On the eve of the election, Trump should be able to speak freely - lawyers of the Republican candidate

On the eve of the election, Trump should be able to speak freely - lawyers of the Republican candidate

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Trump's lawyers are calling for the ban on his public statements to be lifted, citing his right to free speech during the 2024 presidential campaign.

Trump's defence team formally appeals to a New York judge to lift the ban on public speaking for the former US president. Restrictions on a detailed response violate Trump's rights, lawyers say. This was reported by UNN with reference to Washington Post.

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Trump's defense team is formally asking a New York judge to lift the gag order, as the US presidential candidate's lawyers argue in a 21-page filing released on Wednesday that Trump should be able to speak freely. Among the reasons is the presidential debates, in which Trump's rivals discuss his legal issues during the peak period of his 2024 campaign.

Trump's opponents and adversaries are using these restrictions on detailed responses "as a political sword to attack President Trump in connection with this case, knowing that his ability to produce a detailed response is severely limited." This was stated by Trump's lawyers Todd Blanch and Emile Beauvais in a statement released on Wednesday.

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Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11. He faces up to four years in prison, but the sentence is not mandatory.

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