"Judge schedules hearing for Trump's protective order in election case"
A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for Friday morning to address prosecutors' request for a protective order in the criminal election case against former President Donald Trump. The judge set the hearing after Trump's lawyers requested to push it into early next week, despite the judge's request for dates on or before Friday. The hearing will discuss the request to bar Trump from publicly revealing certain evidence collected during the investigation. Trump, who will not attend the hearing, is charged with four felonies related to his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump attacked the judge in a social media post, claiming a conflict of interest.