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'Oops': Ex-prosecutor flags flaw in Trump's 'latest defense' in criminal hush money case

Donald Trump's current defense to allegations in the criminal business records falsification case he's facing undermines his original arguments, a legal expert said on Sunday.

Trump is set to begin his trial in the case, in which the former president has been charged with more than 30 felonies in connection with purported "hush money" payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels and then allegedly covered up. Trump's first argument was that the $130,000 paid to his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, was for regular fees in the course of representation

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Law professor explains 'dynamite evidence' first witness brings to Trump criminal trial

The first witness scheduled to provide testimony in Donald Trump's historic criminal case in Manhattan will bring "dynamite evidence" that jumps to the heart of the case and shows Trump intended to conceal his affairs in order to win the presidency, a law professor said.

Raw Story reported on Sunday that the New York Times had sources suggesting the first witness to be called in the falsification of business records case is National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. Pecker, a key figure in the hush-money scandal involving former Trump, is expected to provide crucial testimony about his role in suppressing stories detrimental to Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.

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'One of the dumber Generals': Trump attacks 'lightweights and fakes' who worked for him

Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out against the "lightweights and fakes" who once worked for his White House, and now talk badly about the former president on TV.

Trump, who is currently bound by a gag order that prevents him from attacking witnesses in the criminal trial he's facing, instead turned his sights to former Homeland Security official Miles Taylor, who has claimed his home was targeted by a break-in shortly after he published a scathing "Anonymous" op-ed about Trump's presidency, and retired four-star Marine general John Kelly, who previously served as Secretary of Homeland Security and White House chief of staff.

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Trump has a 'perilous' plan that would make jail time 'a lot more likely': legal expert

Donald Trump could be facing a jail sentence if he's found guilty in his first criminal case, and the former president has a plan to make that much more likely, according to a legal expert.

CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen, who also served as one of the impeachment lawyers for House Democrats and White House ethics czar, appeared on the network on Sunday to discuss Monday's opening statements in the case over bookkeeping records violations stemming from "hush money" payments allegedly made to an adult film actress ahead of the 2016 election.

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'Stockholm syndrome statement': Internet ridicules rare Melania Trump social media post

Melania Trump on Sunday made her first public statement on X/Twitter in more than a month and a half, and users of the social media site used the opportunity to mock the former first lady.

Melania Trump, who has been at times distanced from the campaign of her husband Donald Trump, over the weekend shared a recent article from Fox News entitled, "Melania Trump says US 'must unite' ahead of Mar-a-Lago Log Cabin Republicans event."

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Insider describes 'stunning' moment judge made Trump 'meekly' sit down like a 'little boy'

Donald Trump hasn't listened to anyone telling him to sit down since he was sent to boarding school, but that streak ended with Judge Juan Merchan the other day, according to a man who was in the room at the time that it happened.

During an appearance on MSNBC, columnist and longtime Washington insider Jonathan Alter set the scene for what happened when Merchan instructed Trump to have a seat. It has been reported that Trump was "fuming" after being made to sit like a dog would.

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Letitia James may start 'seizing Trump's properties' as he sits in criminal trial: expert

As Donald Trump sits in criminal court facing 34 felony charges for purported financial records violations stemming from an attempt to bury a story about an alleged affair with an adult film actress, he may also face a separate prosecutor seizing his real estate holdings, according to a legal expert.

Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner published a "Justice Matters" video on Saturday in which he covers a recent filing by New York A.G. Letitia James, who sued Trump in a civil case for business fraud based on his chronic exaggeration of assets to get better loan terms. Specifically, the ex-prosecutor noted how James recently urged state Judge Arthur Engoron to reject the $175 million bond that Trump has posted in his civil fraud case, citing trustworthiness and competency concerns with the institution that agreed to bond him.

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'They want him killed': Alan Dershowitz says Trump would be murdered in prison

Law professor Alan Dershowitz predicted that Donald Trump would be murdered in prison if he is stripped of his Secret Service protections.

Dershowitz made the remarks to Newsmax after Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) introduced a bill to revoke Secret Service benefits if the former president is convicted of a crime.

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'Wow': CNN's Bash stunned as GOP lawmaker rips 'scumbag' Matt Gaetz paying minors for sex

CNN "State of the Union" host Dana Bash rushed to Rep. Matt Gaetz's defense on Sunday after one of his Republican House colleagues ripped into him over accusations he paid teens for sex.

During a panel discussion on the future of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), after an aid package for Ukraine passed in the GOP-controlled House, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX ) called the Florida lawmaker a "scumbag."

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First Trump trial witness to be former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker: NYT

David Pecker, a key figure in the hush-money scandal involving former President Donald Trump, is set to be the first witness in Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan.

The New York Times first reported that Pecker would be the prosecution's initial witness.

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'He has a tape recording': Fox News host defends Michael Cohen's claims against Trump

Fox News host Eric Shawn argued that Michael Cohen's claim that Donald Trump made hush money payments to influence the 2016 election was more believable because he had a tape recording of the former president.

During an interview on Sunday, former federal prosecutor Katie Cherkasky asserted that prosecutors in the case had an uphill battle because their star witnesses were former attorney Michael Cohen and adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump is accused of falsifying business records following the hush money payments to Daniels.

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Excused Trump jurors point the finger at his lawyer as a problem

Based upon the opinion of two prospective jurors who did not make the cut to participate in the historic criminal trial of Donald Trump, the former president's defense may be hampered by the attorney he hand-selected to oversee the case.

With opening statements scheduled to begin Monday morning in the so-called hush money case where the former president is looking at the possibility of jail time after being charged with 34 felonies, the last thing Trump needs is a lawyer whose courtroom demeanor has already been singled out.

In interviews with the New York Times' Maggie Haberman, the two dismissed New Yorkers, who wished to remain anonymous due to the prospect of threats, described the scrutiny they were under after filling out a questionnaire and expressed annoyance with attorney Todd Blanche.

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According to the report, the unidentified man and a woman only identified as Kara, both professed that they were aware they would have to put their feelings aside and judge Trump based upon the evidence presented.

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