Manhattan prosecutors on Monday expressed grave concerns to the daughter of the presiding judge in Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels hush-money case, asking legal scholars to make it clear that “family members are off limits.” Ta. Consider expanding the gag order In light of the former president’s “dangerous, violent and reprehensible” comments.
“There is no constitutional right to target the families of this court, much less the blatant lies that provided the flimsiest pretext for the defendant’s attack. The defendant knows what he is doing. , others know. And everyone knows exactly what the defendant intends, because for decades he has been using his perceived enemy as a possible Because he says it is part of his philosophy of life to corner him as viciously and violently as possible,” Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo wrote on Monday.
“[He] Just recently, I made a promise: “If you come after me, I’ll come after you!” He is now making good on that promise. ”
Prosecutors asked Marchand to clarify whether there was a partial gag order issued last week. This included his own relatives and prosecutors. President Trump targeted his daughter Lauren Marchan on ‘Truth Social’, saying she was bashing him online and profiting from the ruling on a digital agency working on Democratic campaigns. After spreading false rumors. A spokesperson for the court system confirmed to the News that this is the account President Trump was referring to. It hasn’t been hers for over a year..
President Trump is prohibited from commenting publicly about witnesses and potential witnesses, jurors and prospective jurors, prosecutors and their relatives, and court officials and their families in the hush-money case, which goes to trial on April 15. ing. The gag order does not include DAs or merchants.
“Defendant’s dangerous, violent, and reprehensible statements fundamentally threaten the integrity of the proceeding and are intended to intimidate witnesses and trial participants alike, including this court,” Colangelo said. ” and asked the judge to expand the order to include statements from the defendants and Bragg. “And demonstrate to all witnesses, potential jurors, and other trial participants that the justice system is prepared to protect them, too.”
Trump’s lawyers oppose expanding the gag order. No comments were received. He has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the case.
Targets of Trump’s online slander related to the New York incident have been subjected to death threats and mass abuse. bomb squad They were summoned to court many times from Foley Square.
Around the time of Trump’s indictment in March 2023, Trump was predicted to face “death and destruction” if arrested, but Bragg and his office Inundated with 600 threatening emails and phone calls per day — Targeting not only prosecutors, but also members of the prosecution team and lower-level officials involved in the case. The department has responded to two counterfeit white powder threats.
Last October, when President Trump zeroed in on Judge Arthur Engoron’s chief clerk, Alison Greenfield, in a separate civil fraud case. She started receiving 20 to 30 calls a day. More messages were posted to her personal cell phone and social media accounts, more than half of which were of anti-Semitic content, the NYPD said.
The case was delayed because Engoron’s Nassau County home was locked down on the day of closing arguments in the fraud case. be targeted by a fake bomb attack. The following month, after admitting that Trump was responsible for deliberate mass fraud. A white powder was sent to my workplace.later deemed harmless.
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