Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open
5 years, 9 months ago

Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Trump will let Attorney General William Barr decide whether the special counsel’s Russia report should be publicly released, though she adds that “he’s more than happy for any of this stuff to come out.” Trump cheered the Sunday outcome but also laid bare his resentment after two years of investigations that have shadowed his administration. Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, said Congress needs to hear from Barr about his decision and see “all the underlying evidence.” He said on Twitter, “DOJ owes the public more than just a brief synopsis and decision not to go any further in their work.” Barr said that Mueller “thoroughly” investigated the question of whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia’s election interference, issuing more than 2,800 subpoenas, obtaining nearly 500 search warrants and interviewing 500 witnesses. Barr said Mueller also catalogued the president’s actions including “many” that took place in “public view,” a possible nod to Trump’s public attacks on investigators and witnesses.

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'Not learned the lessons': Robert Mueller gives warning out about election interference
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Not learned the lessons': Robert Mueller gives warning out about election interference

Raw Story  

There have been several books published about the work done by former special counsel Robert Mueller and his team in the years-long investigation into 2016 election interference by foreign sources — and Donald Trump's part in it. “Americans have not learned the lessons of Russia’s attack on our democracy in 2016,” Mueller writes for the forthcoming book "Interference: The Inside …

Republicans Join Trump's Attacks On Justice System And Campaign Of Vengeance After Guilty Verdict
7 months, 1 week ago

Republicans Join Trump's Attacks On Justice System And Campaign Of Vengeance After Guilty Verdict

Huff Post  

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy listen as former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives to attend his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 14, 2024. And those Republicans who expressed doubts about Trump’s …

Prosecutor says Trump tried 'to hoodwink voters' while defence attacks key witness in last arguments
7 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutor says Trump tried 'to hoodwink voters' while defence attacks key witness in last arguments

The Hindu  

Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy “to hoodwink voters” in 2016, a prosecutor told jurors on May 28 during closing arguments in the former President’s hush money trial, while a defence lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time” and pressed the panel for an across-the-board acquittal. Mr. Blanche, who spoke first, sought to downplay the …

Trump prosecutor’s closing arguments focus on ‘cover-up’ while defense attacks key witness
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump prosecutor’s closing arguments focus on ‘cover-up’ while defense attacks key witness

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks following the day’s proceedings in his criminal trial in Manhattan Criminal Court last week. Donald Trump engaged in “a conspiracy and a cover-up,” a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday in the former president’s hush money trial, while a defense lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time” and pressed the …

Michael Cohen was Trump’s consummate inside man. Now, friends say he’s at risk
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Michael Cohen was Trump’s consummate inside man. Now, friends say he’s at risk

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “His family and Michael are still under risk …

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling As Trump's Hush Money Trial Enters Final Stretch

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s hush money trial is heading into the final stretch, with prosecutors’ last and star witness back on the stand Monday for more grilling before the former president’s lawyers get their chance to put on a case. The landmark trial will kick back off in Manhattan with more defense cross-examination of former Trump …

Cohen faces more cross-examination as Trump’s trial enters final stretch
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Cohen faces more cross-examination as Trump’s trial enters final stretch

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump’s former lawyer is the prosecution’s last witness in the ex-president’s hush-money trial in New York. Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen faces another day of cross-examination, as the ex-United States president’s hush-money trial enters the final stretch this week in New York. The landmark trial kicks back off in Manhattan on Monday morning with more defence questioning of …

Donald Trump's lawyer shouts Michael Cohen's testimony ‘was a lie!’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump's lawyer shouts Michael Cohen's testimony ‘was a lie!’

