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"A lot of frustration": Legal expert calls out Judge Cannon's "unprofessional" shot at prosecutor

As tensions flare in a Fort Pierce courtroom over pre-trial motions in Trump's classified documents case, a former federal prosecutor says a...

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Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"Months she wasted": National security lawyer says Judge Cannon's "hubris" turned case into a "mess"

Trump judge already made "egregiously flawed ruling" and appears to be "in over her head," Bradley Moss told Salon

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Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"Intentional": Harvard legal scholar says SCOTUS "deliberately delayed" Trump immunity ruling

The Supreme Court’s delay in deciding Donald Trump’s immunity case makes a trial before election highly unlikely, legal experts say. Special...

21.06.2024 6

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

“A ton of aggravating factors”: Experts say Trump not helping himself ahead of sentencing hearing

With just over a month to go until Donald Trump’s scheduled July 11 sentencing hearing, a legal expert told Salon the former president’s lack of...

08.06.2024 40

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"Devastating news": Experts say DA's questionable decisions sink chance of pre-election TV trial

The Georgia Court of Appeals’ order pausing proceedings against high-profile defendants in Donald Trump’s criminal election racketeering case in...

06.06.2024 2

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"I would be held in contempt": Experts say "biased" Judge Cannon giving Trump unusual leeway

Former President Donald Trump has until June 14 to respond to the prosecution’s motion for a gag order in his classified documents handling case –...

04.06.2024 10

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"I don't see any of that": Experts pour cold water on Trump's hope that Supreme Court will save him

Former President Donald Trump faces steep odds on his likely years-long battle to appeal last week's criminal conviction, legal experts told Salon....

03.06.2024 10

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"I've never seen that": Legal scholars say Trump has opening to turn to Supreme Court for help

Former President Donald Trump can only appeal his Manhattan felony conviction in New York state court, legal experts say, but he could turn to the...

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Salon

Marina Villeneuve

As Jury Deliberates in Trump’s Hush Money Trial, What Happens Next?

Jurors in the Manhattan criminal trial asked the judge to re-read jury instructions and allow them to re-hear portions of witness testimony as they...

31.05.2024 10

Truthout

Marina Villeneuve

Experts: Trump may delay sentencing for "months" if convicted — and "throw in everything" on appeal

Jurors in the Manhattan criminal trial asked the judge to re-read jury instructions and allow them to re-hear portions of witness testimony as they...

30.05.2024 10

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"That's not the law": Expert rejects Trump lawyers' complaints about judge's jury instructions

Trump's team wanted unanimity on what "unlawful means" were used in alleged scheme but "the court rejected that"

29.05.2024 10

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

Legal expert calls out Trump lawyer's "blatant and wholly inappropriate" closing message to jury

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche used his closing arguments to continue to attack former Trump fixer Michael Cohen’s credibility – a strategy that a...

28.05.2024 20

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

Expert says SCOTUS ruling subjects Black voters to "abuse." Clarence Thomas wants to go even further

This week, the Supreme Court made it harder for plaintiffs to win racial gerrymandering claims in a 6-3 decision that legal experts say is the latest...

25.05.2024 40

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

“Compromised beyond measure”: Experts urge Senate to pass SCOTUS ethics code amid Alito flag debacle

A prominent legal expert says Senate passage of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s bill to require the Supreme Court to adopt a stronger ethics code could...

23.05.2024 20

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"Fabricated rantings": Legal experts shred Trump's "repulsive" attack on Judge Juan Merchan

Legal experts say Donald Trump’s remark urging the public to “look where” the judge in his Manhattan criminal trial “comes from” is the...

22.05.2024 20

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"I don't think he helped": Law professor says Trump witness may have badly backfired on defense

Former federal prosecutor-turned-defense lawyer Robert Costello's testimony may have backfired on former President Donald Trump's team as the...

21.05.2024 70

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"Very underwhelming": Legal experts question Trump defense strategy, lack of big-name witnesses

The former president's defense team has begun calling its own witnesses, but none are likely game changers

20.05.2024 30

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"Out of control": Legal experts say Justice Alito's "Stop the Steal" symbol is a huge red flag

Legal experts say its time for the Supreme Court's ethics code to grow some teeth

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Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"I wonder whether the jury is getting bored": Expert blasts Trump lawyer's "meaningless" questions

“The defense is engaged in a theatrical play that has little bearing on the facts,” says law Prof. Bennett Gershman

16.05.2024 50

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

Legal expert: Despite "credibility" issues, Michael Cohen "put it all together" for Trump jury

Cohen's "direct examination went about as well as could be expected for the prosecution," says Barb McQuade

15.05.2024 20

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"Don't worry, I'm the president": Cohen says Trump assured him AG was "in his pocket" after raid

Cohen testified that Trump vowed that then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions would help with hush-money money case

14.05.2024 70

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"Out of loyalty": Michael Cohen details the many times he lied for Trump

Cohen said he intentionally "omitted" the fact that Trump reimbursed him in key statement

14.05.2024 20

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

Michael Cohen testimony: Trump promised payments in Oval Office meeting

"He asked me if I was okay, he asked me if I needed money," Cohen said

14.05.2024 20

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"Very minimal": Cohen says he did little work for Trump in 2017 when he was paid $420K

Cohen said he did less than 10 hours of legal work for Trump in 2017

14.05.2024 50

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

Legal expert: Prosecutor undercut Trump lawyers' strategy to "destroy" Michael Cohen's credibility

Cohen's testimony shows he "had access to Trump almost without restriction," law professor says

13.05.2024 50

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

Legal expert: Next witness Michael Cohen may be the "only person" who can connect Trump to scheme

“We have not yet gotten a direct connection between Trump and these documents,” law professor says

10.05.2024 20

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"This is embarrassing": Law professors skewer Trump lawyer's "lying women" defense

What the Manhattan jury weighing the case against Donald Trump makes of adult film star and director Stormy Daniels’ testimony this week could...

09.05.2024 40

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

Experts: Trump lawyers "went too far" — but Stormy Daniels testimony may give them ammo for appeal

Adult film star and director Stormy Daniels provided graphic detail in her 2006 sexual encounter with Trump during her testimony Tuesday in...

08.05.2024 10

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"Imbalance of power": Expert says Stormy Daniels' damning testimony may be "very damaging" to Trump

But there is "some danger that an intense cross examination of her will make her look" bad, law professor says

07.05.2024 10

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"They're going to blame the accountant": Expert says Trump lawyers set up witness to be "fall guy"

As the third week of testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan begins, prosecutors are launching into the financial nitty gritty of...

06.05.2024 10

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

"More credible": Legal experts say Hope Hicks' testimony "ties everything more closely to Trump"

Former Trump campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks testified on Friday in the New York criminal trial of the...

03.05.2024 20

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

“He doesn't play games": Experts say judge may "come down strongly" on Trump for gag order violation

New York prosecutors said Thursday they are not seeking jail time “yet” for Trump’s repeated violations of his gag order in his hush money trial...

02.05.2024 30

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

“Can make his life pretty miserable”: Trump faces “increasingly unpleasant” contempt punishments

"He'll have to pay the price of the escalating jail time" if he continues to violate gag order, professor says

01.05.2024 30

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

Historian says Trump lawyer "deliberatively misleading" SCOTUS: Ben Franklin "would be horrified"

When Trump lawyer D. John Sauer spoke before the Supreme Court last week calling for presidential immunity for “official acts,” he repeatedly...

30.04.2024 40

Salon

Marina Villeneuve

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