Donald J. Trump’s legal team on Friday repeatedly attacked a law clerk during the former president’s civil fraud trial, overshadowing Eric Trump’s second day on the witness stand and prompting the judge to bar the lawyers from making public statements about his private communications with his staff. The judge, Arthur F. Engoron, works closely with the clerk, Allison Greenfield, and …
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Analysis: Trump could gain edge from former lawyer’s Georgia election tampering …
Former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks after exiting the courtroom as he attends his Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case in New York, U.S., October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 19 (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump could gain a strategic edge in a criminal case against him when one of his lawyers-turned-co-defendants goes …
Read More »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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