Legal experts warn Trump lawyers could face “criminal prosecution” if they knew ex-CFO lied
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Legal experts warn Trump lawyers could face “criminal prosecution” if they knew ex-CFO lied

Salon  

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg on Monday pleaded guilty to perjury, admitting to lying under oath to the New York attorney general’s office as it was investigating Donald Trump. offer or use evidence that the lawyer knows to be false.” If a lawyer becomes aware that their client or a witness called by the lawyer presents "material evidence" that is false, the lawyer is obligated to “take reasonable remedial measures, including, if necessary, disclosure to the tribunal.” The rules go on to mention that a lawyer “who represents a client before a tribunal and who knows that a person intends to engage, is engaging or has engaged in criminal or fraudulent conduct related to the proceeding shall take reasonable remedial measures.” In this case, if the Trump lawyers in the attorney general's case knew that Weisselberg lied in his testimony, they were required to take "reasonable remedial measures," Stephen Gillers, a professor of legal ethics at New York University School of Law, told Salon. If they had actual knowledge that the testimony was false, the lawyers would be subject to discipline for violating the rules, and the penalties could include “suspension or disbarment.” “If the lawyers knew about and encouraged false testimony, the lawyers could face criminal prosecution under federal law, and similar NY criminal laws," Germain said. That's a difficult thing to prove without the assistance of the perjurer.” Weisselberg, who was a key figure in both of Trump’s New York cases, and has been closely linked to Trump’s finances for decades, abruptly concluded his testimony in October, after a Forbes report suggested that he had lied under oath about his involvement in valuing Trump’s penthouse apartment.

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Judge in classified documents case grants Trump’s request for hearing on evidence
5 months, 4 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 …

'Nail in the coffin': Hush money prosecutor reveals surprising crux of case against Trump
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Nail in the coffin': Hush money prosecutor reveals surprising crux of case against Trump

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money case in Manhattan does not actually turn on the testimony of the former president's one-time attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, argued prosecutor Joshua Steinglass as the trial neared its close. Instead, MSNBC analyst Adam Klasfeld explained in a post on X, the real moment the case was over was when former Trump White …

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

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” participating in the prosecution. The request to U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon follows a distorted claim by Trump earlier this week that the …

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

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

LA Times  

Prosecutors asked the judge to curb Donald Trump’s communications after he issued distorted and false statements about the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022. Federal prosecutors Friday asked the judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president from public statements that “pose a significant, imminent, and foreseeable danger to law enforcement agents” …

Testimony concludes in Donald Trump's hush money trial without former president testifying
7 months ago

Testimony concludes in Donald Trump's hush money trial without former president testifying

New Indian Express  

Trump, the first former American president to be tried criminally, did not answer questions about why he did not testify. Yet even as Trump denounces the trial as a politically motivated travesty of justice, he has been working to turn the proceedings into an offshoot of his presidential campaign. It's the first of Trump's four criminal cases to go to …

Trump hush-money trial: Defence rests without Trump taking the witness stand
7 months ago

Trump hush-money trial: Defence rests without Trump taking the witness stand

The Hindu  

Donald Trump’s lawyers rested their defence on May 21 without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money criminal trial, moving the case closer to the moment when the jury will begin deciding his fate. “Your honor, the defence rests,” Mr. Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche told the judge. Mr. Trump’s team concluded with testimony from …

Trump will not testify in New York hush-money trial as defence rests
7 months ago

Trump will not testify in New York hush-money trial as defence rests

Al Jazeera  

Weeks of witness testimony have ended, with closing statements scheduled for next week before jury deliberates. More than four weeks of witness testimony in the New York hush-money trial of former United States President Donald Trump have ended with the defence resting its case. The development on Tuesday means that the trial will be put on pause until next week, …

'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 …

Damning evidence in Trump trial could be gleaned from previous Stormy Daniels lawsuit: report
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Damning evidence in Trump trial could be gleaned from previous Stormy Daniels lawsuit: report

Raw Story  

Former top prosecutor and law school professor Andrew Weissmann pointed to another case in which Donald Trump gave a deposition confessing to reimbursing hush money payments paid to cover up an affair — and argued it could be damning evidence in his latest trial. Trump sat in a New York courtroom for the 13th day of trial Tuesday, accused of …

'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 …

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 …

Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump
8 months ago

Prosecutors to make history with opening statements in hush money case against Trump

