Trump insists he is merely exercising his free speech rights, but the offending posts from his Truth Social account and campaign website were taken down.
AP AUDIO: Trump returns to his campaign facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order.
AP correspondent Julie Walker reports Donald Trump is on the campaign trail today, instead of in court.
Trump has often called this case and other criminal cases against him “election interference,” saying they keep him from campaigning for the presidential election in November.
The gag order bars him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his hush money case.
“We cannot trust anything that Donald Trump says when it comes to abortion.
Trump has repeatedly falsely said that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Trump’s losses in battleground states in 2020 have withstood recounts, audits and reviews by the Justice Department and outside observers.
WAUKESHA, Wisconsin. (AP)—On Wednesday, Donald Trump, one day after being found in contempt of court and facing jail time for breaking a gag order, is using the opportunity to mobilize voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan during a one-day break from his hush money trial.
After he was fined $9,000 for making public comments about individuals associated with the case, his comments are being closely observed. Judge Juan M. Merchan threatened to incarcerate Trump if he disobeyed his orders, in addition to fined him for posts on his campaign website and Truth Social account. “.
Running for a second term as the presumed Republican nominee while battling felony charges in New York is the former president’s attempt at an unprecedented balancing act in American history. At his rallies and on social media, Trump routinely attacks Merchan, prosecutors, and possible witnesses, using attack lines that appeal to his base but may put him in even more legal danger.
The offensive posts were removed from Trump’s Truth Social account and campaign website, despite his claims that he is only using his right to free speech. Merchan will hear arguments on Thursday and is considering other claims that Trump violated the gag order.
After the ninth day of the trial concluded, Trump seemed irritated and declared he should be outside in Georgia and New Hampshire rather than in court.
He informed reporters, “They don’t want me on the campaign trail.”.
AP Audio: Trump faces a jail sentence if he disobeys a trial gag order when he renews his campaign.
Instead of being in court today, Donald Trump is reportedly on the campaign trail, according to AP correspondent Julie Walker.
Trump claims that this case and other criminal charges against him constitute “election interference,” preventing him from running for president in November. He has made this claim frequently.
He is prohibited from speaking in public about jurors, witnesses, and other individuals associated with his hush money case by the gag order.
Prosecutors in Manhattan have claimed that Trump and his allies engaged in a criminal plot to sway the 2016 presidential election by buying and then deleting unfavorable press. It is his not guilty plea.
In less than a month, Trump has already visited the swing states twice: once in Wisconsin and once in Michigan. The former president spoke at the prior rallies mostly about immigration, referring to individuals who are in the U.S. s. unlawfully and who are thought to be “animals” in criminal activity. “.
Ahead of these visits, Democrats hope to remind voters of Trump’s stance on abortion, which he has publicly expressed concerns about being a political liability for him and Republicans.
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan met with six women on Wednesday, one of whom was a family physician. She cautioned them that even in her state, which protected abortion rights in its state constitution following the Supreme Court’s overturning of federal rights to the procedure, a second Trump term would jeopardize those rights.
At a Flint bookstore, Whitmer made an appearance alongside the women while holding signs that said, “Stop Trump’s Abortion Ban” and “Stop Trump’s Attacks on Health Care.”. She advised reporters not to believe Trump’s claim that Republicans would never receive enough votes in the U.S. in an interview with Time Magazine. s. Senate to enact a federal ban on abortion.
Regarding abortion, we are unable to believe a word that Donald Trump says. The fact that he wants to outlaw abortion, but believes we won’t have 60 votes in the Senate, should not give anyone any comfort. liar, “said she. Nobody could have predicted that we would be in this place right now. “.
There are a few battleground states that could determine the outcome of the 2024 election, including Wisconsin and Michigan.
Trump needs to perform well in suburban areas, such as those surrounding Milwaukee and Saginaw, Michigan, the locations of his events on Wednesday, if he hopes to win both states. He dominated the Republican field overall in the primary this year, but he did not perform well in suburban areas.
According to numerous lies from Trump, he was cheated out of the 2020 election. Despite recounts, audits, and reviews by the Justice Department and outside observers, Trump’s losses in 2020 battleground states have stood.
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