The US Government moves to block disclosure of materials in US v Trump, referencing "ongoing investigations."
The US government moved on Friday, June 16 to prevent former President Donald Trump and his attorneys from disclosing information provided to Trump’s team for his defense. They mentioned “ongoing investigations, the disclosure of which could compromise those investigations and identify uncharged individuals.”
Case 9:23-cr-80101-AMC Document 23 Entered on FLSD Docket 06/16/2023:
The government is ready to provide unclassified discovery to the defense. The discovery materials include sensitive and confidential information, including the following: personal identifiable information covered by Rule 49.1 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; information that reveals sensitive but unclassified investigative techniques; non-public information relating to potential witnesses and other third parties (including grand jury transcripts and exhibits and recordings of witness interviews); financial information of third parties; third-party location information; and personal information contained on electronic devices and accounts. The materials also include information pertaining to ongoing investigations, the disclosure of which could compromise those investigations and identify uncharged individuals.
As a result, the government proposes protections against the dissemination of discovery materials and the sensitive information that they contain. Accompanying this motion is a proposed Protective Order that will protect against unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, while allowing the defense to use the materials in preparation of their defense.
For the foregoing reasons, the government respectfully requests that this Court enter a Rule 16(d)(1) protective order limiting the disclosure of discovery materials.
Respectfully submitted,
JACK L. SMITH SPECIAL COUNSEL
What investigations, you might ask? Investigations- plural. I can thing of a few.