Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner was struck by the "unusual" rapidity and method with which Judge Juan Merchan built out a jury in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush payment case in Manhattan — and in a newly released video, outlined what he believed it meant."We are knee-deep in jury selection in that New York courtroom in which Donald Trump is being tried in the first of his four criminal cases," he opened on his "Justice Matters" series.So far, a number of jurors have...
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is in an "uncomfortable" position in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial, a former federal prosecutor said this week.On Monday, former federal prosecutor Brett Tolman appeared on Fox News' Fox & Friends to speak about the start of Trump's criminal trial for alleged hush money payments made to former adult film star Stormy Daniels and suggested that Bragg was "bullied" by New York attorney Mark Pomerantz into bringing the case against the former...
Judge Aileen Cannon appears to "resent" having to take steps to protect witnesses against former President Donald Trump from threats in his Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance told MSNBC's Joy Reid on Tuesday.This comes after Cannon, a South Florida judge appointed by Trump himself, agreed to protect the names of certain government witnesses against Trump — after special counsel Jack Smith demanding protection for several witnesses he warned would be...
The jury selection process in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial has featured moments that are "unprecedented," according to former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner.Trump's hush-money trial began with jury selection in Manhattan on Monday, with seven of 18 total required jurors and alternates having been selected by the end of the day on Tuesday. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a 2016 payment to adult-film actress...
During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday morning, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler bluntly stated that the moment Donald Trump steps into a Manhattan courtroom on Monday, it will commence the "worst day of his life" as he faces 34 felony counts that could lead to four years in jail.Speaking with fill-in host Charles Coleman Jr., Butler explained that for the first time in his life, the former president's actions have led to a moment in life where he faces very real consequences that could...
Former President Donald Trump just touched the third rail during his hush money trial as prosecutors executed a powerful courtroom chess move, a former prosecutor told CNN Tuesday. Karen Agnifilo, an ex-assistant district attorney in the borough where Trump faces his first criminal trial, appeared on the network to discuss the stern warning that a muttering and glaring Trump received from Judge Juan Merchan."The third rail is if anyone starts to make the jury feel any kind of intimidation...
A judge refused a delay motion from former President Donald Trump as he appeals a gag order from Judge Juan Merchan barring him from incessantly attacking court officers and the judge's own family.The worst part for Trump, former federal prosecutor Elie Honig explained on CNN Tuesday, is that even if Trump is ultimately successful in his bid to remove the gag order, it won't actually do anything to help him."Donald Trump's first criminal trial remains on track to begin on Monday after his latest...
It is a blockbuster legal case, set to dominate headlines for weeks to
Donald Trump on Saturday posted a video purportedly about his "virtues," but that is not what the message conveys, according to a former federal prosecutor. Trump posted the eight minute and 20 second video to his Truth Social platform without any context other than the title, "TRUMP'S VIRTUES." The video itself opens with Thomas Klingenstein, self identified as a writer, a playwright, and an investor, calling on those who "can't stand" Trump to support the former president nonetheless. ...
Former Trump attorney Tim Parlatore explains what he thinks could happen if prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial bring up Trump’s other legal problems. He also shares whether he thinks the former president should testify.
Trump says he is ready to sing again under oath. "Yeah, I would testify," Trump said earlier Friday during a presser with Speaker Mike Johnson, who made a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago. "That's not a trial, that's a scam." It sounds like a declaration of strength to flex his truth-telling. ALSO READ: 15 worthless things Trump will give you for your money But former federal prosecutor Ankush Khadori wonders if former President Donald Trump remembers how the other times went. "It's generally...
Former President Donald Trump's historic New York hush money trial begins today. Former federal & state prosecutor Pat Brady joins the Steve Cochran Show to recap the latest details. https://omny.fm/shows/steve-cochran-on-the-big-89/jury-selection-for-former-president-donald-trumps/embed