Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) has waged several successful legal efforts against the Biden administration and continues to do battle against government overreach. However, his office’s recent effort to intercede regarding the New York criminal case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg against former President Donald Trump has met with rejection.
On July 3, Bailey’s office filed a motion for leave to file a “bill of complaint” against the State of New York in the United States Supreme Court. In the motion, Missouri sought a temporary stay of the gag order and sentencing in Trump’s case in the run-up to the election.
Missouri seeks modest relief: a stay of New York’s gag order and impending sentence against Donald J. Trump during the 2024 Presidential election season so Missourians can participate in the election free from New York’s exercise of…
