Trump revisits escalator with more trademark lies and foreboding threats
Trump delivers a rambling, incoherent speech at Trump Tower, filled with falsehoods and conspiracy theories, aimed at riling up his base and reinforcing his victimhood. [ more ]
Timothy Parlatore, an attorney for Donald Trump who played a key role in the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation and once testified before the grand jury, is leaving the former president's legal team, two sources familiar with the exit tell CNN.Parlatore's departure became official Tuesday, though it had been rumored for several weeks among the former president's inner circle.
Trump revisits escalator with more trademark lies and foreboding threats
Trump delivers a rambling, incoherent speech at Trump Tower, filled with falsehoods and conspiracy theories, aimed at riling up his base and reinforcing his victimhood. [ more ]
Timothy Parlatore, an attorney for Donald Trump who played a key role in the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation and once testified before the grand jury, is leaving the former president's legal team, two sources familiar with the exit tell CNN.Parlatore's departure became official Tuesday, though it had been rumored for several weeks among the former president's inner circle.
Trump Lawyer Resigns From Defense Team in Special Counsel Inquiries
Timothy Parlatore, one of the lawyers representing former President Donald J. Trump in the federal investigations into Mr. Trump's handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, has resigned from the former president's legal team.In a brief interview on Wednesday, Mr. Parlatore declined to discuss the specific reasons for his departure, but said it was not related to the merits of either inquiry both of which are being led by a special counsel, Jack Smith.
Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore testified before grand jury in Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe in December
Timothy Parlatore, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he testified before a grand jury investigating classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago for several hours in December 2022 about additional searches for classified documents at Trump properties.I chose to go in there because I felt that it was a good opportunity as a trial lawyer for me to go in and be able to speak directly to the grand jury to explain to them what we did, to explain to them how we had complied with the subpoena, how there was no obstruction, Parlatore told CNN.
Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months for his role in Trump Organization tax fraud
The Trump Organization's former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, arrives at court Tuesday in New York.The longtime Donald Trump lieutenant who became a star prosecution witness and helped convict the former president's company of tax fraud pleaded guilty for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in company-paid perks.
Judge's Order Suggests DOJ Suspects Trump Has More Classified Docs, Expert Says
DOJ request to identify private investigators who conducted November search "suggests an increasing breakdown in trust."Former President Donald Trump departs after speaking at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 15, 2022.Alon Skuy / AFP via Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday ordered former President Donald Trump's lawyers to turn over names of private investigators who searched Trump's properties last month for additional classified documents, according to The New York Times.
What is the Fifth Amendment, and how has it been used?
Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to New York Attorney General Letitia James, saying in a later statement that "I once asked, 'If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?' Now I know the answer to that question.
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A person only has to answer to a grand jury The Fifth Amendment creates a number of individual rights for both civil and criminal legal proceedings.
Trump Lawyer Resigns From Defense Team in Special Counsel Inquiries
Timothy Parlatore, one of the lawyers representing former President Donald J. Trump in the federal investigations into Mr. Trump's handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, has resigned from the former president's legal team.In a brief interview on Wednesday, Mr. Parlatore declined to discuss the specific reasons for his departure, but said it was not related to the merits of either inquiry both of which are being led by a special counsel, Jack Smith.
Trump attorney Timothy Parlatore testified before grand jury in Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe in December
Timothy Parlatore, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he testified before a grand jury investigating classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago for several hours in December 2022 about additional searches for classified documents at Trump properties.I chose to go in there because I felt that it was a good opportunity as a trial lawyer for me to go in and be able to speak directly to the grand jury to explain to them what we did, to explain to them how we had complied with the subpoena, how there was no obstruction, Parlatore told CNN.
Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months for his role in Trump Organization tax fraud
The Trump Organization's former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, arrives at court Tuesday in New York.The longtime Donald Trump lieutenant who became a star prosecution witness and helped convict the former president's company of tax fraud pleaded guilty for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in company-paid perks.
Judge's Order Suggests DOJ Suspects Trump Has More Classified Docs, Expert Says
DOJ request to identify private investigators who conducted November search "suggests an increasing breakdown in trust."Former President Donald Trump departs after speaking at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 15, 2022.Alon Skuy / AFP via Getty Images A federal judge on Wednesday ordered former President Donald Trump's lawyers to turn over names of private investigators who searched Trump's properties last month for additional classified documents, according to The New York Times.