Hindustan Times  

On Thursday, Counsel for Donald Trump strenuously objected to the prosecution and accused the lynchpin witness, Michael Cohen, of being untruthful repeatedly. Trump’s former attorney and “fixer”, Cohen, found himself under intense scrutiny as he recounted a direct conversation with the former president about the payment to pornstar Stormy Daniels. Blanche was quick to counter, raising his voice and slamming …

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

Hindustan Times  

With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies Thursday as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness' pivotal testimony. Michael Cohen is asked about taking an oath as he is cross-examined by defense lawyer Todd Blanche during former …

Michael Cohen pressed on crimes and lies at Trump's hush money trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen pressed on crimes and lies at Trump's hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers accused the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial of lying to jurors, portraying Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen on Thursday as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars. As Trump looked on, defense attorney Todd Blanche pressed Cohen for hours with questions that focused as …

Michael Cohen is pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump trial witness
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen is pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump trial witness

LA Times  

Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court on Thursday. With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies Thursday as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness’ pivotal testimony. Gaetz later posted a …

Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday’s Trump hush money trial takeaways
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday’s Trump hush money trial takeaways

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s attorneys started grilling prosecutors’ star witness in his hush money trial Tuesday, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar who’s determined to see the former president behind bars. Cohen told Hoffinger he did not dispute the facts of his guilty plea, but that he didn’t think he should’ve been charged with a crime …

Trump's defense lawyer frustrated by Michael Cohen on cross-examination: onlookers
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's defense lawyer frustrated by Michael Cohen on cross-examination: onlookers

Raw Story  

From inside the courtroom on the 17th day of Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan, his lawyers tried to get under ex-lawyer Michael Cohen's skin. From inside the courtroom, MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin, host Chris Hayes and producers told hosts back in the studio what was going on. Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, mentioned leaks that Cohen made to …

Donald Trump's former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen blew the former president's defence on the first day of hush-money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Donald Trump's former ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen blew the former president's defence on the first day of hush-money trial

Hindustan Times  

On Monday, former US President Donald Trump's “fixer”, Michael Cohen, took a stand in a New York court, and he has created a big gap in the legal defence of the former president. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness in the former president's criminal trial, testified Monday that he lied and bullied for his former …

Michael Cohen resumes testimony in Trump hush-money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Michael Cohen resumes testimony in Trump hush-money trial

Al Jazeera  

Trump’s former lawyer set to face tough cross-examination after testifying ex-president took part in hush-money scheme. Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has continued to testify in a New York City courtroom, a day after he accused the ex-United States president of taking part in a scheme to suppress negative media coverage before the 2016 elections. Cohen, the prosecution’s star …

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Michael Cohen implicates Donald Trump in testimony at hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign, his former lawyer said Monday in matter-of-fact testimony that went to the heart of the former president’s hush money trial. “Everything required Mr. Trump’s sign-off,” said Michael Cohen, Trump’s fixer-turned-foe and the prosecution’s star …

Column: Michael Cohen started testifying against Trump. Here’s what prosecutors need from him
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: Michael Cohen started testifying against Trump. Here’s what prosecutors need from him

LA Times  

Michael Cohen, perhaps the most anticipated trial witness in modern memory, took the stand Monday morning in the Manhattan district attorney’s hush money prosecution of Donald Trump. In the early hours of his testimony, the former Trump attorney covered the National Enquirer’s alleged agreement to “catch and kill” stories that might damage the then-candidate, which like much of Cohen’s expected …

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Star witness Cohen testifies against Trump in hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Former Trump lawyer’s testimony is key in ex-president’s criminal prosecution, six months before US election. The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Michael Cohen, has accused the former United States president of taking part in a scheme to suppress negative media coverage before the 2016 election. Cohen also testified about his role in arranging hush money payments …

Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. As Trump’s trial opened, prosecutors took pains to portray Cohen as just one piece of their evidence against Trump, telling jurors that corroboration would come via other witnesses, documents and the ex-president’s own recorded words. Other witnesses have testified about the hush money dealings, but Cohen …

Inside the Trump Crime Syndicate and MAGA kitchen cabinet of knaves and rogues
8 months ago

