Trump's legal adviser Boris Epshteyn next to appear before special counsel's grand jury: report
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump's legal adviser Boris Epshteyn next to appear before special counsel's grand jury: report

Raw Story  

A longtime adviser to Donald Trump, Boris Epshteyn, was sitting at the lawyer's table after his boss was booked in the Manhattan court. Epshteyn continues to assist the president in coordinating the legal efforts, including battling against the witch hunts by the deranged, radical Jack Smith and the weaponized, woke Department of Justice,” said Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung, according to the Times. "Boris Epshteyn will still work for Trump and is viewed as one of his most trusted confidants, but he is unlikely to continue to work directly with some of the outside counsel handling the pair of criminal probes into Trump’s possible mishandling of classified documents at his Florida home and key aspects of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack probe, according to these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private deliberations by his legal team," the Post said. Epshteyn was forced to hand over his cell phone to federal agents last year for the investigations into Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

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Judge in Trump documents case temporarily blocks release of special counsel report
Top News
2 days, 20 hours ago

Judge in Trump documents case temporarily blocks release of special counsel report

India Today  

WASHINGTON: A federal judge has temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon made the ruling Tuesday, the morning after an emergency request by defense lawyers to stop the Justice Department from making the report public — a step …

Jack Smith did all he could to 'preserve' this 'possibility': Ex-federal prosecutor
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1 month, 1 week ago

Jack Smith did all he could to 'preserve' this 'possibility': Ex-federal prosecutor

Raw Story  

Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade believes special counsel Jack Smith's move to dismiss Donald Trump's 2020 election interference and classified documents cases on Monday "could be an effort to keep the cases alive in the long term," she writes in a Tuesday op-ed for MSNBC. "By dismissing the cases now on his own terms, Smith blocks Trump’s attorney general from …

Explained: All cases against US President-elect Donald Trump and where they stand
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Explained: All cases against US President-elect Donald Trump and where they stand

Firstpost  

On Monday, Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to drop two cases against US President-elect Donald Trump. From the January 6 election interference case to the Georgia election trial, let’s take a look at the cases against Trump and their status President-elect Donald Trump took to Truth Social to crow about the development. Let’s take a closer look: January 6 election …

Trump transition team suggests sidelining top advisor over pay-to-play allegations
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump transition team suggests sidelining top advisor over pay-to-play allegations

LA Times  

Boris Epshteyn, an advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, attends Trump’s criminal trial in New York in May. “As is standard practice, a broad review of the campaign’s consulting agreements has been conducted and completed, including as to Boris, among others,” said Steven Cheung, Trump communications director. “We are now moving ahead together as a team.” Veterans of other presidential campaigns …

Trump insider investigated for allegedly demanding cash for access to president-elect
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump insider investigated for allegedly demanding cash for access to president-elect

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attorneys have opened an investigation into longtime Trump aide and GOP legal strategist Boris Epshteyn over allegations he personally profited by selling access to Trump's inner circle, CNN reported on Monday. The investigation "has probed multiple instances of Epshteyn allegedly requesting payment in exchange for promoting candidates for administration positions or offering to connect individuals with people in …

Despite Trump's election, Jack Smith has one more job to do
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Despite Trump's election, Jack Smith has one more job to do

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith arriving at a news conference to speak about the indictment of former President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 case last year. … After the thing is done, no evidence ever remains.” That is the state of affairs Donald Trump would like to produce with respect to the federal cases against him, which special counsel Jack …

Special counsel Jack Smith plans to wind down work and resign before Trump takes office, report says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Special counsel Jack Smith plans to wind down work and resign before Trump takes office, report says

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 Special counsel Jack Smith intends to wind down his work …

'No legal impediment' to Trump being sentenced in hush money case: ex-prosecutor
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2 months ago

'No legal impediment' to Trump being sentenced in hush money case: ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is set to be sentenced in New York on Nov. 26, and legal analysts wonder how Judge Juan Merchan will proceed. Just a few weeks ago, one group of legal experts on the "Jack" podcast suggested that Merchan could issue a jail sentence but suspend it until Trump leaves office. Legal analyst Harry Litman told MSNBC on Thursday …

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
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2 months ago

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

The Independent  

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Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win
2 months ago

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before the president-elect takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. But Trump’s election defeat of Kamala Harris means that the Justice Department believes he …

Special Counsel Jack Smith taking steps to wind down federal cases against Trump
2 months ago

Special Counsel Jack Smith taking steps to wind down federal cases against Trump

NPR  

Special Counsel Jack Smith taking steps to wind down federal cases against Trump toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Donald Trump started this year fighting two federal prosecutions that threatened to send him to prison. With his resounding victory at the polls, and a longstanding Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president, the key question is not if, but when, …

Trump trials: The former president's comments about Jack Smith are getting increasingly unhinged.
55 years ago

Trump trials: The former president's comments about Jack Smith are getting increasingly unhinged.

