Former President Donald Trump urged Judge Tanya Chutkan on Thursday to postpone unsealing evidence in his criminal case in Washington, D.C., until after the election, arguing releasing the information would unfairly disadvantage him.
Trump’s attorneys asked Chutkan to delay the release for one month, until Nov. 14, so that they could have time to compile their own evidence to counter whatever special counsel Jack Smith had in store and release it at the same time as Smith.
“If the appendices are released simultaneously, at least some press outlets will attempt to report both sides of this case, reducing (although, again, not eliminating) the potential for irreversible prejudice,” Trump’s attorneys wrote. “Similarly, the risk to witnesses will be somewhat reduced, as the public will have a more balanced picture of their testimony and how it connects to this case.”
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