- Trump’s attack on the daughter of a judge who paid him hush money sparked a flood of claims in court on Monday.
- Manhattan prosecutors asked a judge to end President Trump’s “reprehensible” and “dangerous” comments.
- Meanwhile, the defense accused the judge’s daughter of having a financial interest in the case.
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Donald Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors hushing him in Manhattan intensified their fight over his gag order on Monday, with prosecutors calling the Republican front-runner’s continued attacks on the judge’s daughter “reprehensible.” ” and called it “dangerous.”
“Defendant’s dangerous, violent, and reprehensible statements fundamentally threaten the integrity of these proceedings and are intended to intimidate witnesses and trial participants alike, including this court.” the prosecutor said. amid intense court challenges.
Despite past warnings and last week’s gag order, President Trump “refused to refrain from delivering a devastating and horrifying speech,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told the trial judge, New York State Supreme Court. I filed a complaint with the judge, Mr. Juan Machan.
Instead, President Trump “launched an attack not only on this court, but also on the court’s family, including by posting photos of his family,” prosecutors said.
They are asking the judge to “clarify” that last Tuesday’s gag order prohibits President Trump from speaking publicly about the judge’s family.
The Truth About Trump Social attacks on Lauren Marchan, daughter of the judge’s progressive and political consultant, included falsehoods that her “X” account included a profile picture depicting Trump in prison. The prosecutor’s office announced that it included the following allegation:
Lauren Marchan helps run Chicago-based progressive political consulting firm real campaignhas worked on the campaigns of President Trump’s main rivals, including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
“Not to mention the blatant falsehoods that served as the flimsiest pretext for the defendant’s attack, targeting the families of our court,” Monday’s filing, signed on Bragg’s behalf by Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo, said. There is no constitutional right.” .
“The defendant knows what he is doing, and so does everyone else,” the prosecutor’s filing continued.
“He has spent decades ‘maliciously’ and ‘violently’ attacking people he perceives as enemies because it ‘feels good and so…’ ‘Because other people see me doing it,’ he said.
“And he just recently promised, ‘If you come after me, I’ll come after you!'” the filing adds. “He is now fulfilling that promise.”
Minutes after the DA application was published, the defender counterattacked.
“Contrary to the public’s claims, the gag order, which President Trump reserves the right to appeal, clearly does not apply to ‘family members of the court.'” [and] District Attorney,” the defense said in a filing signed by attorneys Susan Necheres and Todd Blanche.
Last week’s gag order prohibits President Trump from making comments about “court officials” or the families of court officials, but it does not specifically prohibit President Trump from making comments about himself or the families of judges.
Prosecutors sought to expand the gag order to “further restrict President Trump’s constitutionally protected speech,” the defense wrote.
“His Royal Highness’s daughter and her company, Authentic Campaigns, provide strategic advice, draft text for emails and social media posts, and other consulting services related to campaign advocacy, as well as “He profited from fundraising (including advertising) for his political opponents. He specifically referenced this case and solicited funds based on it,” the defense wrote.
Monday’s defense motion indicated that Trump’s team will continue to push for the judge to be removed from the case, asking the judge to do so. decreased in August.
The judge’s daughter had a job as a consultant and “by virtue of her senior position at Authentic, had a financial interest in all ongoing attacks against President Trump, including this case.” the defense attorney said.
“President Trump’s comments regarding Her Royal Highness’s daughter are properly understood as criticism of the court’s earlier decision not to recuse himself,” the defense filing states.
Mr Machan has not yet said whether he will consider reviewing and clarifying the gag order. The judge’s daughter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.