• Yahoo

    “Trump lost almost everything”: Legal expert says judge's evidence ruling a “disaster for Trump”

    Judge made "clear he won't tolerate efforts by Trump's lawyers to abuse the

  • 'Beyond question': Expert says latest filing shows Cannon must be taken off Trump case

    Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday asked both parties in Donald Trump's classified documents case to weigh in on jury instructions — a move that was roundly criticized as "legally insane" and "utterly nuts."Cannon asked lawyers to file jury instructions on two topics — having jurors review a record kept by Trump and decide if "it is personal or presidential using the definitions set forth in the Presidential Records Act," and if jurors believe the former president can rightfully consider the...

  • 'Judge Cannon took the bait': Legal expert shows how Trump tricked jurist in docs case

    Donald Trump got one over on Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing the ex-president's criminal case involving stashed confidential documents, according to a legal expert. Former federal prosecutor Kristy Greenberg, who recently spoke on the prospect of Trump seeing "prison time," appeared on MSNBC's Alex Witt Reports on Sunday, and was asked about a motion by Trump seeking to have Judge Cannon dismiss the suit. Greenberg said Trump's legal team set the trap, and Cannon fell right in. ...

    • CNN

    Legal expert says what Fulton County prosecutor’s resignation means for Trump’s case

    Nathan Wade, the embattled Georgia special prosecutor tasked with leading the case against Donald Trump and his allies, has stepped down in the wake of a scathing ruling from the Fulton County judge overseeing the case. CNN’s Nick Valencia and Norm Eisen give the details.

  • 'N.Y. state padlock on Trump Tower': Expert says Trump is at 'next-to-last step' from ruin

    EXPERT: 'Next-to-last step' from ruin (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:THE DON'S ASSETS WILL BE SEIZED, SAYS AG LETITIA JAMES'NY state padlock on Trump Tower'Liens on All of His Assets, Bank Accounts?NEXT: He loses bid to block Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels testimony at trial

    • MSNBC

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    Donald Trump faces an over $400 million judgment for his civil fraud trial Monday while he’s in court with Stormy Daniels in his criminal hush money case. Former Senior Trump White House Official Omarosa Manigault Newman joins Alex Witt to discuss what can be expected on Trump’s busy day.

  • 'Say It To Your President' Donald Trump, UFC's Ian Garry Wants To Make Colby Covington To Say 'I Quit' In Front Of Trump

    The bad blood between Ian Garry and Colby Covington continues to escalate. Last week, Garry challenged Covington to an “I quit” match for mocking his wife, with the loser having to retire. 🚨JUST IN🚨 Ian Garry has responded to Colby Covington and has vowed to “rid the UFC” of him. He’s called for an “I […]

  • Donald Trump's Legal Battles Are Helping His Campaign, Steve Bannon Says

    Steve Bannon celebrated Donald Trump's plethora of legal battles on Monday, claiming that media coverage of the "lawfare" against the former president is among the reasons Trump is "back in such a fury."Bannon, ex-White House adviser to Trump, spoke about the former president's civil fraud verdict on his War Room podcast Monday a few hours after a federal appeals court in New York lowered Trump's bond amount in the case. In addition to massive financial penalties, Trump is facing 88 felony...

  • ‘Travesty of justice’: Legal experts stunned over unexplained ruling helping Trump

    Just hours before Donald Trump's deadline to post a $454 million bond or start to see the wheels of justice move to seize his assets, a five-judge New York appeals court panel sliced the bond amount by more than half, and handed him an extra ten days to come up with the cash.Trump is now required to post a $175 million bond, CNN reports, calling the ruling, "a major lifeline for the former president."Legal experts are stunned.Harvard University Professor Emeritus Laurence Tribe, a professor of...

  • 'Stunningly embarrassing': Legal expert baffled by Trump's $464M bond problems

    Former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial bond troubles are exposing him to more scrutiny, and ridicule too, a legal expert said Thursday. Former prosecutor and Pace University law professor Bennett Gershman told Salon Thursday he was baffled by Trump's recent announcement that he could not find an insurer to back the $464 million payment due Monday in his New York civil fraud case. "I find it strange that Trump is essentially claiming that he either does not have sufficient assets to...

  • 'Worked so far': Legal experts flatten Trump's SCOTUS immunity argument

    In his Tuesday filing to the U.S. Supreme Court, Donald Trump continues to argue that without absolute immunity from criminal prosecution every president would be subject to bribery — if not fully hindered from making any decisions.And legal analysts continue to call the theory bunk. Taking to the internet after the filing from Trump's lawyers, former Justice Department senior prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said that in nearly 250 years, lack of immunity hasn't yet been a problem for a U.S....

  • Donald Trump cannot pay $454M bond for civil judgment, attorneys say

    March 18 (UPI) — Former President Donald Trump has been unable to find the funds to pay the $454 million civil fraud judgment against him, his attorneys said in a court filing Monday. Trump’s attorneys said in the filing that it is “impossible” for Trump to pay the bond in full after seeking funds from about 30 surety companies. […] The post Donald Trump cannot pay $454M bond for civil judgment, attorneys say first appeared on Gephardt Daily.