‘I love justice': Trump’s lawyers face ridicule for arguing that proposed gag order would create difficulties during presidential debate

The former President and President Joe Biden will be facing each other on Thursday, June 27, in a debate hosted by CNN
PUBLISHED JUN 25, 2024
Donald Trump's lawyer argued against the request for a gag order in the classified documents case claiming that it could be used against Trump during the presidential debate (Getty Images)
Donald Trump's lawyer argued against the request for a gag order in the classified documents case claiming that it could be used against Trump during the presidential debate (Getty Images)

FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA: Donald Trump’s lawyers have reportedly expressed their concern as well as argued against a new proposed gag order targeting their client as they believe it will prove problematic for him during the upcoming presidential debate.

Special counsel Jack Smith requested the federal judge Aileen Cannon to issue a decree, prohibiting Trump from making allegations against the FBI officials, who raided his property in Florida in August 2022, as reported by Politico.

“These deceptive and inflammatory claims expose the law enforcement professionals who are involved in this case to unjustified and unacceptable risks: they invite the sort of threats and harassment that have occurred when other participants in legal proceedings against Trump have been targeted by his invective,” the plea noted.

 Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event on January 06, 2024 in Newton, Iowa. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Donald Trump alleged that President Joe Biden was 'locked & loaded' to kill him during an FBI raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago club (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s lawyer argue against gag order proposal

But on Monday, June 24, the Republican leader’s defense lawyer Todd Blanche said during a court hearing that if the judge approved the order and his client made any statement, violating it during the debate, prosecutors “can get an arrest warrant and, if signed, they can arrest him,” Politico reports.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally at Festival Park on June 18, 2024 in Racine, Wisconsin. This is Trump's third visit to Wisconsin, a key swing state in 2024. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The special counsel has requested the gag order in the Florida federal criminal case that charges Donald Trump with willfully retaining national defense information (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

This came after an earlier statement from the GOP presumptive presidential nominee’s legal team stated, “President Trump’s position is that the requested modification is a blatant violation of the First Amendment rights of President Trump and the American People, which would in effect allow President Trump’s political opponent to regulate his campaign communications to voters across the country.”

Netizens say gag order ‘will be denied’

Meanwhile, people have shared their opinions online with an X user tweeting, “Ridiculous … he can argue policy and not bring up his cases.”



 



 

“I Love justice!!” another user remarked.



 

One said, “Can we get a court order to stop Biden from falsely claiming that the southern border is not open?”



 

A user commented, “Trump during debate should give jb a few min to off the cuff discuss? Argentina's finances, the South China Sea tension.... and let him fumble.”



 

One added, “I want a president that puts the FBI, DOJ, and police officers' lives at risk because he is too much of a snowflake to do time for the crimes he's committed.”



 

An individual wrote, “It will be denied. It already was once.”



 

Another one shared, “That's what commie Democrats want and are doingl!”



 



 

Poor Baby...maybe drop put of election then?” a tweet read.

“Gag orders are to protect the rights of the defendant. The effing left has changed the laws of this country. It’s time to clean out the DOJ and radical judges,” someone else stated.

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

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