Inside the Trump Crime Syndicate and MAGA kitchen cabinet of knaves and rogues

Raw Story  

Before Donald Trump criminalized the White House, Republican Party and perhaps the Supreme Court, he was the CEO of the Trump Organization — a fraudster, racketeer and patriarchal Boss of a family owned and operated criminal enterprise. All of these criminal indictments for election interference like Trump’s indictments are “ basically telling the same story of corruption and venality” except …

Witness testimony continues in Trump’s New York hush money trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Witness testimony continues in Trump’s New York hush money trial

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump’s defence team has sought to discredit a key witness in the former United States president’s New York trial over a hush-money payment made to an adult film star. Trump’s lawyers on Friday questioned former tabloid publisher David Pecker, who has detailed how he entered into a deal with Trump to “catch and kill” negative stories to try to …

Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial, Week 2: Live Updates
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial, Week 2: Live Updates

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial has wrapped up its second week. Trump, the first former president to be tried on criminal charges, is facing 34 counts connected to his alleged attempts to hide $130,000 in hush money payments made in 2016 to conceal claims of an extramarital affair with adult film actor Stormy Daniels. Follow along …

Ex-Prosecutor Spots A Big 'Oops' In Trump's Likely Legal Defense
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Prosecutor Spots A Big 'Oops' In Trump's Likely Legal Defense

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann on Sunday suggested Donald Trump will contradict himself with a defense in his hush money trial. “Oops,” Weissmann wrote on X of what he predicted would be a faux pas from the presumptive GOP nominee’s legal team. He said: “Trump’s latest defense, which we will see at trial I’m sure, that the …

Trump defence team sets out its strategy on eve of opening statements in hush money trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump defence team sets out its strategy on eve of opening statements in hush money trial

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A member of Donald Trump’s legal team divulged the defence’s …

Trump demands jury be told not to link Michael Cohen's guilty plea to him
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump demands jury be told not to link Michael Cohen's guilty plea to him

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attorneys want his jury to get a disclaimer when they hear Michael Cohen's upcoming testimony in the election interference case involving an alleged hush money scheme. Lawfare managing editor Tyler McBrien revealed a filing from Trump's team that involves his former lawyer's 2018 guilty plea and imprisonment for campaign finance violations and other charges. Read Also: Weisselberg may …

Judge delays Trump’s hush-money criminal trial until mid-April, citing last-minute evidence dump
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge delays Trump’s hush-money criminal trial until mid-April, citing last-minute evidence dump

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal trial was delayed Friday until at least mid-April as the judge seeks answers about a last-minute evidence dump that the former president’s lawyers said has hampered their ability to prepare their defense. Trump’s lawyers said they have received tens of thousands of pages of evidence in the last two weeks from …

Trump allies demand criminal probe of Michael Cohen after trial testimony: report
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump allies demand criminal probe of Michael Cohen after trial testimony: report

Raw Story  

Two House allies of former President Donald Trump called on Attorney General Merrick Garland Tuesday to launch a criminal probe into Michael Cohen after he testified against his former boss in the New York fraud trial, according to a new report. House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Turner demanded Garland investigate Cohen …

Lawyers tried to discredit Michael Cohen — but now Trump wants to claim he told the truth
1 year, 2 months ago

Lawyers tried to discredit Michael Cohen — but now Trump wants to claim he told the truth

Raw Story  

Donald Trump finally revealed what Michael Cohen said that made him think he was declared "innocent" during his New York fraud trial this week. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump ranted against Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron, two of his top foes, whom he has called everything from "crazy" to "racist." There's just one problem …

Fraud trial | Michael Cohen testifies against Trump, who calls him 'proven liar'
1 year, 2 months ago

Fraud trial | Michael Cohen testifies against Trump, who calls him 'proven liar'

The Hindu  

In a courtroom showdown five years in the making, Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen testified Tuesday that he worked to boost the supposed value of the former U.S. president's assets to “whatever number Trump told us to." “I was tasked by Mr. Trump to increase the total assets, based upon a number that he arbitrarily elected,” Mr. Cohen testified, saying …

