New York's attorney general has urged the Supreme Court to refrain from intervening in the criminal case involving former President Donald Trump's hush money payments. The request comes in response to a novel plea by Missouri's attorney general to halt Trump's sentencing hearing and lift the gag order imposed on him in the case.
Missouri's Attorney General, a Republican, had petitioned the Supreme Court to allow a complaint against New York, arguing that the state was impeding the rights of Missouri voters to hear from presidential candidates. However, New York's Attorney General countered that Missouri's request for relief should be pursued through state courts, not the Supreme Court.
The filing by New York's Attorney General emphasized that Missouri lacked the legal standing to bring the complaint, as the alleged harms to its residents were deemed speculative. The Attorney General pointed out that Trump's sentencing had already been rescheduled to September and might not proceed if the judge grants Trump's request to set aside the verdict based on partial immunity granted by the Supreme Court.
The case stems from Trump's conviction in May on charges related to falsifying business records linked to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The limited gag order preventing Trump from discussing prosecutors, court staff, and their families remains in effect until his sentencing.
