Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and fixer, says he unwittingly passed along to his attorney bogus artificial intelligence-generated legal case citations he got online before they were submitted to a judge. The tools can quickly generate text based off prompts from a user, but have a tendency to make things up, also known as “hallucinations.” Cohen blamed Schwartz, his lawyer and longtime friend, for failing to check the validity of his citations before submitting them to the judge, though he asked that the judge dispense mercy toward Schwartz, calling his failure to check the citations an “honest mistake” and “a product of inadvertence, not any intent to deceive.” In a declaration filed with the court, Schwartz said he thought drafts of the papers to be submitted to the judge to dissolve Cohen’s probation early were reviewed by E. Danya Perry, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice who also represents Cohen. Former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly passed along to his attorney bogus artificial intelligence-generated legal case citations he got online before they were submitted to a New York judge. Perry, who discovered that the cited cases were bogus after seeing the court filing, said Schwartz’s claim that he came to “believe” that the citations came from Perry were “incorrect and I believe, far-fetched, as I had no involvement in any back-and-forth — not directly with Mr. Schwartz or his paralegal and not even indirectly through Mr. Cohen.” When she learned of them, Perry reported the false case citations to the judge and federal prosecutors.

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Misinformation expert cites bogus studies — likely due to AI — in court case: court docs
3 weeks ago

Misinformation expert cites bogus studies — likely due to AI — in court case: court docs

Raw Story  

An expert in misinformation has been accused of using artificial intelligence to craft an expert declaration in a court case — and cited a study that doesn't exist. Communication professor Jeff Hancock is the founding director of Stanford’s Social Media Lab stands accused of using AI to craft an expert declaration in a Minnesota court case. "The publication exists, but …

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen’s case alleging retribution by Trump over tell-all book
2 months ago

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen’s case alleging retribution by Trump over tell-all book

The Independent  

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'Shocking factual backdrop': Michael Cohen takes long shot Trump case to Supreme Court
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Shocking factual backdrop': Michael Cohen takes long shot Trump case to Supreme Court

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen on Monday took his "unusual" case against former President Donald Trump to the nation's highest court, according to court records and reports. Trump's former fixer demands the Supreme Court take up his appeal of his civil case contending the then-president had him thrown in jail because he had begun to write an unflattering book about his onetime client, …

Michael Cohen Trolls Trump Attorney Todd Blanche With Damning New Nickname
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen Trolls Trump Attorney Todd Blanche With Damning New Nickname

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Michael Cohen turned an insult from one of Donald Trump’s attorneys right back at him on Thursday night after the former president was convicted Thursday on all 34 charges in his criminal hush money case in New York City. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow noted that Trump attorney Todd Blanche had said the former president was heavily involved in …

Trump Bungled the Trial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Bungled the Trial

Politico  

In fact, this was probably a winnable case — not in the form of an acquittal perhaps, but in the form of a hung jury that could have resulted by persuading one or more jurors that a case built around Michael Cohen — the former Trump lawyer/fixer turned convicted felon turned media personality — was simply not strong or reliable …

Michael Cohen's former lawyer Lanny Davis discusses Trump verdict
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen's former lawyer Lanny Davis discusses Trump verdict

NPR  

Michael Cohen's former lawyer Lanny Davis discusses Trump verdict NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Lanny Davis, who represented Michael Cohen in the past, about his reaction to the Trump verdict and the role of testimony from the former fixer and lawyer in the trial. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: A lot of the prosecution's case in former President Donald Trump's hush money …

On Trump trial closing arguments day, you could feel the gravity in the room.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

On Trump trial closing arguments day, you could feel the gravity in the room.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. As the jury heard closing arguments in Donald Trump’s hush money trial over the span of 10 grueling hours on Tuesday, the gravity around what was about to take place was palpable. Todd Blanche, Trump’s lead attorney, spent about three hours shredding Michael Cohen’s credibility as Trump’s former fixer …

Prosecutor says Trump tried 'to hoodwink voters' while defence attacks key witness in last arguments
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy “to hoodwink voters” in 2016, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday during closing arguments 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 panel for an across-the-board acquittal. He later added: “We’ll never know if this …

The last words: What each side said in closing arguments for Trump's New York trial
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The last words: What each side said in closing arguments for Trump's New York trial

