Posted on 06/05/2024 9:13:17 AM PDT by Judge Bean
Democratic Manhattan District Alvin Bragg’s office defended on Wednesday keeping former President Donald Trump under his gag order, requesting that it stay in place at least through Trump’s sentencing hearing in late July and any post-trial motions.
Trump attorney’s asked Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday to lift the order, writing in a letter that the “concerns articulated by the government and the Court do not justify restrictions on the First Amendment rights of President Trump” now that the trial has concluded. Prosecutors disagreed, responding that the order was intended to protect more than just the trial proceedings.
“As the People will explain more fully in our written opposition to defendant’s forthcoming motion, these interests have not abated, and the Court has an obligation to protect the integrity of these proceedings and the fair administration of justice at least through the sentencing hearing and the resolution of any post-trial motion,” prosecutor Matthew Colangelo, who formerly was a top official in the Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ), wrote in the letter to Merchan.
Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 19, just days before the Republican National Convention. (RELATED: There’s A Long List Of Reasons To Toss Trump’s Conviction — But His Appeal Venue Isn’t The Friendliest)
JUST IN: Manhattan DA is opposing Trump’s push to lift the gag order in his hush money case.
They say it should remain live through sentencing/post-trial motions. pic.twitter.com/6N1XUhw2VJ
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 5, 2024
Trump’s attorneys argued Tuesday that Trump needs to have “unrestrained campaign advocacy” in light of Biden’s comments about the trial verdict and decision to hold a campaign event outside of the courthouse, along with continued attacks on Trump levied by witnesses like Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen.
They also noted the upcoming presidential debate scheduled for June 27.
The briefing schedule prosecutors proposed to consider lifting the order, which follows the schedule for other post-trial motions, would likely ensure the order stays in place during the debate if it is adopted. Prosecutors asked for a June 13 deadline for the defense’s motion and a June 27 deadline for the prosecution’s final response.
“I think it would speak volumes if Biden said all kinds of crap about Trump’s “conviction” at the debate and during Trump’s time for rebuttal it’s just silence, maybe with Trump holding up a sign saying “CENSORED” or NOT ALLOWED TO RESPOND”
I love Trump, FRiend. But I’d bet my entire net worth (now smaller thanks to Biden) that Trump couldn’t keep his mouth shut for 10 seconds as he held that sign.
SCOTUS needs to take charge of this.
I keep thinking of an INXS song
———-
Here come the world with the look in its eye
Future uncertain, but certainly slight
Look at the faces, listen to the bells
It’s hard to believe we need a place called hell, place called hell
never in history has a gag order been extended beyond the trial to my knowledge.
“Post-trial motions”? Does Bragg want the gag order to remain until Trump exhausts all of his appeals? That could be well after the election.
It would be an interesting experiment. lol
What does this mean? thru appeals?
Is there any honorable Democrat?
Would’ve it be justice if we found members of the jury hung hfrom Manhattan lamp posts, and the judge and DA gagged to death with the media screaming Trump’s fingerprints were on the victims?
Brilliant.
The IRS ought to pull these churches tax exempt status or fine fine them 30 days of passing the plate.
“..NY needs to be destroyed economically...”
No argument there.
FWIW, we gotta drive thru that vile crap hole tomorrow in order to get to Maine.
I’m hoping we can get thru there without being arrested for trespassing.
Tresspasing because we’re driving on “their” interstate highway with Texas tags.
Other than mandatory tolls, not one single red cent will be spent within “their” borders....no fuel, no food, no hotels...nada...nothing.
However, we will pee there if we have to....lol
Sentencing is 7/11, I thought.
Your link needs to be a thread.
DC has become nothing more then a stinging sewer full of crooked lawyers and invading foreigners.
They will follow him to the day he dies and beyond.
Each time they try to get him, they should be tried by a rigged jury, arrested and imprisoned for a hate crime.
Lock the leftist haters up!!!!
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