'Can't look weak': Expert says Trump lawyer stuck between a 'crazy' rock and a hard place


by Raw Story

Raw Story— Former president Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche is stuck between a rock and a hard place in the form of a "crazy, unreasonable client," according to former federal prosecutor Harry Litman. Litman's analysis Tuesday came on the heels of proceedings in the criminal hush money trial that saw Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Trump's lawyers debating whether the former president had violated his gag order. Trump's lawyer, Blanche, was ridiculed by legal experts who said he failed to...

KIFI—Trump can’t be in two places at once in double courtroom drama. Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — For most people, sitting in court at their own criminal trial would represent a defining moment of their life. But Donald Trump’s return to his hush money trial Thursday does not even represent the most critical courtroom drama of his day. The ex-president’s attention is certain to stray

KEYT—Trump can’t be in two places at once in double courtroom drama. Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — For most people, sitting in court at their own criminal trial would represent a defining moment of their life. But Donald Trump’s return to his hush money trial Thursday does not even represent the most critical courtroom drama of his day. The ex-president’s attention is certain to stray

Raw Story—'I've never seen that': Expert says Trump lawyer sent a 'huge tell' to criminal case judge. Former President Donald Trump's attorney just gave a huge reveal to Judge Juan Merchan in the Manhattan criminal hush money case, former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann told MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Thursday. Specifically, he argued, Susan Necheles, one of the most effective and experienced attorneys in Trump's corner, refused to sign off on some of the submissions to the court — a huge red flag for those submissions, and for the defense as a whole. "Emil Bove, who I don't know,...