‘This is bad-faith behavior, plain and simple,’ President Trump’s attorneys have alleged, asking the court to sanction special counsel Jack Smith and his team.
‘We ask that President Trump be allowed to respond publicly to what happened in court the past day and a half,’ the defense said during Thursday’s hearing.
Records show that the wife of the judge presiding over President Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan once worked for AG Letitia James, sparking claims of bias.
Prosecutors have presented a narrative without legal basis that paints President Trump’s right to personal and political speech as a ‘risk,’ they argue.
Trump, wrestling a gag order that limits his ability to publicly talk about his civil fraud case in New York, seeks to appeal to the state’s highest court.
A prominent law professor said he believes the gag order issued against former President Donald Trump in his election case is misguided and unconstitutional.