Michael Cohen confesses to helping Trump inflate assets in fraud trial
1 year, 2 months ago

Michael Cohen confesses to helping Trump inflate assets in fraud trial

Raw Story  

Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen took the stand on Tuesday in the Trump Organization fraud trial that will decide the fate of the company. "I was asked to handle a few other matters for Mr. Trump, which also resolved successfully," said Cohen, according to Klasfeld. Trump if it was necessary.” He explained that McConnery did “all of the bookkeeping.” …

Trump could get third obstruction charge in classified documents case: Former FBI counsel
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump could get third obstruction charge in classified documents case: Former FBI counsel

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is now vulnerable to a third charge of obstruction of justice in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, argued former FBI general counsel and senior prosecutor to special counsel Robert Mueller, Andrew Weissmann on Monday's edition of MSNBC's "Deadline: White House." This comes amid new reporting that Molly Michael, a longtime assistant to Trump, alleges she was …

Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges That He Tried to Overturn 2020 Election
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges That He Tried to Overturn 2020 Election

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately failed attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power. Trump appeared before a magistrate judge in Washington's federal courthouse two days after …

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to election conspiracy charges
1 year, 5 months ago

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to election conspiracy charges

Firstpost  

Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election and defraud the American people Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election and defraud the American people. “Not guilty,” Trump said …

Trump pleads not guilty in Washington, DC, to 2020 election charges
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump pleads not guilty in Washington, DC, to 2020 election charges

Al Jazeera  

Former United States President Donald Trump has appeared in a Washington, DC, courtroom on Thursday to face charges that he led a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election, culminating in an attack on the seat of American democracy. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, walked into court just before 4pm Eastern US time for his arraignment, …

Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election

NPR  

Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges that he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Enlarge this image toggle caption Dana Verkouteren/AP Dana Verkouteren/AP Trump, the …

Prosecutors may be aiming for quick Trump trial by not naming alleged conspirators, experts say
1 year, 5 months ago

Prosecutors may be aiming for quick Trump trial by not naming alleged conspirators, experts say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — By not naming or charging six alleged co-conspirators in the indictment this week of former President Donald Trump, federal prosecutors may be signaling their desire to expeditiously put the Republican presidential front-runner on trial for seeking to overturn the 2020 election. — “Co-Conspirator 3,” attorney Sidney Powell, pushed election conspiracies that even Trump privately conceded sounded “crazy,” the …

Trump lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubious
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubious

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s legal team is characterizing his indictment in the special counsel’s 2020 election interference investigation as an attack on the former president’s right to free speech. Those efforts, prosecutors wrote in the indictment, amounted to a disruption of a “bedrock function of the United States federal government: the nation’s process of collecting, counting, and certifying the results …

Explained: The charges looming over Donald Trump in US 2020 election probe
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained: The charges looming over Donald Trump in US 2020 election probe

Firstpost  

Former US president Donald Trump faces a slew of potential charges in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. A letter reportedly listed three federal criminal statutes: conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction of an official procedure, and deprivation of rights Donald Trump, who has already indicted and pleaded not guilty for hoarding confidential documents and paying out hush …

Trump pleads not guilty to mishandling US secrets, blames 'corrupt sitting president' for his prosecution
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump pleads not guilty to mishandling US secrets, blames 'corrupt sitting president' for his prosecution

Firstpost  

Donald Trump on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to 37 charges of mishandling some of the US government’s most sensitive secrets, an indictment that made him the first former US president to be federally prosecuted. “A corrupt sitting president had his top political opponent arrested on fake and fabricated charges - of which he and numerous other presidents would be guilty …

Trump pleads not guilty to charges in U.S. classified documents case
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump pleads not guilty to charges in U.S. classified documents case

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal criminal charges that he unlawfully kept classified documents when he left office and lied to officials who sought to recover them. During a stop at Versailles, a Cuban restaurant, after the hearing, Mr. Trump told supporters that the United States was “rigged,” “corrupt” and “in decline.” “We’ve got …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump charged in classified documents probe
1 year, 7 months ago

