Former President Donald Trump’s attorney Jim Trusty said that the former president’s legal team is focusing on dismissing the indictment after he was arrested and charged late last month by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
“I think the motions to dismiss have to be a priority because they amputate this miscarriage of justice early on,” Trusty told ABC “This Week” on Sunday morning. Trusty is representing Trump in connection to the Department of Justice’s probe into his handling of government records after leaving office.
Trusty noted that Bragg, a Democrat, is acting in a partisan manner, but stipulated, “I’m in the legal lane. I’m not going to worry too much or be able to try to control the politics of the moment.” He made that comment in response to a question about whether Trump’s criticism of Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan would harm his case amid reports that Merchan made donations to President Joe Biden and Democratic candidates….