[Source.](https://www.frontpagemag.com/jack-smith-thinks-he-can-leak-evidence-but-trump-cant/) > Smith’s prosecution of Trump is so transparently and arrogantly political that he filed another motion surrounding the protective order, objecting to Trump lawyer John Lauro appearing on five Sunday news programs. Lauro argued Smith was seeking to suppress Trump’s freedom of speech. > Smith’s motion complained: “The defendant seeks to use the discovery material to litigate this case in the media. 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 — not to wage a media campaign.” > So, by that standard, Trump’s lawyers should never appear on television on a topic as ABC, CBS and NBC are obsessing over each indictment for literally hundreds of minutes. Smith’s ideal is apparently media coverage that is all prosecution and no defense. The indictment is everything, and any response to it harms democracy and the judicial system.