New York Attorney General Letitia James has been granted a hearing by state judge Arthur Engoron to challenge the $175 million bond former President Donald Trump posted in his civil fraud case.In a new, brief order signed by Engoron, James was directed to present her case to the court on April 22 that the bond, posted by Knight Specialty Insurance Company, should not be accepted.Trump was found liable for more than $450 million in damages and unpaid interest in this case, which centered on...
Judge Juan Merchan's ruling banning Donald Trump from attending Supreme Court arguments next week in his presidential immunity case spurred sputters of outrage from the former president and laughter online. Trump told the media who gathered outside his hush money trial in Manhattan Monday that he was furious over Merchan's decision, which legal experts note is a common interpretation of criminal law. "Looks like the judge is not going to allow me to escape this scam," he told reporters. ...
Like all things Donald Trump, the first day of his hush money criminal trial in New York started like a brewing storm. Not only did Judge Juan Merchan have to once again shut down Trump's attempt to have the judge removed, the fed-up Merchan then warned Trump to behave — or go to jail. — Read the rest
Donald Trump took a swipe Wednesday at the judge overseeing his New York hush money trial, accusing him of thinking he is "above the Supreme Court." Speaking to Fox News, Trump slammed Judge Juan Merchan, accusing of "prohibiting" the former president from attending arguments Thursday on presidential immunity and calling it "the most important case in many years" before the high court. Trump had requested be he allowed to attend arguments at the Supreme Court about Trump's immunity on Thursday,...
Friday ended with Judge Juan Merchan telling Donald Trump to sit down. It was the culmination of an intense debate between Trump's lawyers and the prosecutors about the rules around whether Trump will testify in the trial. Known as a Sandoval hearing, the proceeding guarantees that the defense knows what might be asked if a criminal defendant takes the stand. ALSO READ: Revealed: What government officials privately shared about Trump not disclosing finances Tyler McBrien, Lawfare managing...
Jose A. Perez, a grassroots supporter of Donald Trump, has requested permission to file an amicus brief in the ongoing classified documents case against the former president, according to court filings on Thursday.In legal filings, Perez told U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon that the prosecution of Trump interfered with his constitutional rights to vote and to election integrity. He claimed that the Department of Justice had been weaponized against Trump and his supporters.The brief...
Former President Trump's legal travails will take center stage this week during a busy and important week for the presumptive GOP nominee's court battles. The showcase attracting attention is the New York hush money trial after a jury was selected for the battle last week. But it is just one front for the former president,
MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin Monday revealed one major reason that Donald Trump's lawyers are fighting so hard to keep certain tweets he sent as president out of his criminal hush money trial.Rubin stood outside the Manhattan court where Trump stands accused of covering up money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels through his then-attorney Michael Cohen. She discussed one of many legal battles the former president will face in the weeks ahead. "Trump himself has tweeted that he repaid...
Judge Juan Merchan should get a move on and quickly rule on whether Trump was in contempt of court for violating a gag order in the Manhattan hush money trial, former federal prosecutor Elie Honig told CNN's Jake Tapper on Wednesday — because it's clear that Trump is in fact in violation.The former president is forbidden, under the gag order, from attacking expected witnesses in the case, which charges him with business fraud associated with buying the silence of adult film star Stormy Daniels —...
The New York judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money trial said Monday that Trump cannot attend arguments at the Supreme Court next week over presidential immunity. It came after the judge earlier delayed a decision on allowing Trump to attend his son Barron's high school graduation in May. The attempts by Trump to take []
The New York judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money trial said Monday that Trump cannot attend arguments at the Supreme Court next week over presidential immunity. It came after the judge earlier delayed a decision on allowing Trump to attend his son Barron's high school graduation in May. The attempts by Trump to take []