The former president’s attorneys argued in a 21-page motion made public on Wednesday that Trump must be able to speak freely as a presidential debate nears and as his rivals discuss his legal issues during a peak time in his 2024 campaign.
Former president Donald Trump, with attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to reporters outside the courtroom of his Manhattan criminal trial on May 29. NEW YORK — Donald Trump formally argued that a limited gag order in his falsifying records case must be lifted post-verdict as a presidential debate nears and as his rivals continue to speak about his legal predicament during a peak time in his 2024 campaign.
“President Trump’s opponents and adversaries are using the Gag Order as a political sword to attack President Trump with reference to this case, on the understanding that his ability to mount a detailed response is severely restricted by the Gag Order,” Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove wrote in the document that was made public Wednesday.Merchan barred Trump from talking about individuals involved in the case before the trial and some of their families members.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11. He faces up to four years in prison but incarceration is not mandatory.
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