Attorney Jim Trusty expressed hope that a judge will dismiss the Manhattan district attorney's case against the former president.
Trusty was pressed about recent posts Trump made on his social media platform, Truth Social, in which he attacked the judge overseeing the Manhattan case, Juan Merchan. In one post, Trump accused Merchan of hating him and of"strong-arming" some of his employees in a previous case the judge oversaw involving The Trump Organization.
Former President Donald Trump is seen. An attorney for Trump on Sunday was pressed about the former president's recent comments attacking the judge in his Manhattan hush money case."Well look, the [former] president's a big believer in free speech, as you know, he's got strong opinions," Trusty said when asked by host Shannon Bream if he thought the posts would make his job difficult.
He continued:"I've never had a case in front of this judge. I certainly reserve judgment.
Legal experts have suggested that, due to the structure of the New York State legal system, Trump's Manhattan charges arefor at least a year. The state allows for a considerable amount of pretrial motions and appeals, including the ability to argue to a judge that evidence presented to a grand jury was faulty, a process that Trusty mentioned in his interview.
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