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Mr Trump’s attorneys asked the judge for extra time to compose a response to the government’s motion, but Judge Chutkan quickly ordered the defence to respond by 5pm along with a proposal for an alternative protective order.
The former president has a history of disclosing sensitive materials so the names of people involved in court proceedings against him could be leaked to his supporters.
According to subsequent court filings, the agents who were named on the document were inundated with death threats after their names became known to the ex-president’s supporters.
Mr Trump has in recent days taken to posting attacks on Judge Chutkan, a respected former member of the Washington DC defence bar who was named to the bench by then-president Barack Obama. »