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If Trump defends himself in the New York City criminal case for allegedly securing a hush money payment to an adult movie star, it could prove to be a demanding case to beat, argues a prominent legal expert. Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman appeared on CNN on Friday to explain why former President Donald Trump shouldn't feel relief that this …

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Trump will be the 'star witness at his own trial': Watergate prosecutor

Former President Donald Trump will be his own "star witness" at his federal Espionage Act trial, argued former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman on MSNBC's "The Beat" Tuesday. "We have the words in Jack Smith's transcript two weeks ago," said host Ari Melber. "Well, in general, it's basically the defendant's own words incriminating himself," said Akerman, who has frequently offered commentary …

Watergate prosecutor reveals how Robert Costello just opened Trump up to even more charges

Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman joined Michel Cohen on MSNBC Monday following a press conference by Donald Trump ally Bob Costello who appeared before a Manhattan grand jury. "I start with the Mueller report because the Mueller report laid out a witness-tampering plot by Donald Trump, basically to keep Michael in line with Donald Trump," said Akerman, saying that it …

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Trump Organization exposed as 'a potpourri of criminal activity': former Watergate prosecutor

Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman told CNN on Friday that the probe into former President Donald Trump's hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels is likely to encompass a vast web of fraudulent Trump business practices. In debating the merits of prosecuting Trump for the illegal hush-money payments ahead of the 2016 election, Akerman outlined how prosecutors could make …

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Watergate prosecutor schools Trump’s lawyer over his 'sideshow' arguments

Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman had some harsh words for Joe Tacopina, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, during a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC. In an interview with Ari Melber on Tuesday, Tacopina sparred with the MSNBC host over the specifics of the former president's case before a Manhattan grand jury that could indict him for the hush money …

Cipollone will spill the beans — and make it the 'worst day for Donald Trump': Watergate prosecutor

On Wednesday's edition of MSNBC's "The Beat," former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman laid out the significance of former Trump White House Counsel Pat Cipollone being subpoenaed by DOJ investigators to speak to a grand jury as part of their investigation into the plot to overthrow the 2020 presidential election. READ: Trump-installed DHS Inspector General was already on probation for 'unethical …

Watergate Prosecutor Predicts The Moment This Week That Donald Trump Will Be ‘Toast’

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman on Monday predicted Donald Trump will be doomed by EU ambassador Gordon Sondland’s upcoming public House testimony in the impeachment inquiry into the president. “He’s going to detail it, he’s going to have documents to detail it, you’ve got lots of witnesses corroborating it.” “I mean there’s no question that they were …

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