Donald Trump wants Jack Smith to give him money

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

34% : Trump has argued that he is immune to the charges because the actions listed in Smith's indictment fell under his "official acts" as president.
32% : "Although it's true that she stayed or paused proceedings while Trump appeals presidential immunity, contempt usually requires a knowing or willful violation of a court order," Rahmani said.
31% : Trump is facing four criminal cases, which include 91 felony charges in total, as he campaigns for reelection in 2024.
29% : He also has repeatedly accused prosecutors, including Smith, of acting out of political motivation to upset his election chances and help President Joe Biden's campaign.
28% : Trump's argument on Thursday points to a filing by Smith's team in late December, which asked the court to limit what Trump can say during his testimony related to the trial.
22% : The former president's team said the document is full of "partisan rhetoric, including false claims that President Trump 'propagates irrelevant disinformation' both 'within the courtroom' and 'outside of it.'
22% : "Rather than respect the rule of law Jack Smith unilaterally decided to disobey the stay order and continue with his harassing litigation, all done in order to keep parroting the pathetic Biden campaign's corrupt talking points in the name of election interference," Steven Cheung, a spokesperson for Trump, said in a statement Thursday, adding, "No prosecutor is above the law."
20% : "The defense team said the prosecutors were seeking to "weaponize" Chutkan's stay in the case "to spread political propaganda, knowing that President Trump would not fully respond because the Court relieved him of the burdens of litigation during the Stay."
16% : Such damages would include all attorneys' fees and other expenses Trump incurred by responding to Smith's "improper productions and filing.

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