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Trump’s attorneys in his civil fraud case double down on criticism of judge’s cl…

Trump’s attorneys in his civil fraud case double down on criticism of judge’s cl…

As New York Attorney General Letitia James prepares to call Donald Trump to the witness stand in his $250 million civil fraud case Monday, lawyers for the former president have doubled down on their criticism of the law clerk who sits beside the judge in the courtroom. “I do feel like truly that I’m fighting two adversaries,” Trump attorney Chris …

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Attorney General says magistrate misapplied law in case of injured jogger

Attorney General says magistrate misapplied law in case of injured jogger

The attorney general’s office has appealed the case in which a driver accused of causing permanent injuries to a jogger was let off the hook because the charges were deemed time-barred by the court.  Matteo Grima spent two weeks in a coma and was left with permanent injuries after he was hit by car driven by Raymond Camilleri in Triq …

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Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty, could testify in Georgia case

Ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell pleads guilty, could testify in Georgia case

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – A former lawyer for Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded guilty to aiding the former U.S. president’s efforts to overturn his election defeat in the state of Georgia, agreeing to testify against him if called. The lawyer, Sidney Powell, pleaded guilty to six counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties, a …

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Trump wants to cite lawyers’ advice in DOJ’s Jan. 6 case. That could be risky.

Trump wants to cite lawyers’ advice in DOJ’s Jan. 6 case. That could be risky.

Oct 16 (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump and his defense counsel in the U.S. Justice Department’s case accusing him of illegally attempting to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election have repeatedly told television interviewers that Trump was merely following guidance he received from his lawyers, including a constitutional scholar. But asserting a formal advice-of-counsel defense carries some …

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Trump hit with gag order after lashing out at court clerk in NY fraud case

Trump hit with gag order after lashing out at court clerk in NY fraud case

NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial on Tuesday imposed a gag order – promising sanctions for any violations – on the former U.S. president and others in the case after Trump took to social media to lash out at the judge’s top law clerk. Justice Arthur Engoron of the New York state …

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