Trump's use of lawyers as 'attack dogs' is coming back to bite him
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump's use of lawyers as 'attack dogs' is coming back to bite him

Raw Story  

Donald Trump attorney Evan Corcoran's notes and grand jury testimony will be central to the Department of Justice's 37-count federal indictment of the former president and, combined with former Trump "fixer" Michael Cohen's contributions to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's 34-count indictment for tax fraud, it appears his misuse of his legal representation is coming back to haunt him. "Mr. Trump’s legal fate could now hinge on testimony and evidence from two men he paid to defend him: Mr. Corcoran, who is still a member of his legal team, and Michael D. Cohen, a former lawyer for Mr. Trump who has helped prosecutors in New York with their case related to the former president’s payment of hush money to a porn star before the 2016 election. Mr. Corcoran has not been accused of any wrongdoing," the Times is reporting before adding, "Their complicated involvement in the two cases reflects the perils of the former president’s long habit of viewing lawyers as attack dogs or even political bosses rather than as advocates bound by ethical rules." "Beyond serving as potential evidence for a jury, Mr. Corcoran’s notes could prove useful to prosecutors in what is sure to be a contentious pretrial period marked by motions from Mr. Trump’s lawyers to dismiss the case for various reasons," the Times report added.

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Unsealed documents detail Donald Trump's fresh bid to dismiss 'hush money' convictions
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Unsealed documents detail Donald Trump's fresh bid to dismiss 'hush money' convictions

ABC  

A judge in New York has put off a decision about whether Donald Trump's "hush money" convictions should be thrown out as legal teams consider the impact of his election win. In court documents unsealed overnight, it has been revealed his legal team moved in recent days to renew his bid to have his 34 felony convictions in the New …

Judge in Trump classified docs case grants his request for hearing on key evidence in indictment
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge in Trump classified docs case grants his request for hearing on key evidence in indictment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump granted his request Thursday for a hearing on whether prosecutors had been permitted to improperly breach attorney-client privilege when they obtained crucial evidence from one of his ex-lawyers. The then-chief federal judge in the District of Columbia, Beryl Howell, agreed last year with special …

Judge in classified documents case grants Trump’s request for hearing on evidence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge in classified documents case grants Trump’s request for hearing on evidence

LA Times  

The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Trump on Thursday granted a defense request for a hearing on whether prosecutors improperly breached attorney-client privilege when they obtained crucial evidence from one of Trump’s ex-lawyers. But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon also denied a request for a hearing on a separate Trump team claim that the …

Judge strikes paragraph from Trump classified docs indictment but denies request to dismiss charges
7 months ago

Judge strikes paragraph from Trump classified docs indictment but denies request to dismiss charges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump and two of his associates struck a paragraph from the indictment on Monday but denied a defense request to dismiss some of the charges. Defense lawyers said the paragraph was prejudicial because it was not connected to any crime charged in the indictment, which …

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from making statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from making statements endangering law enforcement in classified records case

LA Times  

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Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutors
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutors

Associated Press  

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A lawyer for Donald Trump’s personal valet took aim at the conduct of prosecutors in the classified documents case in a heated hearing Wednesday, the first since a judge indefinitely postponed the trial. Nauta was charged alongside Trump last year in a federal case accusing them of conspiring to conceal boxes of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, …

Trump's ‘defense rests’ without him taking the stand in hush money trial despite prior contrasting claims
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's ‘defense rests’ without him taking the stand in hush money trial despite prior contrasting claims

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump’s lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged scheme to silence claims of extramarital sexual encounters during his 2016 presidential campaign. Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Bloomberg “Your honor, the defense rests,” Trump …

How Trump’s lawyers scored a real win against Michael Cohen.
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trump’s lawyers scored a real win against Michael Cohen.

Slate  

On Thursday, following Michael Cohen’s second day of cross-examination in the Donald Trump hush money trial, I packed into an elevator exiting the courthouse with a group that included CNN personalities George Conway and Kaitlan Collins. Earlier in the trial, when Trump was coming back into the courtroom after a lunch break, my colleague Susan Matthews had seen Trump goon …

Trump trial: Michael Cohen's cross-examination brings biggest weakness of Trump's defense into view.
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump trial: Michael Cohen's cross-examination brings biggest weakness of Trump's defense into view.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. Bragg’s prosecution team immediately objected, and Justice Juan Merchan sustained the objection, but not before Cohen could demurely respond, “Sounds like something I would do.” Blanche kept on this track, though, asking Cohen if he had also insulted Trump attorney Susan Necheles. The strongest moment in questioning came when …

