It strikes me that what you’re trying to do is affect the presentation of this case so as not to impinge on an election,
I’ve said before and I say again that the electoral process and the timing of the election … is not relevant here,
If in fact the communications with Vice President Pence – which are all over this indictment … if in fact these are immune, then that entire indictment is improper
We may be dealing with an illegitimate indictment from the get-go,
I’m not talking about the presidency of the United States. I’m talking about a four-count indictment,
We want an orderly process that does justice to the Supreme Court opinion,
This case has been pending for over a year,
This court is not concerned with the electoral schedule,
The timing of the election,
He directed you to do it?" ... Well, he didn't direct us to."
We can all walk and chew gum at the same time,
I don’t need anymore rhetoric on how serious and grave this is,
That's not going to be a factor I consider at all,
We’re hardly sprinting towards the finish line here,
We have an illegitimate prosecutor, we have an illegitimate indictment,
We should structure a schedule that leads to only one additional interlocutory appeal,
I understand there is an election pending,
Life was almost meaningless without seeing you.”
Now, Trump is claiming he had 'every right' to interfere in the 2020 election. He did not,
It's good politically, and it's good perhaps to a jury to provide some context showing how Trump believed himself to be above the law,