{"id":2250507,"date":"2024-05-22T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T19:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-admits-lawfare-is-an-ankle-bracelet-keeping-trump-from-campaign-trail\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T15:25:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T19:25:29","slug":"aoc-admits-lawfare-is-an-ankle-bracelet-keeping-trump-from-campaign-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-admits-lawfare-is-an-ankle-bracelet-keeping-trump-from-campaign-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Acknowledges Legal Challenges Restrict Trump&#8217;s Campaign Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-admits-lawfare-is-an-ankle-bracelet-keeping-trump-from-campaign-trail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2250507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>AOC, the NY Rep, highlighted \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weve-identified-450000-ballots-that-miraculously-only-have-a-vote-for-joe-biden-sidney-powell-drops-a-bomb-on-sunday-morning-futures-video\/\" title=\"\"We've Identified 450,000 Ballots that Miraculously ONLY have a Vote for Joe Biden\" - Sidney Powell Drops a BOMB on Sunday Morning Futures (Video)\">legal battle<\/a> \u200bin Manhattan against \u200cTrump, restricting his campaigning. Trump \u2064faced court sessions due to alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dccc-chair-spent-big-on-travel-as-he-urged-constituents-to-stay-home-and-stop-spreading-the-virus\/\" title=\"DCCC Chair Spent Big on Travel as He Urged Constituents to \u2018Stay Home\u2019 and \u2018Stop Spreading the Virus\u2019\">campaign expenses<\/a> mishandling. Despite Trump&#8217;s rally in the \u2063South Bronx, campaigning in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">battleground states<\/a> like \u2064Georgia and \u2064Pennsylvania is crucial. The trial&#8217;s\u200b impact limits his presence in critical states, stirring debates on its fairness. AOC, the NY Rep, emphasized the Manhattan legal battle hindering Trump&#8217;s campaign activities. Trump&#8217;s court appearances relate to purported mishandling of campaign expenses. While rallying in the South Bronx, focusing on battleground states like Georgia and Pennsylvania becomes pivotal. The trial&#8217;s influence curtails his engagement in key states, sparking discussions on its equity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>                         <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Democrat New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gloated Tuesday that the Manhattan lawfare case against former President Donald Trump is achieving its goal of keeping him from campaigning.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters outside Capitol Hill about Trump\u2019s upcoming rally in the South Bronx, Ocasio-Cortez pointed out the former president is holding a rally in the deep-blue Empire State because he has a \u201clegal version of ankle bracelet around him\u201d and can\u2019t easily campaign in battleground states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the way, he\u2019s doing [the rally] in the South Bronx not to make a point but because he\u2019s got court and the man practically has the legal version of an ankle bracelet around him. And he can\u2019t leave the five boroughs because he always has to be in court,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said. \u201cAnd so it is truly an embarrassment to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>AOC says the quiet part out loud: <\/p>\n<p>They stopped Trump from campaigning by putting him in a &#8220;legal version of an ankle bracelet&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qiNjbypQlC\">pic.twitter.com\/qiNjbypQlC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1793267044315783672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In Manhattan, District Attorney Alvin Bragg has accused Trump of wrongly classifying payments he allegedly made to his former lawyer, convicted liar Michael Cohen, to purchase the silence of pornographer Stormy Daniels as legal fees rather than as a campaign expense. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleged Trump had the story covered up because he didn\u2019t want to hurt his electoral prospects. Cohen <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/20\/the-only-discernible-crime-in-trump-trial-is-michael-cohen-admitting-to-stealing-30000\/\">admitted<\/a> on the stand, however, that Trump\u2019s initial concern about the Daniels allegation was his family. Yet, Trump has been forced to sit in court while Bragg fulfills his campaign promise to use the justice system to target a political opponent.<\/p>\n<p>And despite fever dreams from some Empire State-based Trump supporters, New York is not a winnable state for a Republican presidential candidate, even if he does increase his support amongst nontraditional voting blocs.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s much more important for Trump to be campaigning in battleground states like Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, Michigan, and Wisconsin. But as long as the trial continues, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/19\/trumps-jury-trial-will-be-as-fair-as-the-russia-hoax-and-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump<\/a> is limited in his ability to visit battleground states mid-week thanks to a case experts on both sides of the aisle have dubbed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/politics\/2023\/4\/4\/23648390\/trump-indictment-supreme-court-stormy-daniels-manhattan-alvin-bragg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dubious<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READNEXT:[READNEXT:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/14\/republicans-need-to-show-up-to-trumps-manhattan-lawfare-trial-every-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republicans Need To Show Up To Trump\u2019s Manhattan Lawfare Trial Every Day<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A recent New York Times\/Siena College poll found Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/15\/republicans-need-to-chase-ballots-from-every-low-turnout-voter-who-polls-for-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leading<\/a> Biden overall in five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-more-votes-than-voters-in-key-swing-states\/\" title=\"Trump: More Votes Than Voters in Key Swing States\">key swing states<\/a> among both registered and likely voters. But for every day Trump cannot directly speak to those key voters, his edge is threatened.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Trump limited by appearing in Manhattan court, he is busy fighting off a handful of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/this-week-in-lawfare-land\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other lawfare cases<\/a> brought in D.C., Georgia, Florida, and New York by state and local partisans as well as the Biden Justice Department. His legal defense is a massive drain on finances as well as time \u2014 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuesday-afternoon-update-shooting-at-d-c-funeral-home-classified-docs-update-trump-has-more-legal-drama\/\" title=\"Tuesday Afternoon Update: Shooting At D.C. Funeral Home, Classified Docs Update, Trump Has More Legal Drama\">civil case brought<\/a> by New York Attorney General Letitia James, Trump is appealing a $454 million penalty. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, his opponent is not only free to campaign, but he\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/16\/biden-fundraises-off-lawfare-circus-after-taunting-trump-for-being-stuck-in-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fundraising<\/a> off the lawfare by taunting Trump. President Joe Biden, in finally agreeing to debate Trump, mocked Trump\u2019s limited availability \u2014 limits which are a direct result of the weaponization of the justice system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo let\u2019s pick the dates [for the debate], Donald,\u201d Biden said in a 14-second video. \u201cI hear you\u2019re free on Wednesdays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing humorous about Democrats\u2019 campaign strategy of attempting to jail their top political opponent. While Biden is making light of it, other members of his party are accidentally saying the quiet part out loud, acknowledging the lawfare is election interference.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Democrat NY Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expressed satisfaction with the Manhattan legal battle against ex-President Trump, stating it successfully hinders his campaign efforts. Outside Capitol Hill, she noted Trump&#8217;s rally in the South Bronx, emphasizing the impact of the case on his activities in the blue Empire State<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":2250508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-1.29.51-PM-e1716399322162-1024x576.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2250507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-22-at-1.29.51-PM-e1716399322162-1024x576.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2250507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2250507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2250508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2250507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2250507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2250507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}