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Donald Trump loses patience and insults special prosecutor Smith

2023-08-09 21:26:24Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Donald Trump loses patience and insults special prosecutor Smith
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The federal judge in the latest criminal case against former President Donald Trump on Friday set a hearing to consider a request by prosecutors that the former president and his lawyers not publicly disclose evidence of the case.
The former president said he would continue to speak out on criminal cases against him, during a rally with his supporters in New Hampshire on Tuesday.

Trump insulted special prosecutor Jack Smith and repeated his claim that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.

Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered Donald Trump's lawyers and federal prosecutors to appear in court Friday for a hearing on how to use and share evidence prosecutors have in the latest indictment against the former president, which includes charges for his efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election and instigating violent protests at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Prosecutors asked Judge Chutkan to issue an order that confidential evidence not be made public by Trump, suggesting he could use the case's records to intimidate witnesses.

Trump's lawyers say such an order is too broad and would restrict the former president's right to free speech, guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution.

"He'll talk about this. I'm not going to take away my First Amendment right," Trump said during a speech to supporters in New Hampshire.

Former President Trump insulted special prosecutor Jack Smith, whom he called "thug prosecutor and "crazy man.""

In the four-point indictment, the Justice Department accuses the former president of trying to block the peaceful transfer of power.

Trump was told several times by reliable sources that his claims of election fraud were false, but he continued to spread them to sow distrust of the election.

The former president said in court he is innocent, while on Tuesday repeated his lies of rigging the election.

"For not a second of the day I doubted whether the election was rigged. They were rigged, they were disgusting and stolen elections. This country should be ashamed," Trump said.

The former president has called the investigation politically motivated and said the Justice Department is forcing him to spend time and money away from the election campaign to face trumped-up charges.

"That's what they're doing. Excuse me, I won't be able to go to Iowa today. "I'm not coming to New Hampshire because I'm sitting in a courtroom for stupid things because the attorney general charged me with something," Trump said.
This is the third criminal indictment against the former president in more than four months, two indictments by federal authorities and the other by the state of New York. In total, the three indictments contain 78 criminal charges against the former president.

A fourth indictment is expected to be filed later this month in Georgia, where a local prosecutor has been investigating Trump and his allies for interfering in the state's election.

According to a politico estimate, if convicted on all charges so far and given the maximum sentence, Trump could face up to 641 years in prison.

However, trials have not yet taken place and legal experts say the former president could avoid the prison sentence, negotiating with prosecutors for light sentences in exchange for pleading guilty and appealing possible convictions.

The legal problems have not hurt him among other Republican candidates for president. He continues to dominate with great margins over others.

But with at least two trials expected to begin next year, the criminal cases are likely to cast a dark shadow over the presidential race and news headlines.

Although the outcome of the charges remains uncertain, there is consensus among legal experts that even if convicted, Trump could continue his campaign to be elected president.

The U.S. Constitution sets out three main requirements for presidential candidates: to be U.S. citizens born in the United States, to be at least 35 years old, and to have resided in the United States for no less than 14 years.

However, the Constitution does not state for cases of candidates accused or convicted by the courts.

That means Mr. Trump could run for president as a convicted felon or even behind bars, as Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist Party's presidential candidate, did more than a century ago. The American's


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