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Former President Trump’s defense attorneys are requesting the termination of a gag order restricting his public statements about the recent trial where he was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records. They argue that the trial has concluded and the stated bases for the gag order no longer exist. They also cite Trump’s First Amendment rights as a leading candidate in the 2024 presidential election and contend that the order impinges on the free speech rights of the American people. The defense team asserts that the gag order was unconstitutional and part of a rigged trial. Trump’s sentencing date is set for July 11, just four days before the Republican National Convention.

In closing arguments, Trump’s attorneys declared his innocence and asserted that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg failed to meet the burden of proof. Defense attorney Todd Blanche dismissed the charges as a paper case and emphasized that Trump had nothing to do with payments to Michael Cohen. Blanche questioned Cohen’s credibility, calling him the human embodiment of reasonable doubt and accusing him of lying repeatedly. The defense presented evidence to support claims that payments were accurate, there was no intent to defraud, and the alleged catch and kill scheme was not illegal. The jury is now tasked with deciding Trump’s guilt or innocence based on evidence and witness testimony.

Legal analyst Jonathan Turley has criticized Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s evidence against former President Donald Trump in his criminal hush money trial as “truly insane.” Turley, in an opinion column published by The Hill, described Bragg’s indictment as “vague” and compared the basis of the prosecution’s arguments to the overly complex machines invented by Rube Goldberg.

Former President Donald Trump has criticized a New York judge for preventing him from attending Supreme Court arguments on presidential immunity on Thursday. Trump says the case should be dropped and that he is being treated unfairly. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on Trump’s immunity in June, and a ruling from the judge on whether Trump can skip court for his son’s graduation is pending.

As the second day of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial commences, a former prosecutor suggests the former president consider a plea deal. The trial is off to a positive start for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, and the prosecutor believes it’s in Trump’s best interest to avoid further legal woes.

Donald Trump’s attorneys can’t fully prevent him from taking the witness stand in his ongoing criminal hush money trial, according to his former attorney Jim Trusty. Trusty believes it would be unwise for Trump to submit to a grilling under oath, but noted that it might not stop the former president. He argued that it would be better for Trump to let his lawyers focus on the prosecution’s star witness, Michael Cohen, but that the former president likely disagrees.

Today, opening statements in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial will provide insights into the allegations and Trump’s defense strategy. The trial revolves around accusations of concealed payments to his ex-fixer, Michael Cohen, during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump has pleaded not guilty. A controversial witness list includes Cohen, a porn actor, and a former tabloid publisher, while the key figures include Judge Juan Merchan, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, and Trump’s lawyers Todd Blanche and Susan Necheles.