NPR  

The last words: What each side said in closing arguments for Trump's New York trial toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images NEW YORK — Lawyers gave their final arguments Tuesday in their effort to convict or acquit former President Donald Trump of 34 felony counts of falsified business records as the historic trial pushes closer to an end. The …

New York jury hears closing arguments as Trump hush-money trial nears end
6 months, 3 weeks ago

New York jury hears closing arguments as Trump hush-money trial nears end

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors and defence lawyers making final pitch to jury before deliberations begin in ex-president’s historic trial. Closing arguments in the historic criminal trial of Donald Trump have stretched into the evening hours in New York City, as the defence and the prosecution make their final case to the jury before deliberations. It’s a very sad day.” The trial The case …

Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom, but he knows his favorite legal analysts
7 months ago

Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom, but he knows his favorite legal analysts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — If there are bragging rights associated with Donald Trump praising your legal acumen when he speaks after a day’s testimony at his criminal trial, Fox News analyst Andy McCarthy has already been cited at least a dozen times. “Every legal scholar says, `They don’t have a case,’” Trump has said more than once while reading back supportive …

Trump’s lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. Experts say that’s not unusual
7 months ago

Trump’s lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. Experts say that’s not unusual

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s legal team rested its case Tuesday in his hush money trial after calling just two witnesses and opting not to have the former president take the stand in his own defense. “The burden is on the prosecution, and it’s a high burden,” said Sarah Krissoff, a white-collar defense lawyer and former federal prosecutor in New …

'Never seen anything like it!' Trump rages at 'tyrant' judge after chaos erupts in court
7 months ago

'Never seen anything like it!' Trump rages at 'tyrant' judge after chaos erupts in court

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump engaged in one of his longest angry post-trial rants Monday after a dramatic day in court that saw his defense's witness spur chaos in the courtroom. Trump appeared enraged that Robert Costello, the one-time legal adviser to Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen, faced repercussions for antagonizing Justice Juan Merchan by rolling his eyes and muttering in …

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

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

Trump team claims Michael Cohen’s testimony ‘collapsed’ under cross-examination. But is that true?
7 months ago

Trump team claims Michael Cohen’s testimony ‘collapsed’ under cross-examination. But is that true?

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 On Thursday, the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money …

Donald Trump's lawyer shouts Michael Cohen's testimony ‘was a lie!’
7 months, 1 week 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 …

'No!' Trump lawyer slapped down by hush money judge amid rocky Michael Cohen cross
7 months, 1 week ago

'No!' Trump lawyer slapped down by hush money judge amid rocky Michael Cohen cross

Raw Story  

Manhattan Criminal Court — Laughter erupted Thursday during former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial when his attorney made a plea to the judge — and received a swift and stern "No." Todd Blanche asked to approach Judge Juan Merchan within the first 15 minutes of his second day of cross-examining Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen. Cohen appeared in …

Trump trial: Michael Cohen's cross-examination brings biggest weakness of Trump's defense into view.
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Michael Cohen pressed on crimes and lies at Trump's hush money trial
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday’s Trump hush money trial takeaways
7 months, 1 week 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 …

'Getting brutal': Trump's lawyer accused of firing 'totally misleading' questions at Cohen
7 months, 1 week ago

'Getting brutal': Trump's lawyer accused of firing 'totally misleading' questions at Cohen

Raw Story  

Legal analyst Andrew Weissmann was bothered by one line of questioning of Michael Cohen he said Donald Trump's lawyer was twisting out of context as cross-examination started in the hush money trial Tuesday. MSNBC co-host Chris Jansing hushed the debating panel as they heard reports coming from the courtroom, saying, "It's getting a little brutal." Inside the court, Jansing said …

Trump's defense lawyer frustrated by Michael Cohen on cross-examination: onlookers
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Legal expert trashes Trump lawyer's first question for Michael Cohen
7 months, 1 week ago

Legal expert trashes Trump lawyer's first question for Michael Cohen

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's Manhattan hush money trial began the afternoon session on Tuesday with cross-examination of Michael Cohen — and, right out of the gate, the defense lawyer wanted to ask about insults. Todd Blanche, who has taken a back seat to Trump's other lawyer, Susan Necheles in recent days, began his questions by asking, "Mr. Cohen, my name is Todd …

