Letitia James

Ivanka Trump throws family under the bus in fraud case: 'Other individuals were responsible'

Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, broke with her father's defense in a New York fraud case.

Bloomberg News correspondent Erik Larson reported that Trump had joined her father and brothers in asking for a trial delay, but she offered a very different reason.

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How Trump tried to intimidate prosecutors with his vengeful CPAC speech

During the 2023 CPAC event, former President Donald Trump delivered a speech that many critics have called "vengeful" and a "bad Batman" speech. Conservative commentator Charlie Sykes, however, thinks that the address was an attempt to intimidate prosecutors that are wiping their feet on the welcome mat of an indictment.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Monday, legal analyst Harry Litman listed off the Fulton County case, the federal grand jury over the classified documents scandal, the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, the Manhattan DA case about the hush-money payments, New York Attorney General Letitia James' case, as well as a personal civil suit from E. Jean Carroll for defamation.

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Trump seeks to delay New York fraud case and could push trial to 2024

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump is seeking a six-month delay in the New York attorney general's fraud case against him and his company, which if granted would likely push back any trial until deep into the 2024 presidential campaign.

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Trump Tower exposed as 'something of a fraud': Forbes

According to a new report from Forbes, New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against former President Donald Trump has exposed his flagship building, New York City's Trump Tower, as being "something of a fraud."

Specifically, Forbes reporter Dan Alexander zeroes in on the fact that Trump Tower plays a central role in James' claims about Trump manipulating the values of his assets for tax purposes.

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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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How Trump's own words could doom him in the E. Jean Carroll civil case: report

Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign is unprecedented in many ways. Never before in United States history has a twice-impeached ex-president decided to run again, and never has the U.S. had a presidential candidate who was facing so many legal problems at once. Trump is presently being investigated not only by the U.S. Department of Justice, but also, by Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis, New York State Attorney General Letitia James and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

Moreover, no U.S. presidential candidate has had so many close associates or former associates who were convicted of or pled guilty to criminal charges — a list that includes Allen Weisselberg (the Trump Organization’s long-time chief financial officer), Michael Cohen (Trump’s former personal attorney), Paul Manafort (Trump’s 2016 campaign manager), veteran GOP operative Roger Stone, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and "War Room" host Steve Bannon (former White House chief strategist under Trump).

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Senators question Jared Kushner's cozy ties with Saudis after explosive report

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are speaking out about this weekend’s Washington Post report detailing Jared Kushner's financial relationship with Saudi Arabia.

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) said that if there's a need for Congressional oversight then it should be investigated. He doesn't think any of these things should be political.

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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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Biden admin creating 'unacceptable' roadblocks for probing Jared Kushner Saudi deals: Dem senator

Some Democrats in the United States Senate are complaining that President Joe Biden's administration is setting up roadblocks for them as they try to gather more information about Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner's deals with the Saudi Arabian government.

In an interview with the Washington Post's Greg Sargent, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said that the Biden administration has not been handing over documents that are being requested to examine the lucrative deals that Kushner has cut with the Saudis since former President Donald Trump left office.

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Christian college abruptly cancels concert because singer is gay

A Florida religious college abruptly cancelled a concert after learning that one of the Grammy Award-winning troupe's singers is gay.

The British a cappella group The King's Singers had been scheduled to perform Saturday night at Pensacola Christian College, but their appearance was called off with just two hours' notice because officials said "one of the artists openly maintained a lifestyle that contradicts Scripture," reported the Pensacola News Journal.

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Capitol rioter who tased police officer pleads guilty to assault

A California man who used a taser on a Metropolitan Police Officer during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the assault and three other charges, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

Daniel Rodriguez, 40, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, obstruction of justice, and assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon.

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Trump must pay Letitia James' office $110,000 after being held in contempt

Former President Donald Trump has regularly railed against New York Attorney General Letitia James -- and now he owes her office more than $100,000.

Law and Crime reports that a New York appellate court has upheld a contempt order against the former president for his past refusal to cooperate with James' probe of his business activities.

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