Trump Says He Should Be Campaigning Instead of Sitting in a Courtroom All Day

Former President Donald Trump on Friday said that he should be campaigning instead of sitting in a courtroom as he again called for the judge in the case to remove a gag order.

Before entering the courtroom in Manhattan on Friday, he told reporters that he is “sitting in a courthouse all day long, while describing the situation as ”unfair.” Instead, he should be in places like Pennsylvania and other states while he is the presumptive Republican nominee for president.

A jury of 12 New Yorkers was seated Thursday in the trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of testimony. The court is currently selecting alternate jurors Friday.

“New York is going down as a very corrupt place to do business,” President Trump told reporters.

The former president also said that a gag order that was imposed on him by New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan several weeks ago should be lifted as it impedes on his right to speak freely. The order was issued to prevent the former president from speaking about witnesses and certain other individuals involved in the case.

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