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Long-time legal analyst and impeachment lawyer Norm Eisen thinks that Donald Trump's E. Jean Carroll case helps predict other cases as well.

Speaking to CNN's Jim Acosta on Sunday, Eisen said that the case that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is bringing alleges 34 counts of document falsification.

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, known as the so-called "Trump Whisperer," detailed some of the "colors" from the ex-president's damages trial in New York on Thursday and Friday.

Among many details, Haberman described Donald Trump "scanning" the jury and, at times, smiling at them.

Donald Trump may have to sell off assets if his fines in the New York fraud trial are over $200 million.

Speaking to MSNBC on Sunday, New York Times reporter Susanne Craig explained that they were working to sift through what kind of "cash on hand" Trump has to give in fines for crimes.

A retired Republican judge determined there is "absolutely damning" evidence that should keep Donald Trump off the ballot in the state of Illinois.

Acting as a hearing officer, Clark Erickson held a hearing on Friday to consider whether Trump should be removed from the ballot because he participated in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021.

Veteran investigative journalist Susanne Craig has spent the past decades following Donald Trump's finances, and she thinks that the New York jury finally managed to shut him up when they handed down the damages amount in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial.

“They found the price of silence for Donald Trump," Craig told Alex Witt on MSNBC Sunday.

Prior to deriding her courtroom skills, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman suggested Donald Trump might be thinking about dropping controversial attorney Alina Habba after taking a massive $83.3 million hit in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial.

Speaking with MSNBC host Alex Witt, the attorney jokingly called Habba's courtroom skills a "comedy of bumbling" because it appears she has no idea how to conduct herself in a courtroom.

Before he got to the point, he noted that Trump was "brought to heel" by the massive penalty imposed by a 9-person jury.

"He [Trump] has not publicly mentioned E. Jean Carroll since the ruling. Could he be putting himself on some sort of defamation budget?" host Witt joked.

"Yeah, I think so," Litman replied. "And I think it is significant because it shows him having been brought to heel. You saw his supporters saying, 'He doesn't take any crap. He does what he wants and gets away with it.' Here, he did what he wanted but didn't get away with it; he got socked once a little bit and now very harshly."

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"I think maybe Alina Habba, maybe in his own mind, that's a path I can't go and I've been burned very severely, we will see," he continued before adding, "But I think it will be a really encouraging sign that the legal system can actually constrain him."

Addressing Habba later, he continued, "She does seem to be perfectly chosen to be the wrong lawyer in the courtroom. She got generally mocked for not having the basic skills, which I think is true, but more than that, she tussled with the judge. she tussled with, you know, everything about the proceedings. She was Trumpian."

Appearing on MSNBC on Sunday morning, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Wiessmann claimed that Judge Lewis Kaplan, who oversaw the just-concluded E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, will make sure the New York writer whom Donald Trump sexually abused won't have to chase after her money.

Speaking with host Jen Psaki, the attorney explained the steps the embattled Trump will have to take if he appeals the stunning $83 million judgment ordered by a unanimous 9-person jury.

"Now, what the court does, because anybody including Donald Trump is entitled to due process, and that means he's entitled to appeal both verdicts," he began and then added, "anyone would be entitled to do that."

"However, during that period, what the court requires, and is already required with respect to the first judgment, and no doubt will require with respect to this judgment, is that the defendant post a bond; that is that they have to put up the money for a bond that will make sure that the plaintiff's not left with nothing," he added.

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'"In other words, if you want to be heard on appeal and take the time to be heard by another court as to whether legally it was done correctly — they won't review the facts — but legally they will review it, the money is in the court or a bond is in the court to make sure that E. Jean Carroll, if the decisions are affirmed, has that pool of money to go after," he elaborated. "And so I think people need to know, yes she will have to wait, but there is no question that Judge Kaplan will make sure that there is that pool of money in the court so that if she prevails on appeal she is able to be paid in full."

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UAW President Shawn Fain blasted former President Donald Trump on Sunday over his poor record on supporting unions.

During an interview on Face the Nation, host Margaret Brennan reported that the Teamsters reportedly met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home.

Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway brushed off Donald Trump's flubs during speeches as "clearly a typo on the teleprompter."

On Sunday's Fox News Media Buzz program, host Howard Kurtz aired clips of both Trump and President Joe Biden misspeaking.

During an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday morning, former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) warned his party that it is headed for a big collapse in November because Republican voters will stay home due to Donald Trump being at the top of the ticket.

Speaking with MSNBC fill-in host Charles Coleman Jr., an exasperated Dent pointed to recent polls and GOP primary results to bolster his case.

"Since 2016 Donald Trump has made losing great again for Republicans," he joked referring to Trump's 'Make America Great Again' mantra.

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"For this very reason: his brand of politics turns off a lot of swing voters and independents. There are some Republicans still here representing districts that Joe Biden won — about seventeen or so. And Donald Trump makes victory exceedingly difficult for them in these districts as well as the swing states."

"And until Republicans figure this out, Donald Trump is creating problems for them not only with independents but I would argue with a significant amount of the Republican base," he elaborated.

"Yes, Donald Trump controls the party, he has over half the voters, he conceded, "But it depends on which polls you look at, but maybe as many as a third of Republican voters aren't going to vote for Donald Trump this time. This is catastrophic, not only for the presidential race of the GOP, but also for many down-ballot races"

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Former President Donald Trump accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of knowing the decision in his fraud trial ahead of time.

In a Sunday morning rant on his Truth Social platform, Trump pointed out that New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron is expected to rule on his case in the coming days. Trump faces accusations of manipulating property values for financial gain.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) reacted to the verdict in the E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case by doubling down on his support of former President Donald Trump.

During a Sunday interview on ABC's This Week program, host Martha Raddatz asked the surrogate if he was bothered after a jury ordered Trump to pay $83 million for defaming Carroll.

According to attorney Shan Wu, the swift E. Jean Carroll jury decision to award her $83.3 million in damages after being defamed by Donald Trump is both good news and bad news for the former president.

In his column for the Daily Beast, Wu contends that by rushing the awarding of damages out on Friday, the former president was given a break because it could easily have been much more if they had waited until after the weekend.