Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday morning that his lawyers in New York v. Trump filed a motion to appeal an “unconstitutional gag order” imposed on the 45th president that limits what he can say publicly about the case. announced that it had been submitted.
“We want to let you know that we have filed a serious motion with the Appellate Division regarding an absolutely unconstitutional gag order, where we are essentially unable to talk to you about anything meaningful going on in this case.” “There are a lot of good things going on in this lawsuit that should not have been filed,” he said.
President Trump is under a gag order that prohibits him from making public statements or instructing others regarding statements about witnesses or their potential participants, court officials, prosecutors’ offices, or their families. It is being The judge in the case ruled that Trump violated his order 10 times, fined him a total of $10,000, and threatened him with prison time if he continued to violate the order.
Trump hush money trial is a “Frankenstein case” that was “zapped” by life: Turley
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump’s criminal trial continues on charges that he falsified business records to hide money he paid to hush porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Inside, sitting in the courtroom. April at Manhattan State Court in New York City. 22nd, 2024. (Reuters/Brendan McDiarmid/Pool)
President Trump also read commentaries from legal experts on the case to members of the media on Thursday, with legal scholars including Alan Dershowitz and Jonathan Turley condemning the case.
“‘This is a Frankenstein case. They took a dead misdemeanor, tied it to a dead man suspected of a federal felony, and brought it back to life. Many of us can’t wait to see this actually come to court. It’s just amazing to watch because this is a crime that we’ve all seen before,” Trump said, quoting Fox News contributor Turley. Stated.
“‘I’ve been doing this for 60 years and I don’t understand what crime he’s being charged with. Nobody understands this. I don’t understand the crime at all. Any crime. There is no evidence whatsoever. This is a fabrication,” Trump continued, quoting Dershowitz.
Trump returned to a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday after former porn actress Stormy Daniels took the stand Tuesday to detail her alleged affair with the then-real estate mogul in 2006.
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On May 7, 2024, Donald Trump was indicted in Manhattan State Court in New York City on charges of falsifying business records to conceal funds he paid to hush porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Stormy Daniels is questioned by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger in the former president’s criminal trial. In this courtroom sketch. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)
Daniels detailed in court that she met Trump at Lake Tahoe during a celebrity golf tournament in 2006. She claimed the two had sex in Trump’s hotel room during the event, which Trump has repeatedly denied in public comments. Daniels’ testimony included telling the court how she got into the porn industry after working as an exotic dancer as a teenager.
The case revolves around allegations of falsification of business records.the prosecutor says Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, paid Daniels $130,000 to quash her claims of alleged extramarital sexual contact. Prosecutors allege that the Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen and fraudulently recorded those payments as legal fees, proving that Trump falsified records to commit or conceal secondary crimes. I’m trying to do that. it is a serious crime.
Eric Trump slams Stormi’s testimony as ‘garbage’ from front row seat in court
Legal experts argued on social media Tuesday that Daniels’ testimony was irrelevant to the case and should not be admitted into the record.
Stephanie A. Gregory Clifford, known professionally as Stormy Daniels, attends Exxxotica Expo at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on April 22, 2023 in Rosemont, Illinois. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency, Getty Images))
“I used to litigate for a living, and I still have a pretty good idea of what evidence is important, what’s prejudicial, and what’s completely inadmissible. Today, What the judge admits in the Trump trial in New York City: This will be remembered as a dark stain on our justice system. A shameful reminder of the prosecutors who undermined our justice system.” said David Friedman, a lawyer who served as U.S. ambassador to Israel at the time. Posted in X.
Stormy Daniels takes stand on Trump criminal trial
Following Daniels’ testimony on Tuesday, Trump’s defense team moved for a mistrial, which was ultimately overruled by Chief Judge Juan Mercian.
Judge Juan Mercian poses for a photo in his New York courtroom on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP)
“Prosecutors who don’t bring cases are overreaching. It’s a miscarriage of justice!” Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday.
President Trump says prison time is a ‘sacrifice’ he is willing to make to protect free speech
“This witch hunt is a false ancient history that was judged entirely by the voters in the 2016 presidential election. It has to do with election interference and there is no way crooked Joe Biden could do it himself. This is a vicious attack on me, a political opponent of Biden, by Soros-backed prosecutor Alvin Bragg, in close coordination with the Justice Department and the White House. It’s illegal, unconstitutional, and technically a third world country!”
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Daniels is scheduled to take the stand again Thursday to continue testifying.
