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“This reeks of gamesmanship,” said Gayles, who reversed his own sealed order of a week ago granting prosecutors’ request that the real estate properties once again be frozen.

The testimony came hours after a federal appeals court in a sealed order rejected a bid by Trump’s lawyers to block Pence’s appearance.

Pascoe on Thursday took issue with Rutherford’s characterization of events surrounding Manning’s issuance of the sealed order.

District Chief Judge Beryl Howell ruled in a sealed order that reportedly found "compelling preliminary evidence" that Trump had "knowingly and deliberately misled his own attorneys."

In a sealed order issued on Friday upholding the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege, Judge Howell noted that prosecutors in the office of the special counsel, Jack Smith, had made “a prima facie showing that the former president committed criminal violations,” according to people familiar with the decision.