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Former President Donald Trump's legal team says it will oppose federal prosecutors' requests to limit the information it can share with the public about the indictment against him.
The case appears to be getting tougher as global reactions to Mr. Trump's legal challenges are slow.
VOA correspondent Veronica Iglesias spoke with political analysts about the reasons for this.
Former President Donald Trump, who is running for office again, called the latest lawsuit against him "a sham" during a rally with supporters in Columbia, South Carolina.
Last week he appeared in court on charges of conspiring to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, which he lost.
The prosecution will have a hard time proving that, Mr. Trump's lawyer, John Lauro, said on ABC's "This Week."
"They will never be able to prove whether he was acting dishonestly, whether he was committing a crime" knowingly, he said.
After an online post by Mr. Trump that appeared to threaten retaliation against anyone who goes after him, prosecutors asked a federal judge to limit what information he and his team can share with the public about the case.
The legal team has until Monday to respond. Attorney John Lauro commented on the matter on CNN.
"The press and the American people in a time of campaign have a right to know what the evidence is in this case. Since the evidence cannot be protected otherwise, we will object to it," former President Trump's lawyer said.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, one of the presidential candidates in next year's elections, may be called to testify in court.
He explained on CNN why he rejected requests from Mr. Trump's lawyers to overturn the 2020 election.
"No vice president, or anyone else, should ever have the right to define the American president. The presidency belongs to the American people and only the American people," he said.
Global reactions to Mr Trump's legal challenges have been slow.
University of Washington political science professor James Long says he's not surprised.
"Certain leaders in certain countries have received the wrong message from Mr. Trump's behavior. "For now, they're probably being smart, staying quiet and waiting to see what happens while they continue to try to have good diplomatic relations with the United States," he says .
Although people outside the United States may be tired of hearing about the issue, or think it's not a problem that affects them, the latest indictment of Mr. Trump should be taken seriously, says Kathryn Sikkink, an international relations expert. at Harvard University.
"If you don't have democracy or democracy is weak, human rights are endangered. "I believe that in the long term, if this issue is handled well in the United States, other countries will pay attention," she says.
According to her, this issue can serve as an example of how the United States is able to overcome internal problems, through the law./ VOA
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