New York (AP):
Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed a New York judge who placed a gag order on him ahead of his April 15 hush-money criminal trial, accusing the veteran jurist of pandering to his daughter's interests as a Democratic political consultant. suggested without evidence that it was. The former president particularly objected to her claims that he posted a photo of her on social media showing herself in prison.
Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, complained on social media that the gag order issued Tuesday was “illegal, un-American and unconstitutional.” He said Judge Juan M. Marchan had recused himself from the lawsuit, saying his Democratic rivals were “unjustly trying to take away his First Amendment right to speak out against the weaponization of law enforcement.” I urged him to pull.
The gag order, requested by prosecutors, would allow President Trump to make public statements on his behalf regarding potential jurors and witnesses in his hush-money trial, including his lawyer-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen and porn star Stormy Daniels. It is prohibited to speak in public or give instructions to others. . It also prohibits statements intended to disrupt or harass court officials, the prosecution team, or their families.
It does not prohibit comments about Marchand or his family, nor does it prohibit criticism of Alvin Bragg, the Democratic Manhattan district attorney who is prosecuting President Trump.
worked on a campaign
Marchan's daughter, whose company works on campaigns for President Joe Biden and other Democrats and who is “making money working to 'get Trump,'” recently served time in prison. He posted a fake photo on social media depicting the “express goal” of meeting Mr. Biden. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. He argued that in these circumstances it is “completely impossible to get a fair trial.”
Trump did not link to the purported photo, but an account called “LM” by X (formerly Twitter) displayed a photographic illustration of the imprisoned President Trump as its profile picture on Wednesday morning. . It was later changed to an image of Vice President Kamala Harris as a child. Lauren Marchand's consulting firm has linked to that account in its social media posts for the past few years. Your account is currently private and your posts will not be displayed. It states that she joined the platform in April 2023, raising questions as to whether it belongs to her or was taken over by someone else.
Messages seeking comment were left with Machan, his daughter, and a spokesperson for the New York state court system. Bragg's office declined to comment.
please destroy my life
“So let me be clear,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social, “The judge’s daughter is allowed to post pictures of her ‘dream’ of putting me in jail…but I'm not allowed to talk about the attack.'' And these lunatics are trying to destroy my life and prevent me from winning the 2024 presidential election? ”
“Perhaps the reason the judge hates my daughter so much is that my daughter works to earn money to 'get the cards,' and by ruling against me so many times, he keeps my daughter on his side, It's because they're getting richer and richer,” Trump continued. “How can this be allowed?”
Trump's three-part Truth social post was his first response to the gag order. His focus on Marchan's daughter's ties to Democratic politics echoes the arguments made by lawyers last year when they urged the judge to withdraw from the case. The judge also made several small donations totaling $35 to Democratic causes during the 2020 campaign, including $15 to Biden.
Marchan later said the state court's Ethics Commission found that Lauren Marchan's work had nothing to do with his impartiality. In a ruling last September, the judge said he was confident in Trump's “capacity to be fair and impartial,” and that Trump's lawyers “certain that there is a concrete or practical reason why a recusal is appropriate.” “We were unable to prove it, much less prove that it was what was required in court.” These grounds”.
