Trump's public comments could risk tainting jury pool, special counsel Jack Smith says
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Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith warned Tuesday that former President Donald Trump's "daily" comments risk tainting the prospective pool of jurors in Washington, D.C., in the criminal case over his alleged efforts to stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election.
Smith raised the concern about Trump's public comments, largely made on his social media website Truth Social, in a filing with the federal district court in Washington that was part of a back-and-forth with the former president's lawyers over the Justice Department's request to file a document that refers to sensitive materials under seal.
The special counsel's team asked U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over the case, to submit the unredacted motion under seal, and file a redacted motion on the public docket for the case. But Trump's defense team pushed back on the request, claiming in part that the court's rules allow them 14 days to respond to all motions.
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