Former President Donald Trump did not request a jury for hisNew York civil fraud trial, but even if he had asked for one, the answer would've been "no," a judge said Wednesday. Judge Arthur Engoronaddressed an issue that had been the subject of speculation on social media and by Trump...
Another major misstep occurred in the form of defense lawyerSusan Necheles’ cross-examination of Daniels. Necheles went to considerable lengths to suggest that Daniels had changed her story over time and had been motivated by money when she agreed to keep her story quiet in the run-up to ...
Interestingly, it was just a few months ago that Parlatore was singing Epshteyn’s praises,according to The New York Times, whom he told, “It’s good to have someone who’s a lawyer who is also inside the palace gates.” It doesn’t bode well that only a few months after that, P...
Trump's intention to appear was first revealed in a court filing related to a separate case:Trump's lawsuitagainst his former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen. The judge in that case noted that Trump had asked to postpone a scheduled Oct. 3 deposition because it would conflict with his plans...
The following day, however, Trump found a way to protest the trial with the jury’s eyes on him, storming out during the closing argument delivered by Carroll’s lawyer. “The record will reflect that Mr. Trump just rose and walked out of the courtroom,” Judge Lewis Kaplan announced, in...
“Mr. Parlatore is no longer a member of the legal team. His statements regarding current members of the legal team are unfounded and categorically false,” Steven Cheung told The Daily Beast. Then there’s the 33-year-old Lindsey Halligan, a relatively inexperienced lawyer who suddenly appeared...
Along the way, Willis designated a number of people as targets of her probe, including 16 Georgia Republicans who served as pro-Trump electors in 2020 and Rudy Giuliani, who was working as a lawyer for Trump. While a special grand jury does not issue indictments, it possesses broader inv...
The money was paid out of the personal funds of Trump’s now-estranged lawyer, Michael Cohen, who then said he was reimbursed by the Trump Organization and also paid extra bonuses for a total that eventually rose to $420,000. Cohen pleaded guilty to federal charges in 2018 that the paym...
"The short answer is yes, that there's no constitutional bar," said Corey Brettschneider, a lawyer and professor of political science at Brown University and author of "The Presidents and the People." "The Constitution lays out some specific requirements of what's required … but there's no...
Trump lawyer Todd Blanche also declined comment. Merchan’s decision upended what had been on track to be the first of Trump’s four criminal indictments to go to trial. Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, has fought to delay all of his criminal cases, arguing that...