The Independent  

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Trump’s defence makes opening statement in ‘hush money’ trial
8 months ago

Trump’s defence makes opening statement in ‘hush money’ trial

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors and defence to lay out broad strokes arguments in what is an unprecedented trial against a former president. Former United States President Donald Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors have made their opening statements in the businessman-turned-politician’s trial into alleged hush money payments made to an adult film star. The case marks the first time that prosecutors presented a criminal case …

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

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

The Independent  

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Trump left his lawyers 'adrift' by crippling ability to prepare for trial start: expert
8 months ago

Trump left his lawyers 'adrift' by crippling ability to prepare for trial start: expert

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's attacks on potential jurors and the court officials overseeing his so-called hush money trial have put his lawyers in a bad position going into a weekend where they need to prepare for the hearing to actually begin, a legal expert said Friday. According to CNN's Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig, a ruling by Judge Juan Merchan that kept …

Criminal tax evasion complaint filed as Trump heads back to court
8 months ago

Criminal tax evasion complaint filed as Trump heads back to court

Raw Story  

As Donald Trump heads back to a Manhattan courtroom where he is facing 34 felony counts related to allegedly paying off an adult film star before the 2016 presidential election, a new possible criminal investigation into income tax evasion is rearing its head. In late January, the Daily Beast reported on a "bombshell" report from retired judge Barbara Jones who …

Trump can 'sink his own ship' and prosecutors are praying he really testifies: CNN analyst
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump can 'sink his own ship' and prosecutors are praying he really testifies: CNN analyst

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump said he would testify during his criminal trial that's set to begin in New York on Monday, and CNN legal analyst Jeremy Saland said that would be a dream come true for prosecutors. Many legal analysts have said that Trump's temper could seriously hurt him in this upcoming trial, which revolves around allegations that he falsified …

Judge declines to delay Trump’s NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
8 months, 1 week ago

Judge declines to delay Trump’s NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case on Friday turned down the former president’s request to postpone his trial because of publicity about the case. Among other things, Trump’s lawyers had argued that the jury pool was deluged with what the defense saw as “exceptionally prejudicial” news coverage of the case. In a court filing …

The Surprising Strategy Trump Could Use to Win His Manhattan Trial
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg Sentenced To Jail
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg Sentenced To Jail

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath about his role in Donald Trump’s financial statements. Allen Weisselberg, a former longtime executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, arrives at a court in New York, on April 10, 2024. Weisselberg, 76, had …

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud lawsuit brought against the former president by New York’s attorney general. Trump’s lawyers took issue with Weisselberg’s perjury prosecution, accusing the Manhattan district attorney’s office of deploying …

'Only means to get to the truth': Prosecutor doubles down on Trump investigation demand
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Only means to get to the truth': Prosecutor doubles down on Trump investigation demand

Raw Story  

New York Attorney General Letitia James doubled down Tuesday on her demand that the judge in former President Donald Trump's $464 million civil fraud trial allow her to investigate him after his former CFO pleaded guilty to perjury, court records show. The Attorney General's office Tuesday filed a quick reply to Trump and Allen Weisselberg's attorneys sharp rebuttal to her …

Ex-Trump CFO Weisselberg gets 5 months in jail for perjury at fraud trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Trump CFO Weisselberg gets 5 months in jail for perjury at fraud trial

Al Jazeera  

Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty last month to charges he lied about former President Donald Trump’s finances. A New York judge on Wednesday sentenced former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg to five months in prison for lying about former US President Donald Trump’s finances. It came after Weisselberg, 76, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of perjury in …

'Extraordinary and wholly improper': Trump's lawyers denounce Letitia James' latest demand
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Extraordinary and wholly improper': Trump's lawyers denounce Letitia James' latest demand

Raw Story  

New York Attorney General Letitia James' request for an investigation into whether Donald Trump withheld information during his $464 million civil fraud trial is "extraordinary and wholly improper," defense lawyers argued this week. Allen Weisselberg's new attorney Armen Morian — replacing the officially ousted Alina Habba — teamed up with Trump's attorneys Monday in a new filing contesting James' demand …

Trump accused by prosecutor of withholding information during $464M civil fraud trial
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump accused by prosecutor of withholding information during $464M civil fraud trial

Raw Story  

New York Attorney General Letitia James accused former President Donald Trump of withholding information during his civil fraud trial and demanded more information about former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg's recent perjury plea, court records show. James filed Thursday a letter to Justice Arthur Engoron requesting a monitor be allowed to investigate the matter, citing an email about the Trump …