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. Meanwhile, the former president’s attorneys were busy filing a new motion to dismiss Smith’s election interference case, using the same argument that successfully killed the classified documents case. Jack Smith should be considered mentally deranged and he should …

Trump says he would fire ‘mean’ special counsel Jack Smith ‘within seconds’ of taking office
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump says he would fire ‘mean’ special counsel Jack Smith ‘within seconds’ of taking office

The Independent  

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Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing
3 months, 1 week ago

Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing

CNN  

CNN — Federal prosecutors laid out their most extensive case to date against former President Donald Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election in a sweeping legal brief that was unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge who is weighing the explosive criminal charges against him. “He extensively used private actors and his campaign infrastructure to attempt to overturn …

Revealed: Jack Smith's new Trump evidence could reach the public before election
3 months, 1 week ago

Revealed: Jack Smith's new Trump evidence could reach the public before election

Raw Story  

New evidence in former President Donald Trump's criminal election interference case could be revealed to the public as soon as mid-October, according to a new analysis of court records. Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday filed an order setting the timetable for Trump's attorneys to object to any new information revealed in a 180-page summary of Smith's case filed under seal …

Trump trials: Trump's lawyers just won't take no for an answer in the Jan. 6 case.
55 years ago

Trump trials: Trump's lawyers just won't take no for an answer in the Jan. 6 case.

Slate  

Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case—but there’s a lengthy appeals process ahead. Last week, Trump’s defense filed more court documents seeking to dismiss the election interference case and stall the classified documents appeals process. Trump Pushes to Dismiss the Jan. 6 Case In a court filing that was meant to …

Trump’s lawyers demand that congressional Republicans oversee Jack Smith cases
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s lawyers demand that congressional Republicans oversee Jack Smith cases

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyers are in a Florida courtroom Monday as they continue to battle against special counsel Jack Smith in the documents theft case. Read Also: A criminologist explains why Judge Cannon must step away from Trump trial immediately "Trump’s overarching effort to declare Smith unconstitutionally appointed remains a longshot," Just Security fellow Adam Klasfeld wrote after the morning session. …

Trump judge presses his attorneys on ‘shadow government’ claims in Jack Smith hearing
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump judge presses his attorneys on ‘shadow government’ claims in Jack Smith hearing

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. On Friday, Trump’s attorneys and his allies argued that Smith — who brought federal …

Keeping Up With the Trump Trials: Bad News for Jack Smith’s Election Interference Case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Keeping Up With the Trump Trials: Bad News for Jack Smith’s Election Interference Case

Slate  

Keeping up with Donald Trump’s court schedule is a dizzying task, since he faces two federal trials, a criminal trial in Georgia, and two separate civil and criminal trials in New York. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court seemed skeptical of the Department of Justice’s legal strategy for charging hundreds of defendants who participated in the violent insurrection at the Capitol—and their …

'Have a seat': Judge shuts down Trump's adviser Boris Epshteyn as he tries to speak
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Have a seat': Judge shuts down Trump's adviser Boris Epshteyn as he tries to speak

Raw Story  

Longtime Donald Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn tried to speak out in the defamation trial brought by author E. Jean Carroll on Tuesday. Politico legal reporter Eric Orden captured the moment on social media, quoting Judge Lewis Kaplan as he asked Epshteyn, "Are you a member of the bar of this court?" In September, three sources with information about the departure …

Trump trial update: The fate of Jack Smith’s election case is in limbo.
1 year ago

Trump trial update: The fate of Jack Smith’s election case is in limbo.

Slate  

Keeping up with Donald Trump’s court schedule is a dizzying task, since he faces two federal trials, a criminal trial in Georgia, and two separate civil and criminal trials in New York. Jack Smith’s Election Interference Case Is on Pause The Supreme Court is also considering whether to weigh in on Trump’s presidential immunity appeal. Trump was expected to testify …

Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted
1 year ago

Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. Underscoring the urgency for prosecutors in securing a quick resolution that can push the case forward, Smith and his team wrote: “It is …

Special counsel Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted
1 year ago

Special counsel Jack Smith asks Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted

LA Times  

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media in August about an indictment of former President Trump. Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. Underscoring the urgency for prosecutors in securing a quick …

Ex-DOJ Official Predicts More Indictments In Trump Election Subversion Case
1 year, 3 months ago

