'Unheard of': Defense lawyer says Trump's ongoing law clerk attacks are unprecedented
Donald Trump's continued attacks on Judge Engoron's law clerk despite a now-stayed gag order are "unheard of," a criminal defense attorney said Saturday.
Tim Jansen appeared on CNN and was asked about how unusual it is "for a defendant to attack a member of the court's staff in this way." The law clerk is part of a civil fraud trial that could cost the former president hundreds of millions of dollars.
"Well, I've never had a client of mine publicly attack the judge or the judge's clerk," Jansen said. He added that it "would be unheard of."
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"But of course, I haven't represented a man running for president of the United States and he's in the middle of a campaign and apparently, he feel he's being politically charged. One court says he has a First Amendment right. The appellate court in New York said that the civil judge was wrong. We'll see what the D.C. circuit does."
Jansen added, "But it's kind of unheard of. But you know, we're in unprecedented times where you have a former president who's running for president who is a defendant in criminal cases and on one side, you say he's running for office. That's why he's doing this. And the other side, he's a defendant. He shouldn't be attacking the judiciary. It's a balancing test for sure."