Prosecutors seek to prevent Trump from sharing January 6 case evidence

Trump's lawyers want the ability to widely share some evidence, including sensitive witness transcripts

Federal prosecutors asked a federal judge to reject Donald Trump's request for fewer restrictions over how he can publicly share evidence in the case involving his efforts to subvert the 2020 election, arguing the former president was seeking to abuse the discovery process.

The defendant seeks to use the discovery material to litigate this case in the media," prosecutors wrote in an eight-page brief on Monday. But that is contrary to the purpose of criminal discovery, which is to afford defendants the ability to prepare for and mount a defense in court."