Trump Lawyers: Hundreds Of Threats Sent To NY Judge Are “Irrelevant” To Gag Order Battle In January 6 Case

The Messenger reports:

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.

“To date, the prosecution has never submitted any evidence of alleged ‘threats’ or ‘harassment’ to any prosecutor, court staffer or potential witness in this case,” the filing reads. “This falls short of the ‘solidity of evidence’ required to justify a prior restraint.”

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NEW: Special Counsel’s Office alerts DC Appeals Court considering the Trump gag order to the horrifying threats compiled by NY Judge Engoron that showcase the real-world repercussions of Donald Trump’s attacks. https://t.co/6L9tDzCPcy

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) November 23, 2023

Read these transcriptions of voicemails left on the chambers phone of Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over Trump’s civil fraud and has been facing threats amid Trump’s angry rants and posts.

Asterisks replace the callers’ profanity. https://t.co/avIbtkQMDq pic.twitter.com/KLZANpSzOs

— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) November 22, 2023

Judge Arthur Engoron and his law clerk have been inundated with death threats and antisemitic attacks after Donald Trump targeted the judge and his assistant on social media.

More: https://t.co/SVwmsvM4x1 pic.twitter.com/GL7UkMWsQJ

— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) November 22, 2023