Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance said the gag order issued to keep former President Trump hush money will likely be expanded following the former president’s recent attacks on a New York judge and his daughter. showed the idea.
“Judges typically don’t protect themselves just because they don’t need protection,” said Vance, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. said on friday Appeared on MSNBC’s “Alex Wagner Tonight.” “Most good lawyers insist that their clients behave civilly. For example, they would not threaten a judge or a judge’s family, so this is a unique situation.”
“But the reality, Alex, is that whether the judge wants it or not, you have to take action. It’s about more than protecting yourself and your daughter,” Vance said. told Alex Wagner.
Judge Juan Melchán on Tuesday imposed a gag order on President Trump, barring the former president from publicly calling out witnesses, other prosecutors, court officials or their families if comments are made “with intent to seriously interfere” with a case. was prevented from attacking. But while the order does not appear to apply to judges or their families, prosecutors argued Friday that they needed to clarify or confirm whether the order applied.
Vance appeared to agree with the request, saying the “real question” is how Trump’s comments will affect people who don’t have “adequate protections.”
“And if they saw Donald Trump doing this to a judge’s daughter, they would be terrified for themselves and their families, and if a judge did this to a judge’s daughter. “I think we have to accept the fact that there will be serious ramifications if we do this, and we’re not going to let it end now,” she said.
Earlier this week, Trump lashed out at Marchand’s daughter, Lauren, who sits on the board of a progressive political consulting firm that has worked for Democrats including President Biden and Vice President Harris.
According to the Associated Press, Lauren Marchan appeared to be behind the X (formerly known as Twitter) account, which used a photo illustration of Trump in prison as its profile picture. A court spokeswoman said her account was no longer linked to her and had since become private, and her photo had also been updated.
“So let me be clear,” President Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday. “A judge’s daughter is allowed to post a photo of her ‘dream’ of putting me in jail, a prosecutor in Manhattan can tell any lie he wants about me, and a judge is allowed to follow our country’s laws at every turn. and violate the Constitution, but I’m not “to talk about attacks against me and lunatics who are trying to destroy my life and prevent me from winning the 2024 presidential election, which is my favorite.” Are you allowed to? ”
Mr. Vance said those on the other side of Mr. Trump’s rants were right to be concerned and that his comments could have a negative impact on the case, which is scheduled for trial on April 15. He added that there is.
“I think there is some recognition on the part of judges and other public officials and prosecutors that people who are hateful or who are in a mental health crisis are at risk of harm to themselves and their families.” she said. “What you don’t expect is that it’s a former commander in chief of the United States who is going to direct that kind of hatred at you. Donald Trump has no excuse.”
“His rhetoric is the same as saying that when he targets someone, people are going to go ahead and follow through,” Vance later added.
President Trump was arrested in New York on suspicion of illegally falsifying business records for paying adult film actress Stormy Daniels to ex-fixer Michael Cohen to cover up allegations of extramarital affair in the run-up to the 2016 election. He has been charged with 34 charges. He pleaded not guilty.
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