Judge: Trump Needs 'Supervision' To Review Case Materials

By Conover Kennard — June 19, 2023

Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart appears to understand the gravity of the situation regarding former President Donald Trump handling documents. He has ordered new restrictions, including that the twice-impeached, twice-indicted former President may only review case materials "under the direct supervision of defense counsel or a member of defense counsel's staff."

In other words, the 77-year-old one-term President needs a babysitter when reviewing documents about the case. NBC's Scott MacFarlane broke the news on Twitter.

NEW: Magistrate judge Bruce Reinhart has ordered restrictions on the handling of evidence provided by Justice Dept to Trump's legal team. Not unexpectedhttps://t.co/BsLU02Z5fq

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— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 19, 2023

Judge's order: Trump may only review case materials “under the direct supervision of defense counsel or a member of defense counsel’s staff.”

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 19, 2023

Judge's order also specified Trump "shall not retain copies of Discovery Material.”

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 19, 2023

Judge's order: "Discovery materials, along with any information
derived therefrom, shall not be disclosed to the public or the news media, or disseminated on any
news or social media platform, without prior notice to and consent of the United States or approval
of the Court"

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 19, 2023

A similar order was issued in Trump’s NY criminal case. His attorneys argued vehemently against the provisions barring him from discussing evidence with others. https://t.co/rciCZas7jK

— Graham Kates (@GrahamKates) June 19, 2023

He can't be trusted with any documents. Imagine supporting that guy. And yet, he's the GOP frontrunner. Republicans want to put Trump back in the White House. There is something seriously wrong with their mindset.

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