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'Earthshaking' subpoenas suggest Trump had his 'lawyers commit crimes for him': analysis

In an interview with the hosts of the Daily Beast's 'The New Normal," former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner explained that special counsel Jack Smith's decision to subpoena three of Donald Trump's lawyers has the legal community sitting up and noticing since it is such an unprecedented move.

Reacting to a report that lawyers Evan Corcoran, Christina Bobb and Alina Habba have been compelled to appear before a grand jury, reportedly about the government documents recovered by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago, Kirschner called the move "earthshaking" as well as indicative that Smith believes the lawyers may have engaged in criminality.

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'Dumbest move I could possibly imagine': Michael Cohen reveals Trump just subpoenaed him in a lawsuit

Michael Cohen spoke to MSNBC on Thursday about someone calling himself a "private investigator" trying to deliver a package to him. Ultimately, the truth came out that he was a process server trying to hand over a subpoena.

Detailing the scene to Nicolle Wallace, Cohen explained that the documents made it look like it was a lawsuit from The People of New York (Letitia James) vs. a list of several people.

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Trump lawyers scramble to block jurors from hearing his history of sexist remarks

Lawyers representing former President Donald Trump are trying to block jurors in the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit trial from hearing his long history of sexist and misogynistic remarks.

The Daily Beast reports that Trump's lawyers want opposing counsel to be barred from showing jurors multiple past offensive Trump comments, including his boasts about being able to grab women by their genitals, his attacks on a former Miss Universe contestant as "Miss Piggy," and attacking the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct as not being attractive enough to justify assaulting them.

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Trump's attorney testifies before grand jury in Mar-a-Lago classified doc scandal

Another attorney for former President Donald Trump has appeared in front of a federal grand jury that is currently investigating tracking the mishandled classified files that occurred during Trump's term, according to CNN.

This makes Alina Habba the third Trump attorney that has been sat in front of the grand jury, with Habba supposedly being the least influential, according to inside sources. However, Habba has continued to defend the former president with high-profile media appearances on far-right and conservative media outlets.

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Special counsel 'moving aggressively' with 'sprawling' probe of Trump: report

Special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly stepping up the pace of his investigation into former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election and his mishandling of classified information.

According to New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush and Alan Feuer, Smith was "moving aggressively" after being named to head the investigation three months ago.

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E. Jean Carroll's lawyer attacks Trump in new court docs over his massive flub

An unsealed court filing revealed that twice Donald Trump mixed up his ex-wife Marla Maples with E. Jean Carroll, who is alleging he raped her and has since defamed her.

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow requested that the documents be unsealed, "Law & Crime" revealed on Tuesday. In the past, Trump alleged that he couldn't have raped Carroll because she was "not my type." He claimed Carroll was "too ugly to rape." But court documents indicate that he couldn't tell the difference between Carroll and his wife in the mid-1990s.

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Trump and lawyer appeal $1 million in sanctions from Florida judge: report

Former President Donald Trump and his lawyer, Alina Habba, have appealed the nearly $1 million in sanctions a Florida judge ordered them to pay last month, CNBC reports.

Florida District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks ordered the sanctions for Trump and Habba due to their filing of a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, a few of her advisors and former FBI Director James Comey for "what [Trump] believed was an attempt to compromise his presidential campaign by 'alleging ties to Russia.'"

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Trump replaces yet another lawyer after she is sanctioned for 'frivolous' election lawsuits: report

Former President Donald Trump has replaced yet another attorney as his legal challenges grow in the battery and defamation lawsuit brought by former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, reported Newsweek on Wednesday.

Alina Habba, an attorney who has represented Trump in this case and made frequent appearances on right-wing television defending the former president, joins a long list of attorneys Trump has replaced.

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'Everything is going to be fine': Trump attorney says legal team is secretly 'winning'

Former President Donald Trump may be facing multiple investigations and lawsuits but "everything is going to be fine," according to his attorney.

In an appearance on the His Glory broadcast last week, attorney Alina Habba was asked about "why there should be hope for America and the world."

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Trump abruptly drops his effort to challenge NY AG's fraud case against his company

Former President Donald Trump has dropped his effort to revive a federal lawsuit challenging a civil investigation in New York into alleged fraudulent asset valuations at his real estate company, Bloomberg reports.

On Tuesday, Trump attorney Alina Habba, without explanation, filed a stipulation of voluntary dismissal of the suit.

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Lawyer warns there will be a 'hellish price to be paid' if attorneys take on Trump as a client

Any attorney thinking about taking on Donald Trump as a client should think twice about the repercussions both professionally and financially after the former president and his lead attorney in a federal court case were hit with an almost million-dollar sanction on Friday.

Labeling a suit filed by attorney Alina Habba at Trump's request against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as "frivolous," U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks was unsparing in his ruling.

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Trump's lawyers better pray he doesn't skip out on paying his $1 million penalty — here's why

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday afternoon, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance made a point of cautioning Donald Trump's lawyers that their client could flake out on them when it comes to him paying his part of a nearly $1 million fine — and that they won't like what comes next if he does.

Speaking with host Lindsey Reiser, the former prosecutor was asked about the former president's ongoing legal battles, including the massive fine that was just levied, and Trump subsequently dropping a suit before the same judge that targeted New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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Judge slaps aside Trump attorney's key conspiracy accusation against his niece

One of the key contentions made by Donald Trump's lawsuit filed against his niece Mary Trump over a privacy agreement involving his financial records earned a stiff rebuke from New York State Supreme Court Justice Robert R. Reed on Thursday, reports Courthouse News.

The former president has been battling with his niece for years over Trump family money and, in a case now being heard, has accused her of violating a 20-year-old agreement about the privacy of the documents shared.

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