All posts tagged "John Dean"

Donald Trump's potential appeal strategy isn't likely to work, according to a former attorney for Richard Nixon's White House.

Former Richard Nixon White House counsel John Dean appeared on CNN on Saturday, and was asked about the ongoing prosecution of Trump. Specifically, he was asked about the ex-president's strategy in the criminal hush-money cover up case he's currently facing.

"This is a very strong case," Dean said before being asked about the "salacious" aspects of the witness testimony. ...

The Supreme Court's decision on Friday to sidestep special counsel Jack Smith's request to immediately take up former President Donald Trump's claim of immunity from prosecution is a win for the former president's efforts to delay and push out the date of his criminal trial for the 2020 plot to overthrow the presidential election — which experts believe he is trying to stall out until after the 2024 election, where if he wins he could make the trial go away with his control of the Justice Department.

But Trump shouldn't count on being able to delay it that far, said former Nixon White House counsel and Watergate whistleblower John Dean on CNN.

"Do they have the expiration date, do you see a scenario where Trump could, if the chips fall, all the chips fall in his direction, could delay beyond the election?" asked anchor Jim Sciutto....

While he's a little late with a reaction to the results of Prop 8, John Dean weighs in with an insightful look at the matter of race and the ballot initiative, "Why Claims that Black Californians Deserve Blame for the Passage of California’s Anti-Gay-Marriage Proposition 8 Are Unfair and Untrue."