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 …

N.Y. judge cites Trump's history of 'attacking trial jurors' in 'remarkable' new order
9 months, 2 weeks ago

N.Y. judge cites Trump's history of 'attacking trial jurors' in 'remarkable' new order

Raw Story  

The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York has ordered that the identities of the jurors will be concealed from the general public, amid credible fears that they could be subject to tampering, reported Law360's Frank G. Runyeon Thursday. "The names of the jurors in Donald Trump's hush money case will be kept …

Allen Weisselberg: Ex-Trump Organization CFO to spend five months in jail after pleading guilty to perjury
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Allen Weisselberg: Ex-Trump Organization CFO to spend five months in jail after pleading guilty to perjury

The Independent  

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Trump lawyers 'could face discipline' if they shrugged off Weisselberg lies
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump lawyers 'could face discipline' if they shrugged off Weisselberg lies

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyers could be in big trouble now that his accountant has pleaded guilty to perjury in his fraud trial. The Trump Organization's chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg admitted to lying under oath during the former president's fraud trial, and his attorneys could lose their bar licenses for sitting idly while he presented false testimony, reported The Daily Beast. …

Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in deal that doesn’t require cooperation
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in deal that doesn’t require cooperation

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company, pleaded guilty Monday to lying under oath during his testimony in the ex-president’s New York civil fraud case. Trump’s lawyers argued Weisselberg did nothing wrong and was targeted by Bragg, a Democrat, “in a tyrannical attempt” to impede Trump’s presidential campaign. I think it’s around 30,000 …

Ex-Trump CFO Weisselberg to plead guilty to perjury: report
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Trump CFO Weisselberg to plead guilty to perjury: report

Raw Story  

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg will plead guilty to perjury charges, ABC News reported on Monday. Allegations that Weisselberg perjured himself during testimony at the Trump Organization civil fraud trial first surfaced last year when business publication Forbes wrote that he lied during sworn testimony based on years-old emails that Weisselberg had sent the publication in which …

Will Donald Trump face justice? Judge may deliver verdict on New York fraud case by Friday
10 months, 1 week ago

Will Donald Trump face justice? Judge may deliver verdict on New York fraud case by Friday

Hindustan Times  

A verdict is expected by Friday in the civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump and his company in New York, according to NBC News on Tuesday. Amidst a week of multiple court appearances, including federal criminal charges and a New York pretrial hearing, Donald Trump faces a legal whirlwind. Engoron had initially hoped to deliver his ruling by …

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 …

'Wow': Trump lawyers send 'crazy' reply after Judge Engoron asks about possible perjury
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'Wow': Trump lawyers send 'crazy' reply after Judge Engoron asks about possible perjury

Raw Story  

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump in his $370 million civil fraud trial Wednesday called Judge Arthur Engoron’s demand for information about Allen Weisselberg’s potential perjury plea deal “unprecedented, inappropriate and troubling." Engoron Monday demanded information about a New York Times report that Weisselberg may have perjured himself during testimony given in the civil fraud trial, but attorney Clifford Robert …

Engoron urged by prosecutors not to delay Trump ruling after perjury plea deal report
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Engoron urged by prosecutors not to delay Trump ruling after perjury plea deal report

Raw Story  

The New York Attorney General’s office urged Arthur Engoron Wednesday not to delay ruling on the $370 million civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump after the judge raised questions about possible perjury during the trial, court records show. Engoron Monday demanded information about a New York Times report on Allen Weisselberg’s possible perjury plea deal with the Manhattan …

Weisselberg may have perjured himself a second time — and Michael Cohen wants answers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Weisselberg may have perjured himself a second time — and Michael Cohen wants answers

Raw Story  

It has been over two years since reports dropped that Donald Trump's chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, was suspected of lying to investigators about former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. A New York Times report citing people with knowledge of the matter claimed that Weisselberg, as part of a plea deal with prosecutors, would be forced to admit he lied during …

Trump could face "draconian remedy" if CFO's possible perjury deal goes through
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump could face "draconian remedy" if CFO's possible perjury deal goes through

Salon  

Judge Arthur Engoron, who is overseeing Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud case, has questioned whether a key witness, former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, committed perjury during his testimony at the former president’s trial, The New York Times reported. “It is entirely possible that new information that Weisselberg discloses about Trump’s conduct could heavily impact Judge Engoron’s decision on …