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 …

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 …

Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team’s version of events ‘inaccurate and distorted’
11 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutors in classified files case say Trump team’s version of events ‘inaccurate and distorted’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump told a judge Friday that defense lawyers had painted an “inaccurate and distorted picture of events” and had unfairly sought to “cast a cloud of suspicion” over government officials who were simply trying to do their jobs. “Put simply,” the prosecutors added, “the Government here confronted an …

In new filing, Trump lawyers foreshadow potential lines of defense in classified documents case
11 months, 3 weeks ago

In new filing, Trump lawyers foreshadow potential lines of defense in classified documents case

Associated Press  

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Former Department of Justice lawyer lays out what Trump's legal team will have planned
1 year, 6 months ago

Former Department of Justice lawyer lays out what Trump's legal team will have planned

Raw Story  

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'They're mine': New details of Trump feud with lawyers revealed in latest report
1 year, 6 months ago

'They're mine': New details of Trump feud with lawyers revealed in latest report

Raw Story  

In the fall of 2022 an attorney representing Donald Trump sought to avert charges in the classified documents case by negotiating a settlement with the Justice Department, but Christopher Kise never got the chance. The Justice Department unsealed an indictment including more than three dozen criminal counts against Trump for allegedly keeping and hiding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago Club …

Watch: Trump excuses compared to Mafia movie bosses in staggering MSNBC supercut
1 year, 6 months ago

Watch: Trump excuses compared to Mafia movie bosses in staggering MSNBC supercut

Raw Story  

In a discussion between MSNBC's Ari Melber and Chris Hayes on Monday night, the hosts argued that Donald Trump's future once again hinges on one of his former lawyers. It's followed by a clip of Trump saying on July 25, 2018, "What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening." A scene from "The Sopranos," in which Tony …

A Former Trump Attorney Will Be the Star Witness Against Trump
1 year, 6 months ago

A Former Trump Attorney Will Be the Star Witness Against Trump

Slate  

As a white-collar criminal defense lawyer born, raised, and practicing in the federal criminal justice system for more than four decades, I was particularly struck by one aspect of last week’s federal indictment of Donald Trump. The indictment tells us something important that’s been getting less attention than is warranted —we now know Trump’s former main attorney, Evan Corcoran, will …

Trump Faces Difficult Odds In Classified Documents Case
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump Faces Difficult Odds In Classified Documents Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING - Donald Trump faces a formidable task defending against charges that he illegally kept top-secret documents upon leaving the White House in 2021, according to legal experts, who said neither the law nor the facts appear to be on his side. Legal experts said Trump’s alleged years-long effort to conceal documents was likely a major factor in …

Trump has 'few defenses at his disposal' in docs case: Guardian reporter
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump has 'few defenses at his disposal' in docs case: Guardian reporter

Raw Story  

Donald Trump seemed confident about his prospects at his speech in Georgia on Saturday, but that bullish attitude might be displaced, according to a report from the Guardian. Although the former president claims there was no crime committed in connection with the federal indictment he faces for purportedly mishandling classified documents, the evidence seems overwhelming and meticulously organized, Guardian reporter …

Trump mocked after indictment reveals he praised staffer who deleted Hillary Clinton emails: ‘Such a two-bit criminal’
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump mocked after indictment reveals he praised staffer who deleted Hillary Clinton emails: ‘Such a two-bit criminal’

The Independent  

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Former Trump lawyers have been waving 'red flags' about the 'crazy legal team' they were working with
1 year, 7 months ago

Former Trump lawyers have been waving 'red flags' about the 'crazy legal team' they were working with

Raw Story  

Appearing on MSNBC, former federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne marveled at Donald Trump's legal team's bickering and internal strife that has led some attorneys to bail and go public with their complaints. "You have this former Trump lawyer saying he was told that Mar-a-Lago, the storage room was the only location in which classified documents were stored," the MSNBC host prompted. …

Trump insiders 'unnerved' and angry as the DOJ pores over lawyer's notes about Mar-a-Lago documents: NYT
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump insiders 'unnerved' and angry as the DOJ pores over lawyer's notes about Mar-a-Lago documents: NYT

Raw Story  

Donald Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran's habit of dictating his notes into his phone has aides to the former president furious and "unnerved" now that the Department of Justice has the phone and has transcribed his musings, reports the New York Times. As the report notes, in March Federal Judge Beryl A. Howell "pierced the privilege that would have normally protected …

New Trump evidence is almost as good as 'a guilty plea': Former House GOP Intel Chair
1 year, 7 months ago

