Legal expert flags Trump trial statement that 'comes closest to witness intimidation'
by Raw Story
Raw Story— Former President Donald Trump's comments about his longtime ally and former National Enquirer head David Pecker are the most compelling case for witness intimidation, legal expert Lisa Rubin told MSNBC's Joy Reid on Friday's edition of "The ReidOut."Pecker, who helped Trump in a "catch and kill" scheme to bury stories about his alleged affair with Playboy model Karen McDougal, has been the prosecution's first witness in the criminal hush money trial against Trump in Manhattan. The former...
Raw Story—Trump is forcing his team into a losing strategy at criminal trial: legal expert. Donald Trump is forcing his attorney to take on a strategy that's more likely to lead to a conviction in the hush money cover-up case he faces, according to a criminal defense lawyer. Attorney David Oscar Markus appeared on CNN on Sunday, here he was asked about recent testimony in the criminal case in which the former president faces 34 felony charges related to alleged payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Specifically, the host raised the topic of Hope Hicks, Trump's longtime aide...
Raw Story—Trump lawyers scramble as trial witnesses blow up Michael Cohen strategy: expert. 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 lens [through which] we were thinking about this case."The assumption from legal analysts has been...
Raw Story—Hope Hicks' bombshell has Trump trial headed for a 'fast and furious' end: legal expert. During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday afternoon, attorney Andrew Weissmann stated former Donald Trump White House aide Hope Hicks filled in a big gap in the hush money prosecution case this week.Speaking with MSNBC host Jen Psaki, the former FBI general counsel claimed the 34-felony count Manhattan trial should accelerate due to Hicks' testimony.As he explained, "If you recall, until she testified, there was a lot of talk about how he [Trump] did not sign the agreement between Stormy Daniels...