“He can’t stand on the stage and say that?” They all are doing the bidding of Joe Biden?’” she asked. You’re telling me he can’t say public record prosecutors paid by the taxpayers. Millett, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, at one point expressed incredulity at the idea that Trump would not be able to respond to criticism about the case from rival candidates if he ever decided to participate in a presidential debate.

“This is predictably going to intensify as well as the threats, so why isn’t the district court justified in taking a more proactive measure and not waiting for more and more threats to occur and stepping in to protect the integrity of the trial?” he asked.īut the judges also wondered aloud where to strike a balance.