All posts tagged "Criminal Case"

Things are finally heating up in the criminal case that tells the "origin story" of Donald Trump's election cheating efforts, a former federal prosecutor said.

Joyce Vance, a legal analyst appearing on MSNBC, said late on Wednesday night in a post on Substack that there has been "major activity in each of the criminal cases against" the former president. One case in particular stood out, she said.

"Tonight, I want to refocus our attention on the Manhattan DA’s case," Vance said. "But this hearing seems to have caught Trump’s attention—there are multiple reports he intends to be in court in person (there are also conflicting reports suggesting he will be in Georgia). That may suggest this case is finally getting real for the former president."...

Former FBI general counsel and assistant U.S. attorney Andrew Weissmann thinks Donald Trump's case over the 2020 election and Jan. 6 could unfold in late May or early June if the Supreme Court refuses to hear the case.

Speaking about the recent ruling from the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, Weissmann explained that there was never any question about whether the court would block Trump's claims of absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for all presidents.

He said all the judges agreed they wouldn't hear any further requests from Trump to reconsider the ruling. ...

Donald Trump was put on notice by a former federal prosecutor that, if he keeps up his "absolutely bizarre" courtroom behavior, he will be hit with much more severe, non-monetary jury verdicts.

Legal analyst Elie Honig appeared on CNN's Smerconish on Saturday, where he was asked by the host, "Does Donald Trump have a jury problem?"

"Well, you bet he does, Michael, if he behaves like that," Honig replied. "I want people to understand what Donald Trump did in that courtroom throughout this trial is not just unusual, it is absolutely bizarre and self-destructive." ...

Donald Trump on Saturday once again lashed out against special counsel Jack Smith, issuing comments that would likely be barred under a now-paused gag order.

Trump attacked Smith in connection with the indictment the prosecutor brought against the former president for purportedly attempting to subvert the 2020 election after his own electoral defeat. Trump noted that he's seeking a new judge in that case, as well as a move outside of Washington, D.C.

"We have deranged Jack Smith. Have you ever heard of him? He's a lovely man," Trump mused, calling Smith "the deranged one" and "crooked."...

Former Mueller investigation prosecutor Andrew Weissman walked through how a mob trial works — and the lessons applicable from that to the cases against former President Donald Trump — in an interview on Tuesday's edition of MSNBC's "The Beat."

This comes as the former president faces four separate criminal trials, at least three of which could have significant witness testimony from members of his inner circle, particularly the Georgia election racketeering case.

"Talking about the link between John Gotti and Donald Trump," said anchor Ari Melber, himself an attorney. "Explain to us what you do as a prosecutor if you have someone like Donald Trump, it is a defendant and he is attacking witnesses and has been gagged over that partially. 'I Forgotti' is a memorable time where witness tampering appeared to work."...

Donald Trump’s best chance at avoiding time behind bars gets slimmer and slimmer as more of his co-defendants reach out and grab it, legal experts told the Huffington Post Wednesday.

His best chance? A plea deal.

“Pleas are like fish, and not like wine,” former White House lawyer Norm Eisen told the Huffington Post. “They do not get better with the passage of time.”...