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Members of former President Donald Trump’s legal team say they will oppose federal prosecutors’ requests to limit what they share publicly about Trump’s latest indictment. The case appears to be growing thornier, but global reactions are coming in slowly.
VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias talked to political analysts as to why that might be.
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HEADLINE: Trump’s Legal Team Will Reject Limits to Information Sharing
TEASER: Global reactions to Trump’s latest indictment slow in coming
PUBLISHED AT: 08/06/2023 at 3:26 pm
BYLINE: Veronica Balderas Iglesias
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[[Members of former President Donald Trump’s legal team say they will oppose federal prosecutors’ requests to limit what they share publicly about Trump’s latest indictment. The case appears to be growing thornier, but global reactions are coming in slowly. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias talked to political analysts as to why that might be.]]
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A “sham” is how former President Donald Trump, who is running again for the job, described his latest indictment when he rallied on Saturday in front of his supporters in Columbia, South Carolina.
Last week, he appeared in court for allegedly conspiring to overturn his presidential election loss in 2020.
The prosecution will have a hard time proving that, argued Trump’s lawyer, John Lauro, on ABC’s “This Week” show.
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“Whether or not he was acting corruptly. Whether or not he was acting with a conscience of guilt with criminal intent. They’ll never be able to prove that.”
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After Trump posted online what appeared to be a revenge promise on anyone who goes after him, prosecutors asked a federal judge to limit the information he and his team can publicly share about the case. The legal team has until Monday to respond. Lawyer John Lauro commented on CNN.
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((John Lauro, Donald Trump’s Lawyer))
“The press and the American people in a campaign season have a right to know what the evidence is in this case, provided that the evidence is not protected otherwise, so we’re going to oppose it.”
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Former Vice President Mike Pence, who is also a presidential hopeful and could be called to testify in the case, explained on CNN why he rejected Trump’s lawyers’ requests to overturn the 2020 election.
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((Mike Pence, Former Vice President ))
“No vice president or any person should ever have the right to choose the American president. The presidency belongs to the American people and the American people alone.”
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Global reactions to Trump’s legal challenges have been slow in coming. James Long, professor of political science at the University of Washington, isn't surprised.
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“Some leaders in specific countries, have sort of internalized the wrong message from Trump's behavior thus far. But I think right now, they're probably wise to stay quiet and let this process play itself out as they continue to try to have healthy diplomatic relationships with the United States.”
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Even though people abroad might be tired of hearing about it or think it might not be consequential, Trump’s latest indictment should be taken seriously, according to Kathryn Sikkink, international relations specialist at Harvard Kennedy School.
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“If you don't have a democracy or democracy is weak, human rights are imperiled./
So I believe that in the long term, if this is handled well in the United States, other countries will pay attention.”
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In her view, the issue could become an example of how the U.S. is able to overcome its problems, using the law.
((Veronica Balderas Iglesias, VOA News, Washington))
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Embargo DateAugust 6, 2023 15:36 EDT
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Veronica Balderas Iglesias, VOA News
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