The former president's legal team argued the remarks aimed at Merchan's family are protected by the First Amendment.
Donald Trump's legal team aimed to justify the former president's online attacks against the daughter of New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan in a court filing on Monday, arguing that the remarks constitute criticism against the jurist.Trump has raged against Merchan since the federal justice, who is presiding over the former president's hush-money case in New York, issued a gag order against Trump last week.
'President Trump's social media posts amplified defense arguments regarding the need for recusal that have been, and will continue to be, the subject of motion practice,' Monday's filing read.'The posts also addressed specific political opponents who are clients of Authentic, where 's daughter is a partner and executive, and responded to media reports regarding a social media account attributed to 's daughter,' the defense continued.
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