Judge wants answers after report that key witness in Trump fraud trial may plead guilty to perjury
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge wants answers after report that key witness in Trump fraud trial may plead guilty to perjury

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial is demanding more information after a key witness was reported to be in negotiations to plead guilty to perjury in connection with his testimony in the lawsuit. In an email posted to the trial docket Tuesday, Judge Arthur Engoron asked lawyers in the case to provide him with a …

Former Trump executive reportedly in talks to plead guilty to perjury
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Trump executive reportedly in talks to plead guilty to perjury

The Independent  

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Prosecutors weigh perjury charge for ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg over civil fraud trial testimony
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors weigh perjury charge for ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg over civil fraud trial testimony

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors are weighing a potential perjury charge against Donald Trump’s former corporate finance chief in connection with testimony he gave in October at the ex-president’s New York civil fraud trial, two people familiar with the matter told the Associated Press. Testifying in the civil case, Weisselberg downplayed his involvement in preparing Trump’s financial statements, which state …

Trump should pay $370m and be barred from New York business, state AG argues
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump should pay $370m and be barred from New York business, state AG argues

The Independent  

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Trump's lawyers should be held accountable for promoting his Big Lie in court: expert
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's lawyers should be held accountable for promoting his Big Lie in court: expert

Raw Story  

Legal expert Kim Wehle highlighted Thursday Donald Trump's recent court filing about his actions around 2020 and Jan. 6 in a desperate effort to prove that intervening in the election was part of his role as president. The final brief to the Supreme Court isn't the same as his conspiracy report, however, and it's unclear if the Trump lawyers would …

Donald Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says ‘no way’
1 year ago

Donald Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says ‘no way’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers rested his defense Tuesday and sought anew to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire. The judge said “there’s no way I’m going to grant that.” Trump’s lawyers — thwarted in a similar bid last month — were swatted down as they asked Judge Arthur …

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 …

Ex-Prosecutor Spots ‘Softball’ Trial Question That Donald Trump Completely Flubbed
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-Prosecutor Spots ‘Softball’ Trial Question That Donald Trump Completely Flubbed

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said on Tuesday that Donald Trump did himself absolutely no favors with his botched answer to what should have been a “softball” question in his civil fraud trial. When Trump was asked if he could say if all his financial statements were true and accurate, Weissmann said the former president basically replied: …

Column: Trump’s fraud trial strategy may be politically effective. But it’s legally disastrous
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Trump’s fraud trial strategy may be politically effective. But it’s legally disastrous

LA Times  

A courtroom sketch shows former President Trump on the stand in his New York fraud trial. Exasperated by Donald Trump’s nonresponsive monologues during testimony in his New York fraud trial this week, state Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron finally told the former president’s lawyer to rein him in. In response to questioning by state attorney Kevin Wallace earlier this week, …

Trump's 'disaster' testimony verges on confession: legal experts
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump's 'disaster' testimony verges on confession: legal experts

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's "disaster testimony" in his $250 million lawsuit trial Monday is verging on a confession, according to legal experts from MSNBC. Trump's rambling responses to State attorney Kevin Wallace's yes-or-no questions infuriated Judge Arthur Engoron who demanded attorney Chris Kise work harder to "control your client." Should Trump continue to spew "word salad" on the stand, Engoron …

Impeachment lawyer issues a warning to Trump about 'serious penalties' for lying in court
1 year, 1 month ago

Impeachment lawyer issues a warning to Trump about 'serious penalties' for lying in court

Raw Story  

Former impeachment lawyer Norm Eisen explained that Donald Trump should be careful about his testimony in court on Monday. Speaking to CNN's Jim Acosta on Sunday, Eisen noted that in the past, Trump has struggled with the truth, lying over 30,000 times while serving as president, according to the Washington Post's count. Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, told MSNBC over …

Trump family is about to learn a new lesson the 'hard way' in fraud trial': prosecutor
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump family is about to learn a new lesson the 'hard way' in fraud trial': prosecutor

Raw Story  

Former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner explained why Donald Trump and his adult children are under intense pressure to tell the truth when they are forced to testify in his $250 million New York fraud trial. During an interview on MSNBC, Kirschner said Trump — along with Ivanka, Don Jr., and Eric — were in danger of being hit with court sanctions …

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