Ex-DOJ Official Predicts More Indictments In Trump Election Subversion Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Washington, D.C., grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s bid to flip the 2020 election result will reportedly meet again this week, and a former Department of Justice official doesn’t think it will bring good news for the former president. On Sunday, MSNBC’s Jen Psaki asked former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal if he thought more indictments were …

Donald Trump's lawyers call on federal judge to overrule Special Counsel Jack Smith and DELAY his 2020 election interference trial until 2026 - AFTER he has chance to run for president again
1 year, 4 months ago

Donald Trump's lawyers call on federal judge to overrule Special Counsel Jack Smith and DELAY his 2020 election interference trial until 2026 - AFTER he has chance to run for president again

Daily Mail  

Attorneys for former US President Donald Trump have requested an April 2026 trial date for the federal election interference case, new filings show. Donald Trump on Monday was indicted on state charges, filed by a district attorney in Georgia, relating to interference in the 2020 election Fani Willis is seen on Monday night announcing the charges against the 19 accused …

Trump adviser accused of molesting women at Arizona nightclub: report
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump adviser accused of molesting women at Arizona nightclub: report

Raw Story  

A woman accused Donald Trump's special adviser Boris Epshteyn of repeatedly groping her and her sister at an Arizona nightclub in 2021, AZCentral reported. He kind of cornered her and grabbed her and is just making her super uncomfortable,” a 27-year-old woman told police, body camera footage reviewed by AZCentral shows. “Touching her chest, touching her hips, touching her crotch,” …

Trump aide who spent Jan. 6 with former president to appear before grand jury
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump aide who spent Jan. 6 with former president to appear before grand jury

Raw Story  

An aide who spent much of Jan. 6, 2021, with Donald Trump will testify again before a federal grand jury. The grand jury considering charges against the former president will hear new testimony Thursday from former White House aide William Russell, who now works for Trump's presidential campaign, as part of an ongoing investigation of the U.S. Capitol riot and …

Ex-Prosecutor Sends Trump A Stark Warning About Jack Smith
1 year, 6 months ago

Ex-Prosecutor Sends Trump A Stark Warning About Jack Smith

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Glenn Kirschner on Saturday said it seems like special counsel Jack Smith “still has a good bit of investigating to go” in his probe into former President Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents. MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart asked Kirschner, a former U.S. Army prosecutor and current legal analyst for the network, what he made of a New …

'Boris is a moron': Former Trump lawyer trashes latest 'quarterback' of ex-president's legal strategy
1 year, 6 months ago

'Boris is a moron': Former Trump lawyer trashes latest 'quarterback' of ex-president's legal strategy

Raw Story  

Former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen immediately laughed when MSNBC host Katie Phang brought up Boris Epshteyn, a member of the twice-indicted former president's inner circle on Sunday morning -- and then proceeded to trash his former colleague. Discussing the turnover amongst Trump's lawyers as he faces a slew of indictments and civil suits, Phang brought up Epshteyn, stating, "Boris …

Prosecutors are prepared to hit Trump and his allies with new charges, sources say
1 year, 6 months ago

Prosecutors are prepared to hit Trump and his allies with new charges, sources say

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. Mr Giuliani, whose law license was suspended in …

Trump lawyers ask DOJ not to indict during meeting: report
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump lawyers ask DOJ not to indict during meeting: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attorneys met with the Department of Justice to argue against a possible indictment. The meeting Monday suggested that special counsel Jack Smith had nearly completed his investigation into Trump's mishandling of classified documents, although sources familiar with the probe say the special counsel has broadened his investigation of possible White House involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection, reported …

Infighting Trump lawyers plotted 'murder-suicide pact': report
1 year, 7 months ago

Infighting Trump lawyers plotted 'murder-suicide pact': report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's defense lawyers reportedly engaged in a "murder-suicide pact" to protect themselves, much as top Justice Department officials allegedly had as he attempted to overturn his 2020 election loss. The former president's legal team in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case have been embroiled in interpersonal conflict for months, and the bitterness and mistrust toward co-counsel and Trump adviser Boris …

Former federal prosecutor cites the real reason Trump can't stop attacking special counsel Jack Smith
1 year, 7 months ago

Former federal prosecutor cites the real reason Trump can't stop attacking special counsel Jack Smith

Raw Story  

Former federal prosecutor Robert Katzberg, who does commentary for Slate told the site that former President Donald Trump has a serious problem controlling himself. Still, Trump has gone on a spree over the past several months, alluding to special counsel Jack Smith being a partisan hack. He attacked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg a “degenerate psychopath that truly hates the …

Trump lawyer's testimony likely seals the deal for indictment in docs case: legal expert
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump lawyer's testimony likely seals the deal for indictment in docs case: legal expert

