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Judge Aileen Cannon appears to "resent" having to take steps to protect witnesses against former President Donald Trump from threats in his Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance told MSNBC's Joy Reid on Tuesday.

This comes after Cannon, a South Florida judge appointed by Trump himself, agreed to protect the names of certain government witnesses against Trump — after special counsel Jack Smith demanded protection for several witnesses he warned would be vulnerable.

Michael Avenatti, the imprisoned former lawyer of adult film star Stormy Daniels, gave a sprawling interview on former President Donald Trump’s upcoming hush money trial that referenced bed-wetting, Clarence Darrow’s hypothetical love child and beloved pop icon Elton John.

It was not met with blanket praise.

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon agreed Tuesday to special counsel Jack Smith's demand that she protect the names of witnesses in Donald Trump's classified documents case, according to court records and reports.

Tuesday's ruling arrives after months of convincing from Smith that she should keep under seal the names of FBI and Secret Service agents serving as witnesses in the Florida case linked to classified documents found stored at Trump's social club Mar-a-Lago, the Washington Post reports.

A judge refused a delay motion from former President Donald Trump as he appeals a gag order from Judge Juan Merchan barring him from incessantly attacking court officers and the judge's own family.

The worst part for Trump, former federal prosecutor Elie Honig explained on CNN Tuesday, is that even if Trump is ultimately successful in his bid to remove the gag order, it won't actually do anything to help him.

A new op-ed asks readers wondering if Melania Trump is a secret campaign weapon to envision the former first lady wrapped in a luxurious bathrobe staring at photo albums as her husband faces criminal accusations that he paid hush money to an adult film star.

The Guardian's Arwa Mahdawi Tuesday posed the question of Melania Trump's "secret weapon" status as the former first lady makes a slow return to the spotlight after a notable absence.

Former President Donald Trump and his legal team are reportedly running out of time to post the bond for appealing his civil fraud trial verdict before New York Attorney General Letitia James starts seizing his assets, according to a prominent real estate attorney.

Attorney Paul Golden, who is a partner at the New York-based law firm Coffey Modica, told Newsweek on Tuesday that if he doesn't have a satisfactory bond by Monday, James' office could begin the asset seizure process as soon as next week.

Conservative Rick Wilson warned Tuesday a normalcy bias in the media could have fatal consequences for American Democracy should former President Donald Trump regain the White House.

Wilson published to substack Tuesday a new essay called "The Bothsides Argument Will Kill Us All" condemning Trump for his "winks at the alt-reich," the MAGA base who support a candidate frequently compared to a dictator, and media reporting that presents them as "normal."

The complicated Trump Media lawsuit pitting two former contestants of "The Apprentice" against former President Donald Trump will be overseen by a judge who is a pro when it comes to "buyout battles," according to a new analysis.

Delaware judge Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn is the subject of a new financial profile from Bloomberg delving into the complexities of the lawsuit that tangles shell companies, meme stock, and accusations of a "retaliatory" stock lock-up.

Former President Donald Trump has been bumped from Bloomberg's list of billionaires, according to new reports.

Trump's name did not appear Tuesday on the financial news site's daily ranking of the world's 500 richest people, based on net worth analyses of the billionaires' profiles and the day's trading.

Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) has quickly made clear she opposes a court decision to effectively ban abortion in the state — even though she also supports Donald Trump's position that states should decide the issue.

Lake made the remarks Tuesday after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the state must follow a 123-year-old law that bans nearly all abortions, except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant person.

New York Attorney General Letitia James' request for an investigation into whether Donald Trump withheld information during his $464 million civil fraud trial is "extraordinary and wholly improper," defense lawyers argued this week.

Allen Weisselberg's new attorney Armen Morian — replacing the officially ousted Alina Habba — teamed up with Trump's attorneys Monday in a new filing contesting James' demand that an court-appointed monitor investigate, court records show.

The paperwork for Donald Trump's $175 million bond was rejected by a court that determined key details were missing — and then New York Attorney General Letitia James challenged the "sufficiency" of the bond, saying that the surety backing it is not admitted in New York.

Now, unless the insurance company, Knight Speciality Insurance, can prove it can back the bond before Monday, he's facing a "world of hurt," according to a financial consultant.