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Missouri AG Sues New York Over Trump Case, Claims State Interfered With Election

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference after the arraignment of former president Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Missouri GOP Attorney General Andrew Bailey is suing the New York government on the argument the state’s “lawfare” during Donald Trump’s hush money trial violated Missourians’ First Amendment rights.

His lawsuit argues that the prosecution of Trump, along with the gag orders imposed on him, muzzled the former president while he campaigned for 2024 reelection and damaged Missourians’ right to hear him speak freely ahead of Election Day.

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