Senator Tommy Tuberville urged Republicans to help Trump “overcome” the gag order by speaking on prohibited topics on his behalf.
Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is urging fellow Republicans to help former President Donald Trump “overcome” the gag order in his New York criminal trial.
Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records to conceal the payment of hush money, was ordered by New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan to refrain from making public statements about jurors, witnesses, court staff and family members of the judge and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Tuberville, fellow GOP Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio and other Republicans attended the Trump trial on Monday and denounced the proceedings in remarks to the press gathered outside the courtroom. Some of the lawmakers specifically spoke on subjects that the ex-president is prohibited from mentioning during the trial due to the order.
During an interview on Tuesday with Newsmax TV, Tuberville encouraged other Republicans to make appearances at the trial and admitted that circumventing the gag order on Trump’s behalf was one of the “reasons” he and his colleagues had shown up in New York on Monday.
