New York Attorney General Letitia James has warned the Supreme Court against intervening in the hush-money case involving Donald Trump.
Her warning follows a petition by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, who asked the Supreme Court for permission to file a complaint against New York. The complaint seeks to delay Trump’s September sentencing hearing and lift all restrictions on his speech related to the case.
Bailey argued that these restrictions infringe on the rights of Missourians to hear from potential presidential candidates.
James, who was key in the prosecution of Trump over alleged hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, has urged the Supreme Court to deny his request.
In a legal filing, James said that a Supreme Court ruling in Trump’s favor would “seriously undermine the integrity of the courts and risks setting a dangerous precedent that encourages a flood of similar, unmeritorious litigation.”
“Allowing Missouri to file this suit for such relief against New York would permit an extraordinary and dangerous end-run around former President Trump’s ongoing state court proceedings and the statutory limitations on this Court’s jurisdiction to review state court decisions,” she wrote.
“The potential sentence and speech restrictions may prove no obstacle to the interests of people who wish to hear from former President Trump,” James continued.
Earlier this month, leaked emails revealed that James had coordinated with Biden’s DOJ to strategize their legal campaign against the former president.
In an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid on Thursday, James confirmed that her current focus is on supporting Kamala Harris in her efforts to defeat Donald Trump.
“I’m focused at this point in time on securing the nomination for Vice President Harris, and then ultimately getting her elected,” she said when asked whether she wanted a job in a potential administration.
“That is my singular focus at this point in time, and continuing to stand up for the rule of law and representing the citizens of the great state of New York, as we do each and every day,” she added.
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