US prosecutors reacted with concern to a post by former President Donald Trump on his Truth Social network. “If you come after me, I will come after you,” he wrote in block letters on the messaging service. Justice believes that the message goes too far and asks a Washington court to take action.
Prosecutors argue that witnesses might perceive such statements as intimidating. This could harm the fairness of the trial, they write to the Washington court in which the former president is being sued for trying to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election, which he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
Justice says Mr Trump has already vehemently snarled at those involved in other pending lawsuits against him and fears he will cite evidence from his case on social media. That’s why prosecutors are asking the court to explicitly ban the former president and his lawyers from sharing such information with the public.
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Donald Trump did not explain on Truth Social what exactly he meant by his message. His spokesman said they were “political statements” directed at political interest groups opposed to the former president. Trump again reiterated that he would take part, as planned, in the Republican candidacy in the next presidential election.
