The government witness identified as “Trump Employee 5” provided more information about what occurred behind closed doors during his testimony before the grand jury that ultimately indicted the former president.
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The former federal prosecutor who initially gave the Mar-a-Lago judge the 'benefit of the doubt' has changed her mind after seeing her consistently making incorrect rulings that seem to favor Donald Trump's defense team. She stated that if it were a law school exam, the judge would be failing
A former federal prosecutor who said she was “willing to give” Judge Aileen Cannon “the benefit of the doubt” has changed her mind after “dead wrong” rulings.
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Some lawyers were very surprised by the latest decision made by the judge in the Mar-a-Lago case, and a few are suggesting Jack Smith to seek a special solution because of it
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesUnsurprisingly, the response to Judge Cannon’s order was rapid and clear, with some noting that she could make an acquittal more likely.
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Trump's lawyers want to delay the hush-money case trial even more because of Passover, despite the Manhattan DA agreeing to a one-month pause
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochAfter the Manhattan DA surprised some by agreeing to delay the start of Trump’s hush-money trial, the defense argued Passover should get them even more time.
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The judge decided it was too early to determine if a set of legal terms argued about by Trump becomes too unclear to fix, even with the explanations provided by …
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Jack Smith criticized the legal group headed by Stephen Miller for making a complaint about NARA's criminal referral using an unrealistic example to show why their argument wouldn't work in the real world
Special counsel Jack Smith responded to America First Legal Foundation’s “untenable theory” about the National Archives’ criminal referral violating the law.
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'Q clearance,' a criminal referral, and the Presidential Records Act: Mar-a-Lago judge blocks off 'full day' for Jack Smith and Trump to clash in court
“Unconstitutional vagueness,” “Q clearance,” the National Archives, and the Presidential Records Act are expected to be important topics at a hearing in the Mar-a-Lago case.
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Jack Smith strongly criticizes Trump and Stephen Miller-backed arguments that the Presidential Records Act should make Mar-a-Lago prosecution go away, calling them 'fundamentally wrong'
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychIn a series of submissions, Jack Smith criticized various arguments put forward by Donald Trump's defense lawyers in attempts to dismiss his Espionage Act indictment.