New Trump evidence is almost as good as 'a guilty plea': Former House GOP Intel Chair

Raw Story  

Former Republican House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers on Thursday said that new evidence on former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents puts him in real legal jeopardy. Speaking to CNN, Rogers broke down the significance of reports that prosecutors have an audio recording of the former president boasting that he retained a classified document about a potential attack …

Trump lawyer was 'materially misled' in possible 'ploy' to hide docs: new evidence
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump lawyer was 'materially misled' in possible 'ploy' to hide docs: new evidence

Raw Story  

Evan Corcoran, the attorney tasked with helping former President Donald Trump find classified documents at Mar-a-Lago to turn over to comply with a Justice Department subpoena, was "steered away" from searching the former president's private office by aides, which turned out to be where many highly classified documents were being kept, reported The Guardian on Monday. " "Corcoran’s previously unreported …

Lawyer's notes show Trump wanted to fight back against classified documents subpoena: report
1 year, 7 months ago

Lawyer's notes show Trump wanted to fight back against classified documents subpoena: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's attorney Evan Corcoran took potentially incriminating notes about the classified documents stashed at the Mar-a-Lago country club — and federal prosecutors have obtained them, according to a report that broke Monday. "Donald Trump asked whether he could push back against Justice Department efforts last year to recover any classified documents still in his possession during conversations …

Trump attorney kept incriminating notes about classified documents — and prosecutors have them
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump attorney kept incriminating notes about classified documents — and prosecutors have them

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyer told the former president he could not hold onto classified materials after he was ordered to hand them over, and federal prosecutors have proof. Attorney Evan Corcoran found about 40 classified documents in the storage room at Mar-a-Lago last June but told the Justice Department that no further materials were at the private residence, which later was …

Trump lawyer withdraws from documents case after becoming a potential witness
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump lawyer withdraws from documents case after becoming a potential witness

Raw Story  

A main attorney defending former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case has now recused himself after becoming a potential witness. The Washington Post reports that attorney Evan Corcoran, who recently was forced to testify by special counsel Jack Smith about conversations he'd had with Trump about the documents, is no longer representing the former president in this particular …

Trump Attorney Hopes Boss's NYC Arrest Is 'Painless And Classy'
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump Attorney Hopes Boss's NYC Arrest Is 'Painless And Classy'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An attorney for Donald Trump said he hopes that the former president’s upcoming arraignment on charges related to hush money payments made to a porn star is “as painless and classy as possible.” “I anticipate them trying to get every ounce of publicity out of this that they can get,” attorney Joe Tacopina said of New York …

How Trump's own lawyer may have cooked his goose in Mar-a-Lago documents case
1 year, 9 months ago

How Trump's own lawyer may have cooked his goose in Mar-a-Lago documents case

Salon  

There was already a strong case against former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, in the form of evidence that he intentionally concealed over 100 classified and top-secret government documents, even after he was repeatedly asked and even subpoenaed to return them. They plan to ask Corcoran about his conversations with Trump regarding the May subpoena for documents, …

Trump is scrambling to keep evidence of criminality out of the hands of the Supreme Court — here's why
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump is scrambling to keep evidence of criminality out of the hands of the Supreme Court — here's why

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's decision to allow one of his lawyers to speak before a grand jury on Friday morning, instead of appealing all the way to the Supreme Court, may have been made out of fear of what the justices on the nation's highest court might see if they reviewed the case. "For one, yes, it is indeed unusual, if not …

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 lawyer in court after being forced before grand jury
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump lawyer in court after being forced before grand jury

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A lawyer for Donald Trump was back in court Friday after being ordered to answer questions before a grand jury investigating the possible mishandling of classified documents at the former president’s Florida estate. M. Evan Corcoran entered federal court in the District of Columbia early Friday morning, one week after a federal judge ruled in favor of the …

Trump's lawyer won't plead the Fifth: report
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump's lawyer won't plead the Fifth: report

Raw Story  

Writing for the New York Times on Thursday, reporters revealed that Donald Trump's lawyer, Evan Corcoran, would not be pleading his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. IN OTHER NEWS: 'Felony offenses': House Oversight chairman's remarks in 2015 email leak spark calls for investigation "The extraordinary back-and-forth in the past several weeks between Mr. Trump’s lawyers, Mr. Corcoran and his lawyers, …

'This is a huge deal': Legal expert explains how judge finally nailed Trump
1 year, 9 months ago

'This is a huge deal': Legal expert explains how judge finally nailed Trump

Raw Story  

A legal expert explained why an appeals court ruling forcing Donald Trump's lawyer to turn over evidence is a "huge deal" for prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell directed Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran to produce documents in a case involving classified documents stored at Mar-a-Lago, and former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that was a damaging blow …