Former U.S. President Donald Trump charged in classified documents probe

The Hindu  

Former United States President Donald Trump has said that he has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House. Read Editorial | Misplaced secrets: On U.S. President Joe Biden’s legal …

Trump's Russia ties: Was Mueller probe worth the price? Durham's investigation clears Trump and questions FBI
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump's Russia ties: Was Mueller probe worth the price? Durham's investigation clears Trump and questions FBI

Hindustan Times  

The high-profile investigations into potential Russian interference in Donald Trump's 2016 US Presidential campaign, led by special counsels Robert Mueller and John Durham, have finally drawn to a close. John Durham, appointed by Attorney General William Barr, has investigated potential misconduct in the origins of the Mueller's probe into the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russian interference in the 2016 …

Former US president Donald Trump indicted over hush-money payments made to porn star ahead of 2016 election
1 year, 9 months ago

Former US president Donald Trump indicted over hush-money payments made to porn star ahead of 2016 election

ABC  

A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, his lawyers have said. Key points: No former or sitting US president has ever faced criminal charges US media reports lawyers for Donald Trump say he will turn himself in next week …

Who’s who in the Trump hush-money investigation
1 year, 9 months ago

Who’s who in the Trump hush-money investigation

Al Jazeera  

A look at the key figures at the centre of former US President Donald Trump’s New York criminal case. After weeks of speculation, a New York grand jury voted on Thursday to indict Trump, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, making him the first former president to face criminal prosecution in US history. But the Manhattan district attorney’s office …

Donald Trump indicted over hush money by a Manhattan grand jury; 1st ex-President charged with crime
1 year, 9 months ago

Donald Trump indicted over hush money by a Manhattan grand jury; 1st ex-President charged with crime

The Hindu  

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, prosecutors and defence lawyers said on March 31, making him the first former U.S. President to face a criminal charge and jolting his bid to retake the White House next year. A spokesman for the Manhattan district attorney’s office confirmed the indictment and said prosecutors had reached out to Mr. …

In Trump probe, key witness returns, no indictment vote yet
1 year, 9 months ago

In Trump probe, key witness returns, no indictment vote yet

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A pivotal figure in the hush money payment investigation of Donald Trump returned on Monday to the building where a grand jury has been meeting for months, a repeat appearance suggesting his testimony could be key as prosecutors push toward potential criminal charges. David Pecker, a longtime Trump friend and the former chief executive of the parent …

Trump should have known his attorney-client privilege claim was going nowhere. Here's why
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump should have known his attorney-client privilege claim was going nowhere. Here's why

Raw Story  

Some legal experts expressed surprise Wednesday after a federal appeals court ruled that an attorney representing Donald Trump in the classified documents case must provide notes, transcripts and other evidence to prosecutors, but the former president should have seen it coming. That’s according to former FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann, who said that a 2017 ruling involving Trump’s former campaign …

Trump: 'There cannot have been a more damaged or less credible witness' than my former lawyer
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump: 'There cannot have been a more damaged or less credible witness' than my former lawyer

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Tuesday warned prosecutors in Manhattan against relying on the man who for years was employed as the former president's personal attorney. Writing on his Truth Social platform, the former president attacked the credibility of former "fixer" Michael Cohen, who is a central witness in a potential criminal case involving hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest
1 year, 9 months ago

Former U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he will be arrested March 21, 2023 as a New York prosecutor is eyeing charges in a case examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former President. Mr. Trump said in a post on his Truth Social network early on March 18 that …

Here's how prosecutors could turn the allegations against Trump into felonies
1 year, 9 months ago

Here's how prosecutors could turn the allegations against Trump into felonies

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer, sat before the grand jury on Monday detailing the specifics around the payoffs to adult film star Stormy Daniels. "What I did, each and every time, is go straight into Mr. Trump's office and discuss the issue with him," Cohen testified. "That's going to be really strong evidence because there was no legal work …

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