Raw Story  

The testimony of Donald Trump’s lawyer on Friday before a federal grand jury likely seals the deal for an indictment in the classified documents case, a former top law enforcement official told CNN. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said that from an investigative standpoint, Evan Corcoran’s testimony was “icing on the cake” for special counsel Jack Smith. Corcoran was …

Trump’s top ‘gatekeeper’ facing legal peril on multiple fronts: report​
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump’s top ‘gatekeeper’ facing legal peril on multiple fronts: report​

Raw Story  

One of Donald Trump’s fiercest defenders is now facing legal troubles of his own in connection with his work for the former president. Boris Epshteyn, a top Trump advisor who describes himself as the former president’s “in-house” counsel, has attracted the attention of prosecutors in multiple investigations, The New York Times reports. "Epshteyn’s legal role with Mr. Trump, while less …

'That could be killer': Ex-prosecutor predicts Trump’s lawyers will likely be forced to reveal details in court
1 year, 10 months ago

'That could be killer': Ex-prosecutor predicts Trump’s lawyers will likely be forced to reveal details in court

Raw Story  

It was reported this week that special counsel Jack Smith is asking the judge in Donald Trump's documents case to allow the crime-fraud exception in some of the attorney-client privileges or a kind of umbrella privilege called "common-interest privilege." IN OTHER NEWS: Ted Cruz walloped after claiming Dems ‘too embarrassed’ to show up to nomination hearing "I think that's the …

DOJ using 'crime-fraud exception' to compel Trump allies to testify: report
1 year, 10 months ago

DOJ using 'crime-fraud exception' to compel Trump allies to testify: report

Raw Story  

In a New York Times report Tuesday that special counsel Jack Smith is taking the approach to force allies of Donald Trump to testify before his investigations. Former Vice President Mike Pence can't use any privilege options to save himself from "snitching" on Trump because he's already written about his experience and detailed information that would fall under executive privilege. …

Where in the World Is Trump’s Special Counsel?
1 year, 11 months ago

Where in the World Is Trump’s Special Counsel?

Slate  

Back in November, when the Department of Justice appointed special prosecutor Jack Smith to investigate the classified documents found at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and office, the news came with an unusual detail: Smith would be working remotely from the Netherlands, where he had been working as a war crimes prosecutor at The Hague. Smith has his work …

The Special Counsel Investigating Trump Is Wasting No Time
2 years ago

The Special Counsel Investigating Trump Is Wasting No Time

Slate  

Shortly after the Justice Department announced Jack Smith as its special counsel to investigate former President Donald Trump on several fronts, many observers, including at Slate, reasonably worried that the appointment would unnecessarily delay the DOJ’s ongoing investigations—possibly by months or even years. First, on Dec. 2, Trump’s White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his chief deputy, Patrick Philbin, testified …

Special counsel Jack Smith is wasting no time 'building a case' against Trump: CNN analyst
2 years ago

Special counsel Jack Smith is wasting no time 'building a case' against Trump: CNN analyst

Raw Story  

On Monday's edition of CNN's "The Situation Room," legal expert Elliot Williams argued that special counsel Jack Smith, tasked with overseeing the major federal investigations of former President Donald Trump, is moving closer to criminal prosecution of the former president — as well as some of his close associates. This comes after reports that Smith issued a subpoena to Georgia …

Special counsel Jack Smith is already 'moving fast' on Trump criminal probes much differently than Robert Mueller: report
2 years ago

Special counsel Jack Smith is already 'moving fast' on Trump criminal probes much differently than Robert Mueller: report

Raw Story  

According to a report from CNN, newly appointed special counsel Jack Smith has hit the ground running after taking over at least two criminal probes into Donald Trump's links to the Jan. 6 insurrection and his hiding of government documents at Mar-a-Lago. A team of 20 prosecutors investigating January 6 and the effort to overturn the 2020 election is in …

Advisors fear this Trump 'sycophant' is a legal liability
2 years, 2 months ago

Advisors fear this Trump 'sycophant' is a legal liability

Raw Story  

According to a deep dive into the relationship between Donald Trump and close adviser Boris Epshteyn, there are concerns among some of the former president's other advisers and members of his legal team that Epshteyn's own legal problems make a him a potential legal "liability." Of concern to some in Trump's inner circle is that the lawyer with little practical …

Chaos in Trumpland as ex-president’s lawyers keep committing blunders: NYT
2 years, 3 months ago

Chaos in Trumpland as ex-president’s lawyers keep committing blunders: NYT

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's legal team is in chaos as he confronts investigations in Georgia, New York, and Washington, D.C. On Friday, The New York Timesreported, "Trump’s legal team has been distinguished in recent months mostly by infighting and the legal problems that some of its members appear to have gotten themselves into in the course of defending him." "Mr. …

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