Trump trial Tuesday: The prosecution actually wants the jury to think Michael Cohen is a pathetic scumbag.
7 months, 1 week ago

Trump trial Tuesday: The prosecution actually wants the jury to think Michael Cohen is a pathetic scumbag.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. After the jury entered and prosecutor Susan Hoffinger greeted him, he stuttered out a “good afternoon.” The only time Cohen appeared animated throughout Monday and Tuesday’s hours of direct questioning was when prosecutors brought up the time that President-elect Trump shortchanged him on his bonus in the winter of …

Key takeaways as Cohen faces more questioning on day 17 of Trump’s trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Key takeaways as Cohen faces more questioning on day 17 of Trump’s trial

Al Jazeera  

Former Trump lawyer faces cross-examination in New York after accusing ex-president of taking part in hush money scheme. Donald Trump’s erstwhile lawyer Michael Cohen has faced a tough cross-examination, as he delivered a second day of testimony in the former United States president’s hush-money trial in New York. Cohen says he lied to protect Trump The 57-year-old former lawyer also …

The Latest | Cohen expected to take the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week
7 months, 1 week ago

The Latest | Cohen expected to take the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — The fourth week of witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial could be a doozy: Michael Cohen is expected to finally take the stand on Monday. The Latest | Cohen expected to take the stand as testimony in Trump hush money case enters 4th week The long-anticipated testimony from Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer would …

Michael Cohen: A Challenging Star Witness In Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Michael Cohen: A Challenging Star Witness In Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial

Huff Post  

FILE - Michael Cohen, former attorney to Donald Trump, leaves the District Attorney's office in New York, March 13, 2023. Cohen is prosecutors' most central witness in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. 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 …

Key takeaways as ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifies in New York trial
7 months, 1 week ago

Key takeaways as ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen testifies in New York trial

Al Jazeera  

Cohen testifies in former president’s hush-money trial about efforts to quash negative stories before 2016 election. Cohen said he thought the story would have a “significant” impact on Trump’s presidential campaign if it were to be published. Publisher pressed him for reimbursement, Cohen says After the National Enquirer paid $150,000 to suppress McDougal’s story, Cohen testified that the tabloid’s publisher …

Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
7 months, 1 week 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 …

'Historic': Ex-White House lawyer believes Cohen is immune to Trump's main line of attack
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Historic': Ex-White House lawyer believes Cohen is immune to Trump's main line of attack

Raw Story  

Michael Cohen has nothing to lose when he faces down Donald Trump — and the showdown is going to be "historic," an ex-White House attorney who's worked closely with the man said. Norm Eisen, who worked with Cohen during the first impeachment case against the former president that involved allegations of foreign interference in the 2016 election, believes him to …

Judge Engoron under investigation over 'very troubling' talk with lawyer about Trump case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Engoron under investigation over 'very troubling' talk with lawyer about Trump case

Raw Story  

The New York judge who ordered Donald Trump to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in a civil fraud case is now under investigation, according to a report. "A high-profile New York real estate lawyer, whose law license was once suspended, said he approached the judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil fraud case to offer unsolicited advice about a law …

Trump lawyers scramble as trial witnesses blow up Michael Cohen strategy: expert
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump lawyers scramble as trial witnesses blow up Michael Cohen strategy: expert

Raw Story  

Former top Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann claimed Tuesday that the witnesses being called in the Donald Trump hush money trial are confirming every detail of Michael Cohen's story — with bombshell accuracy. Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace, Weissmann said testimony from David Pecker, the ex-publisher of the National Enquirer, was "so powerful I think we have to recalibrate the …

Trump criminal trial: How the former president’s tendency to act like a mob boss is being revealed.
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump criminal trial: How the former president’s tendency to act like a mob boss is being revealed.

