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[–] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 57 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Donald Trump’s lawyers on Friday filed a response to prosecutors’ Thursday filing, arguing that any threats the former president could have triggered against Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron or his court staff are ‘irrelevant’ to the need for a gag order in the case Trump faces in Washington, D.C.,” The Messenger reports.

They're actually arguing that he has a right to threaten court staff?

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

They literally have nothing left to stand on and Trump will never go quietly so his dumb ass z-rate lawyers are forced to push this trash

[–] Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 year ago

Well, not exactly.

They're arguing that he has the right to incite others to threaten court staff.

[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

At some point I think the lawyers know it sounds absolutely ridiculous, but they're still obligated to defend their client. This seems like it's past that point.

[–] mostNONheinous@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

They are saying, “yeah he may have done this but that was over there, we are here now.

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Going to try it next time I have a traffic ticket, let's see how that works out.