏感信息，检察官将向辩方展示在调查期间收集的证据。
特朗普周二被指控37项刑事指控与他处理机密材料有关，此前检察官说他多次拒绝归还数百份包含机密信息的文件，这些信息从美国核机密到国家国防能力。
特别律师的动议称，这些材料包括“敏感和机密信息”，包括个人身份信息、揭示调查技术的信息、与潜在证人有关的非公开信息以及电子设备和账户中包含的个人信息。
值得注意的是，这位特别顾问还表示，这些材料包括“与正在进行的调查有关的信息，披露这些信息可能会损害这些调查，并确定未被指控的个人。”
文件称，特别顾问已经与特朗普和诺塔的律师进行了交谈，他们不反对实施保护令。
艾琳·坎农法官将该动议提交给负责此案的联邦法官布鲁斯·莱因哈特考虑。
保护令的拟议语言在很大程度上是标准的，它说，移交给特朗普和Nauta的证据只能用于“本案的辩护，不得用于其他目的，也不得用于其他诉讼，除非本法院另有命令。”
拟议的命令还将防止被告向公众披露任何证据。有人寻求类似的订单上月发布在纽约市，检察官表示，他们担心特朗普会在社交媒体上发布另一起案件的证据，该案件涉及向成人电影明星斯托米·丹尼尔斯支付封口费。
特朗普否认了这两起案件中的所有不当行为。
Special counsel asks judge to keep Trump from disclosing evidence in classified documents case
Special counsel Jack Smith on Friday asked the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case to impose a protective order over the evidence in the case.
The protective order is meant to ensure that neither Trump nor codefendant Walt Nauta, his presidential valet, disclose sensitive information obtained during the discovery process, where prosecutors will show the defense what evidence it has amassed during their investigation.
Trump was charged on Tuesday with 37 criminal counts related to his handling of classified materials, after prosecutors said he repeatedly refused to return hundreds of documents containing classified information ranging from U.S. nuclear secrets to the nation's defense capabilities.
The special counsel's motion said the materials include "sensitive and confidential information," including personal identifiable information, information that reveals investigative techniques, non-public information relating to potential witnesses, and personal information contained on electronic devices and accounts.
Notably, the special counsel also said the materials include "information pertaining to ongoing investigations, the disclosure of which could compromise those investigations and identify uncharged individuals."
The filing said the special counsel had spoken with attorneys for Trump and Nauta, who had no objection to the imposition of a protective order.
Judge Aileen Cannon referred the motion to a federal magistrate assigned to the case, Bruce Reinhart, for consideration.
The proposed language of the protective order, which is largely standard, says that evidence turned over to Trump and Nauta is to be used "solely in connection with the defense of this case, and for no other purpose, and in connection with no other proceeding, without further order of this Court."
The proposed order would also prevent the defendants from disclosing any of the evidence to the public. A similar order was sought and issued last month in New York City, where prosecutors said they were concerned that Trump would post to social media evidence in a separate case involving a hush payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Trump has denied all wrongdoing in both cases.