Slate  

Read our ongoing coverage of Donald Trump’s first criminal trial here. In previous testimony in Trump’s civil fraud trial, Cohen described Trump as directing his minions much like a “mob boss.” Daniels has asserted that she and her daughter were threatened to keep quiet about her affair with Trump as far back in 2011, by someone she said she assumed …

'Docs don't lie': Ex-insider says Trump lawyers can't rely on trashing Michael Cohen
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Docs don't lie': Ex-insider says Trump lawyers can't rely on trashing Michael Cohen

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers have been telegraphing that they plan to undermine Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case against him by attacking the credibility of Michael Cohen, who will be a key witness. Writing in the New York Times, former assistant Manhattan District attorney Rebecca Roiphe argued that the Manhattan case against Trump is "important and straightforward," and she …

Michael Cohen rages ‘no one is above the law’ as he says ‘truth will prevail’ over Trump’s ‘incessant lying’
8 months ago

Michael Cohen rages ‘no one is above the law’ as he says ‘truth will prevail’ over Trump’s ‘incessant lying’

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 Donald Trump’s former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen has raged that “no …

'Michael Cohen is playing Trump perfectly': Expert suggests ex-president walking into trap
8 months ago

'Michael Cohen is playing Trump perfectly': Expert suggests ex-president walking into trap

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, responded to a hearing into accusations of multiple gag order violations by the ex-president Monday — and vowed that Trump cannot stop him from testifying in the hush money trial. Tuesday's hearing came after prosecutors said Trump had violated a gag order at least 10 times since Trump's hush money trial began last week. …

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

The Surprising Strategy Trump Could Use to Win His Manhattan Trial
8 months, 1 week ago

The Surprising Strategy Trump Could Use to Win His Manhattan Trial

Politico  

First, watch for the defense to take a wrecking ball to Michael Cohen, the former Trump lawyer/fixer and a key witness, in the hopes of taking the whole case down with him. “Now, obviously he doesn’t want” to be convicted at all, the person familiar with Trump’s legal strategy said, “but a misdemeanor conviction in state court in Manhattan is …

New York judge denies Trump’s immunity claim in hush money case
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New York judge denies Trump’s immunity claim in hush money case

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 Manhattan judge denied Donald Trump’s efforts to have his …

Judge hands Trump another gag order as he grants restrictions in hush money trial
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge hands Trump another gag order as he grants restrictions 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. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg requested a limited gag order last month, citing Mr …

Judge destroys Michael Cohen’s bid for early court supervision release
9 months ago

Judge destroys Michael Cohen’s bid for early court supervision release

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. In a written order rejecting Cohen’s request for early release from the Manhattan court, …

Judge delays Trump’s hush-money criminal trial until mid-April, citing last-minute evidence dump
9 months, 1 week 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 asks judge to pause Stormy Daniels trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity
9 months, 1 week ago

Trump asks judge to pause Stormy Daniels trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity

Raw Story  

Donald Trump asked a judge Monday to delay his New York criminal case until the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed his presidential immunity claim in another prosecution. The former president is scheduled to stand trial beginning March 25 in Manhattan on 34 counts of falsification of business records related to his hush money payments to adult movie star Stormy Daniels, but …

Michael Cohen speaks out after Trump's attempt to blame him backfires in court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Michael Cohen speaks out after Trump's attempt to blame him backfires in court

Raw Story  

Lawyers for Donald Trump in the New York fraud case tried to falsely implicate Michael Cohen again in emails to Judge Arthur Engoron, who was presiding over the New York fraud trial. Allen Howard Weisselberg, former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, was reported to have lied in Engoron's courtroom during his testimony, prompting the District Attorney's office to …

Testy encounters between lawyers and judges a defining feature of Trump’s court cases so far
11 months ago

Testy encounters between lawyers and judges a defining feature of Trump’s court cases so far

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from a courtroom last week by a judge angry over the former president’s behavior in a defamation case brought by a writer who accuses him of sexual abuse. “I understand,” Kaplan said, “you’re probably very eager for me to do that.” Trump replied: “I would love it.” In the federal case in …

Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial
11 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump wrested an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of attacks in a six-minute diatribe before being cut off by the judge. Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with lawyers Christopher Kise and Alina Habba, attends the …

Michael Cohen can’t hold Donald Trump liable for retaliatory imprisonment, appeals court says
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Cohen can’t hold Donald Trump liable for retaliatory imprisonment, appeals court says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen can’t hold his former boss, ex-president Donald Trump, liable because he was jailed for what he claimed was retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir, an appeals court said Tuesday. A three-judge panel concluded Cohen already obtained relief by getting a judge to order his release from imprisonment to home confinement several weeks after he was …

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