Prosecutors to seek limit on Trump's 'inflammatory' FBI claims

24/6/2024 19:25

        U.S. prosecutors will ask a judge on Monday to rein in Donald Trump's "inflammatory" statements about law enforcement agents working on the criminal case accusing the former president of mishandling classified documents.
        
        The request by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the prosecution, comes after Trump falsely claimed that a routine FBI use-of-force policy in effect during a 2022 search of his Florida resort authorized agents to attempt an assassination.
        
        Prosecutors called the claim "deceptive and inflammatory" in a court filing and said it subjected agents to "unjustified and unacceptable risks."
        
        Smith has asked the presiding judge, Aileen Cannon, to bar Trump, the Republican candidate in the Nov. 5 election, from making statements that pose a threat to law enforcement while awaiting trial.