![]() Trump isn't even allowed to personally possess copies of these materials. The order bars Trump from revealing sensitive prosecution evidence - including witnesses' emails, texts and grand jury transcripts - through public statements or on social media. "He gets blinded by his anger," Cohen said Monday, a day before Trump must appear - virtually -in a Manhattan courtroom and agree to the order. "I have less than zero confidence," Trump's lawyer-turned-nemesis told Insider of the former president's ability to obey a new protective order banning him from attacking prosecution witnesses by disclosing their identities and personal information. Michael Cohen is not optimistic that Donald Trump will ever control those infamous thumbs when it comes to his ongoing Manhattan hush-money prosecution. "It's like they're forcing him to be an adult," said Cohen, the DA's key witness. The order bans Trump from attacking witnesses by posting their confidential information online. Michael Cohen has "less than zero confidence" Trump will obey a protective order in the hush-money case. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Sean Gallup/Getty Images Jenny Cheng/Business Insider Jean Carroll civil trial - in which a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation - without the judge warning his legal team about their client’s inappropriate social media postings.Michael Cohen and Donald Trump. Indeed, Trump couldn’t make it through the recent E. In fact, he’s probably being treated better than average and likely is only restricted thanks to his unusually antisocial behavior. The GOP candidate can still talk about his case he just has to abide by rules like other defendants do every day. ![]() ![]() To be sure, the protective order isn’t a gag order. If Trump violates the order, prosecutors can point to Tuesday’s hearing to support a contempt charge. (NBC News has reached out to lawyers for Trump and a spokesperson for the DA’s office for comment about Tuesday’s hearing.) In advancing such a prosecution, the People will be required to show that Defendant had knowledge of the contents of the order. Should Defendant violate the terms of any protective order issued by the Court, the People may seek to enforce its terms by initiating a prosecution for Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree, P.L. In a filing last month pushing for the protective order, prosecutors urged the judge to advise Trump of the order’s details on the record: Should Trump violate the protective order, Bragg has already signaled that his office is eyeing a contempt charge. Among those restrictions are that Trump can’t share information over social media, a forum in which the 2024 Republican candidate freely slings venomous threats against various prosecutors, plaintiffs and other perceived tormentors. The order restricts Trump’s access to, and use of, discovery material that his legal team receives from prosecutors ahead of a potential trial next year. ![]() Judge Juan Merchan, who’s overseeing the historic case, is poised to warn Trump, over Zoom, about the protective order that the judge imposed earlier this month. A hearing scheduled for Tuesday afternoon will set the stage for this additional legal danger, courtesy of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office. ![]()
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