Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump is joining media organizations to oppose a protective order proposed by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in the lead-up to his upcoming hush money trial.
- At a hearing Thursday morning, a Manhattan prosecutor said the two sides were “very close to agreement” on the protective order.
- Trump’s hush money trial is scheduled to begin in 2021.
Former President Donald Trump is joining media organizations to oppose a protective order proposed by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in the lead-up to his upcoming hush money trial. A news coalition that includes NBC News sent a letter Monday arguing against the order, which would restrict how evidence can be used before trial, including possibly sealing or redacting certain items.
At a hearing Thursday morning, a Manhattan prosecutor said the two sides were “very close to agreement” on the protective order. Trump’s lawyers also expressed their opposition to the order, citing the letter sent by the news coalition.
Trump will not be in attendance at the hearing, the first in his criminal case since his April 4 arraignment, when he entered a not guilty plea to 34 felony counts of falsification of business records. The hearing will consider arguments over whether Trump should limit what he can say publicly about the evidence against him.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has not commented on the hearing or the proposed protective order. It is unclear when a decision will be made on the order, or if the two sides will reach an agreement. Trump’s hush money trial is scheduled to begin in 2021.
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