Trump lawyer ordered to turn over Mar-a-Lago case documents
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump lawyer ordered to turn over Mar-a-Lago case documents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in a sealed order Wednesday directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors documents in the investigation into the former president’s retention of classified records at his Florida estate. But the details appear to correspond with a secret fight before a lower court judge over whether Trump lawyer M. Evan Corcoran …

Trump Lawyer Ordered To Turn Over Mar-A-Lago Case Documents
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump Lawyer Ordered To Turn Over Mar-A-Lago Case Documents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in a sealed order Wednesday directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors documents in the investigation into the former president’s retention of classified records at his Florida estate. But the details appear to correspond with a secret fight before a lower court judge over whether Trump lawyer …

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 …

‘Astonishing’: Appeals court quickly shoots down attempt to block Trump lawyer from testifying
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Astonishing’: Appeals court quickly shoots down attempt to block Trump lawyer from testifying

Raw Story  

A federal appeals court on Wednesday has denied a request from Donald Trump’s legal team that sought to block one of his lawyer’s from testifying against the former president in the classified documents case, according to multiple published reports. “A federal appeals court is refusing to block Trump's defense lawyer Evan Corcoran from testifying or turning over documents about the …

Trump lawyer must hand over materials related to classified documents case, court says
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump lawyer must hand over materials related to classified documents case, court says

LA Times  

Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran drafted a statement before the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last year claiming that a “diligent search” for classified documents had been conducted. A federal appeals court on Wednesday directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors any records related to the former president’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate. But the …

Trump attorney hires his own attorney as DOJ classified documents probe ramps up
1 year, 10 months ago

Trump attorney hires his own attorney as DOJ classified documents probe ramps up

Raw Story  

Evan Corcoran, attorney to former President Donald Trump, has secured his own lawyer as the Department of Justice investigates the former president's handling of classified documents discovered by Federal Bureau of Investigation officials at his Mar-a-Lago estate last year, Reuters reports. According to the New York Times, prosecutors conducting the investigation are requesting "approval from a federal judge to invoke …

Legal experts: Trump attorneys may throw him under the bus after DOJ moves to hold them in contempt
2 years, 1 month ago

Legal experts: Trump attorneys may throw him under the bus after DOJ moves to hold them in contempt

Raw Story  

The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to hold former President Donald Trump's legal team in contempt of court for failing to comply with a subpoena issued this summer ordering him to return all classified documents in his possession, sources told The Washington Post. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell has not yet held a hearing or ruled on …

'This is the ballgame for January 6th prosecutors': CNN reporter zeroes in on Pat Cipollone testimony
2 years, 2 months ago

'This is the ballgame for January 6th prosecutors': CNN reporter zeroes in on Pat Cipollone testimony

Raw Story  

CNN reporter Katelyn Polantz on Wednesday said that the federal investigation into former President Donald Trump's role in the January 6th Capitol riots will hinge on getting testimony from former White House counsel Pat Cipollone. "In a lot of ways, this is the ballgame for the January 6th criminal prosecutions and the grand jury investigation around Donald Trump and after …

Michael Cohen's lawyer sent this memo days ahead of the SDNY's shakedown: new book
2 years, 2 months ago

Michael Cohen's lawyer sent this memo days ahead of the SDNY's shakedown: new book

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen's lawyer Guy Petrillo penned a letter to Deputy U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami that is featured at the end of Cohen's new book, asking for a meeting to discuss the Cohen case and the grand jury. Petrillo is a beloved former member of the SDNY, former federal prosecutor Preet Bharara said on Twitter when he took up Cohen's case …

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

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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. …

Michael Cohen says he handed over the Trump documents the New York AG is looking for to the Manhattan DA
2 years, 8 months ago

Michael Cohen says he handed over the Trump documents the New York AG is looking for to the Manhattan DA

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen revealed on his Meidas Touch reaction videos that he's seen the documents that the New York attorney general is seeking. That's what he does," said Cohen of Trump's latest legal maneuvering, which has resulted in him getting hit with fines of $10,000 a day. "I know that document exists because I gave it to …

Prosecutor seeking Trump’s taxes cites probe of his business
4 years, 5 months ago

Prosecutor seeking Trump’s taxes cites probe of his business

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New York City prosecutor fighting to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns told a judge Monday he was justified in demanding them because of public reports of “extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.” Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. is seeking eight years of the Republican president’s personal and corporate tax records, …

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