Letitia James

‘He's trying to get this man killed’: Keith Olbermann warns against Trump’s fiery rhetoric against Manhattan DA

Political commentator Keith Olbermann has had it with Donald Trump’s fiery rhetoric.

On Thursday, the former ESPN anchor and current Countdown podcast host unloaded on the ex-president over incendiary comments directed at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, among others.

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Lawmakers implore Merrick Garland to protect 'the safety of the American people' if Trump is indicted

It remains to be seen whether or not former President Donald Trump will face some type of criminal indictment in 2023 — and if he does, which investigation that indictment will come from. But it is safe to say that no president or ex-president in U.S. history — not even Richard Nixon — has been in the position that Trump now finds himself in. Trump is seeking the GOP presidential nomination at a time when he is facing simultaneous investigations from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and special counsel Jack Smith, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, New York State Attorney General Letitia James and Fulton County, Georgia DA Fani Willis.

Trump has predicted that he will be arrested on Tuesday, March 21 in connection with the Manhattan DA Office's probe of alleged hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. And he is urging his supporters to protest if that happens.

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Furious Trump erupts after judge refuses to delay $250M fraud trial

Minutes before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron was to gavel in late Tuesday morning, a bomb threat was called in to 911, delaying a pre-trial hearing in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million civil fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump and his adult children, but only for about 30 minutes.

Over the weekend Trump urged his supporters to “protest,” and “take our country back.” He also claimed he would be indicted on Tuesday. It’s not known who called in the bomb threat, but it wasn’t the delay Trump’s attorneys were hoping for.

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Bomb threat called in to New York courthouse moments before Trump hearing begins

A bomb threat interrupted proceedings at a New York courthouse where a hearing was held on Tuesday for New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.

Bloomberg reported that the bomb threat came moments before a judge was set to gavel in the hearing.

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Judge slaps down Trump's efforts to delay NY AG's fraud lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump has lost in court yet again.

Law and Crime News reported Tuesday that Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron brushed off Trump's request to delay the upcoming civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization for allegedly committing years' worth of financial crimes.

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Trump dogged by sixth under-the-radar investigation as indictments loom

According to American University’s Washington College of Law professor Kimberly Whele, Donald Trump is at the center of no less than six criminal or criminally-related investigations and that one of them is running under the media radar with the latest focus on impending indictments in Manhattan and Georgia.

In her column for the Bulwark, the legal expert ticked off the rumored Manhattan indictment over hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels, the Georgia investigation into 2020 election tampering, a DOJ investigation into Trump's part in the Jan. 6 insurrection, another DOJ investigation into stolen documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago and New York Attorney General Letitia James' investigation into tax fraud at the Trump Organization.

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Protester of Manhattan drag queen story hour charged with assaulting event supporter

NEW YORK — A gold-masked protester busted at a Manhattan drag queen story hour hosted by state Attorney General Letitia James has been charged with misdemeanor assault, police said Monday. Robert Porco, 53, of upstate Fishkill, was issued a desk appearance ticket and released. The man he allegedly punched in the face did not require medical attention. Police said the victim had shown up in support of the Sunday morning event at the LGBTQ Community Center on W. 13th St. in Greenwich Village. Video posted on Twitter shows a small group of protesters, including a man in a Proud Boys sweatshirt, a...

Protesters clash outside NYC drag story hour hosted by Attorney General Letitia James, one arrested

A masked protester was arrested during clashing demonstrations outside a Manhattan drag story hour hosted by state Attorney General Letitia James Sunday, cops said. The gold-masked man was taken into custody about 11:30 a.m. after an assault at the protest outside the LGBTQ Community Center on W. 13th St. in Greenwich Village. Video posted on Twitter shows a small group of protesters, including a man in a Proud Boys sweatshirt, across the street from the center while a much larger crowd of counter-protesters lined the sidewalk to show their support for the event. At one point, the gold-masked ...

Proud Boys bloodied and jailed during NYC drag queen story hour protest

Clashes between Proud Boys and counter-protesters led to at least one arrest on Sunday.

The incidents occurred on 7th Avenue in New York City at the Drag Queen Story Hour with Attorney General Letitia James event.

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Trump Organization exposed as 'a potpourri of criminal activity': former Watergate prosecutor

Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman told CNN on Friday that the probe into former President Donald Trump's hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels is likely to encompass a vast web of fraudulent Trump business practices.

In debating the merits of prosecuting Trump for the illegal hush-money payments ahead of the 2016 election, Akerman outlined how prosecutors could make the case about much more than Trump trying to save himself from personal embarrassment by paying to cover up a past affair.

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'Almost to the point of paranoia': Trump lawyer scrambling to uncover new investigations

One of Donald Trump's attorneys is scrambling about in what appears to be a panicked attempt to find out if there are more new criminal investigations coming for her client as the walls close in on the former president.

According to a report from the Daily Beast's Roger Sollenberger, attorney Alina Habba is using her subpoena power to chase after information related to the $250 million lawsuit that New York Attorney General Letitia James is pursuing against the Trump Organization.

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'Racist' Trump is blowing up because he can't stand being prosecuted by Black lawyers: Former GOP strategist

Upon learning that he could be facing indictment in New York over hush payments to an adult film star, former President Donald Trump immediately attacked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis — all of whom are Black — as "racists."

That language is no accident, argued former GOP communications strategist Tara Setmayer on Thursday's edition of MSNBC's "The ReidOut."

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Michael Cohen details his observations after meeting with NYDA for the 19th time

Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen spoke to the New York District Attorney in Manhattan for the 19th time on Tuesday.

Returning from answering questions, he said that he's been very critical of Alvin Bragg after two main prosecutors resigned due to Bragg allegedly refusing to bring this case. Since working with the staff, however, he said that he's "actually impressed with their level of knowledge, their level of the law, and the way in which they are posing questions for understanding and for prosecution, the more I'm impressed with them as an overall group."

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