Federal Prosecutors Ask Judge for Protective Order Against Trump After He Warns ‘If You Go After Me, I’m Coming After You’

The former president’s post online appears to promise revenge on anyone who goes after him, and prosecutors fear a ‘chilling effect on witnesses.’

AP/Sue Ogrocki
President Trump arrives for a campaign rally July 29, 2023, at Erie, Pennsylvania. AP/Sue Ogrocki

The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Trump in Washington to step in after he released a post online that appeared to promise revenge on anyone who goes after him.

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