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Prosecutors in election case seek order barring 'intimidating' Trump remarks

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at the Department of Justice in Washington. [AP Photo]

Federal prosecutors in the case charging Donald Trump with scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election are seeking an order that would restrict the former president from "inflammatory" and "intimidating" comments about witnesses, lawyers and the judge.

Special counsel Jack Smith's team said in a motion filed Friday that such a "narrow, well-defined" order was necessary to preserve the integrity of the case and to avoid prejudicing potential jurors.

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