Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit Wednesday against New York alleging in part that the lawfare trial against former President Donald Trump violated Missourians’ First Amendment right “to hear from a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election,” as stated in a press release announcing the suit.
In a lawfare case brought by a D.A. who campaigned on taking on Trump, the former president was found guilty by a New York jury in May on 34 charges related to a crime that “nobody can quite articulate.” Following the Supreme Court’s immunity decision, Trump’s team moved to overturn his conviction, and Trump’s sentencing was delayed until Sept. 18, less than two months before Election Day. In the lawsuit, Bailey filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, asking the Supreme Court to stop any further proceedings related to the New York lawfare case until after the election. more
I am glad someone finally stepped up.
FJB
All Red State AGs should follow Missouri’s lead.
SCOTUS will refuse to hear the case claiming Missouri has no standing. That is their usual dodge.
NY leadership is committing tax extortion when they make taxpayers pick up the cost of playing legal games with candidates running for office. SCOTUS should take their blinders off.
Where’s Ken Paxton? Disappointing.