US District Judge Tanya Chutkan said that she plans to put serious limits over how sensitive evidence is handled in the Donald Trump 2020 election interference case, in a dramatic hearing Friday in Washington, DC, that could set the tone for the upcoming trial.

The former president has a right to free speech, but that right is “not absolute,” Chutkan said. “Mr. Trump, like every American, has a First Amendment right to free speech, but that right is not absolute. In a criminal case such as this one, the defendant’s free speech is subject to the rules.”

  • treefrog@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I knew old men in prison that could barely walk. He’s not ill enough for a compassionate house arrest.

    My understanding is the secret service detail for life is what’s making prison unlikely. Not his health.

    And if it is his health, he has no business running for a second term.