NYC judge signals he'll sign protective order against Trump, as former president's lawyers ask to mo

[Eugene]

Source: New York Daily News

NYC judge signals he’ll sign protective order against Trump, as former president’s lawyers ask to move Stormy Daniels hush money case to fed court

John Annese, New York Daily News
Thu, May 4, 2023 at 2:11 PM EDT

Donald Trump’s lawyers in his criminal hush money case on Thursday said they would effort to move his case to federal court — as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg asked a judge to bar him from publicly discussing evidence in the case.

Trump’s attorney, Todd Blanche, told Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan he planned to file the request later Thursday. By law, a defendant has 31 days from being arraigned on criminal charges to make such a request.

If it is rejected, Merchan told the prosecution and Trump’s lawyers to plan for a trial date in February or March, instructing them to clear their schedules and not plan any vacations, new cases or other trials.

That also goes for Trump, who’s running to become the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. He can’t agree to any appearances, speaking arrangements or other events that would interfere with his availability for the trial, Merchan said.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/nyc-judge-signals-ll-sign-181100321.html

[mikeysnot]

1. Move to fed from state charges

So next r judge could pardon

[Fullduplexxx]

24. Or a bill barr type a.g. to just kill it

[AllaN01Bear]

2. semi gag order?

[barbtries]

3. when did "effort" become a verb? nt

[Silent3]

5. I'm hoping that's a typo or copy/paste error...

...because "effort" as a verb is gag inducing.

[barbtries]

8. it just jumped at me.

like, it really is true that literacy is under siege in the US.

[onenote]

11. The story currently says "demand" not "effort"

Not sure if it was "effort" initially and changed.

[barbtries]

13. someone fixed it.

better late than never. i'm not sure demand is the correct word, since the judge has to approve it, but at least it is a verb

[Maru Kitteh]

10. It was something of a trend a few years ago. "Efforting" and "effort" as in

"We will continue efforting a resolution to the conflict."

It was becoming somewhat common and always annoying. I haven't seen it for a while, thought it had died. It should die.

[barbtries]

12. i never saw it until today nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. Smacked me in the eye too. . . . nt

[TreasonousBastard]

4. I'd rather see a right hook to the jaw, but whatever shuts him up.

[FoxNewsSucks]

6. me too.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. What a load of crap.

I hope that Judge Merchan is now laughing his ass off in his chambers at the very suggestion.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. What is crap? The judge's order? The Original Post? Crap? Annese's writing skills? That's crap. nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

18. drumpf's maneuvering to escape being held responsible.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Okay, agreed, the rump and his shenanegans are crap! . . . nt

[Docjohnson]

9. Whatever he is

Sentenced with, it'll never be enough for what he did to wreck this country. I am grateful everyday for the peace and prosperity that president biden has bestowed on all of us.

[MyOwnPeace]

15. Very well stated!!!

And welcome to DU!

[wryter2000]

20. Let me also say welcome

Nice second post.

[Karadeniz]

14. That so called gag order is routine, nothing more than why the thousands of people involved in a

trial say they can't comment on a case they're asked about. But we don't worry about their 1A rights, only Donalds.

[wryter2000]

21. He's trying to get a Trumpy judge

He didn't appoint any state judges but lots of federal ones.

[PatSeg]

22. "Trial date in February or March"?

Wow, I really thought it would be sooner than that.

[EndlessWire]

26. So did I..n/t

[slightlv]

23. Well, this ain't gonna work for *rump,

no matter how much he thinks it would benefit him. He can't make plans for tomorrow, let alone months in advance. And we all KNOW he can't keep his mouth shut.

And show up in court in a consistent manner? Give me a break!!!!!

[C_U_L8R]

25. So he prefers federal prison over state prison?

Or, he thinks it more likely to get pardoned by a republican president than a NY governor.

And of course, judge shopping. Trump is working any angle he's got.

This is not how innocent people behave.