Trump’s legal team said in a letter to Judge Juan Merchan that “the concerns articulated by the government and the Court do not justify continued restrictions on the First Amendment rights of President Trump.”
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Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked Judge Juan Merchan to terminate the gag order preventing Trump from speaking out against jurors, witnesses and others in the case, arguing the justifications for the gag order are no longer in effect following his conviction on 34 felony counts.Key Facts
In a letter sent Monday and made public Tuesday, Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche said now that the trial is concluded, “the concerns articulated by the government and the Court do not justify continued restrictions on the First Amendment rights of President Trump…and the American people.”
Trump’s legal team also said President Joe Biden having a campaign event outside of the courthouse, Biden’s comments after the verdict, “continued public attacks” against Trump by witnesses Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen and the upcoming presidential debate are all reasons Trump needs “the constitutional mandate for unrestrained campaign advocacy.