What is the Fifth Amendment, and how has it been used?
Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to New York Attorney General Letitia James, saying in a later statement that "I once asked, 'If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?' Now I know the answer to that question.
...
A person only has to answer to a grand jury The Fifth Amendment creates a number of individual rights for both civil and criminal legal proceedings.
Indictment elicits extensive coverage, and some gasps, on TV.
The news of the indictment of former President Trump immediately took over cable news channels and the country's main broadcast networks on Thursday.On Fox News, the host Sandra Smith interrupted the network's roundtable show The Five around 5:30 p.m. with the breaking news, eliciting gasps from her fellow co-hosts: We have just gotten word: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury in New York.
Trump team turns over additional classified records and laptop to federal prosecutors
(CNN)Former President Donald Trump's legal team turned over more materials with classified markings and a laptop belonging to an aide to federal prosecutors in recent months, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CNN.The Trump attorneys also handed over an empty folder marked "Classified Evening Briefing," sources said.
Indictment elicits extensive coverage, and some gasps, on TV.
The news of the indictment of former President Trump immediately took over cable news channels and the country's main broadcast networks on Thursday.On Fox News, the host Sandra Smith interrupted the network's roundtable show The Five around 5:30 p.m. with the breaking news, eliciting gasps from her fellow co-hosts: We have just gotten word: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury in New York.
Trump team turns over additional classified records and laptop to federal prosecutors
(CNN)Former President Donald Trump's legal team turned over more materials with classified markings and a laptop belonging to an aide to federal prosecutors in recent months, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CNN.The Trump attorneys also handed over an empty folder marked "Classified Evening Briefing," sources said.
The time George Santos tried to raise crazy money to host a simple rally for Trump
Santos was defensive about the unusually high price tag for a local event."Understand that I'm not here for personal gains or for any kind of financial gains," he said in a spring 2019 video message to the group posted on its Facebook page."All monies raised are solely for structuring this movement slash organization."
The Trump Organization Says Kris Jenner-Fronted 'Business School' Is Squatting
According to Commercial Observer, the Trump Organization is suing one of its tenants, Legacy Business School, a for-profit organization that appears to be the school form of a motivational poster, for not paying rent.
The time George Santos tried to raise crazy money to host a simple rally for Trump
Santos was defensive about the unusually high price tag for a local event."Understand that I'm not here for personal gains or for any kind of financial gains," he said in a spring 2019 video message to the group posted on its Facebook page."All monies raised are solely for structuring this movement slash organization."
The Trump Organization Says Kris Jenner-Fronted 'Business School' Is Squatting
According to Commercial Observer, the Trump Organization is suing one of its tenants, Legacy Business School, a for-profit organization that appears to be the school form of a motivational poster, for not paying rent.
Where Alina Habba Didn't Personally Search - emptywheel
Given the news that Alina Habba appeared before the grand jury investigating Trump's stolen documents, I wanted to go back to the declaration she submitted in the NY State investigation pertaining to diligent searches for documents in that investigation back in May 2022.Politico reported on it before the public release about details of the stolen classified documents, and as such was taken as a claim that Habba conducted a search of the locations where documents were known to have been stored.
Two Inconsistent Stories on Additional Searches of Trump's Property - emptywheel
WaPo and CNN both have stories about searches by a professional firm on additional Trump properties, looking for stolen classified documents.In addition to at least three paragraphs that are affirmatively misleading (one that does not push back on a bullshit quote about how cooperative Trump has been, one that described Trump's outright obstruction as a "breakdown ... in trust," and one that claims Trump is trying to avoid another high profile search when the further search was ordered by Chief Judge Beryl Howell) WaPo describes only searches of Bedminster and, later, Trump Tower.
Where Alina Habba Didn't Personally Search - emptywheel
Given the news that Alina Habba appeared before the grand jury investigating Trump's stolen documents, I wanted to go back to the declaration she submitted in the NY State investigation pertaining to diligent searches for documents in that investigation back in May 2022.Politico reported on it before the public release about details of the stolen classified documents, and as such was taken as a claim that Habba conducted a search of the locations where documents were known to have been stored.
Two Inconsistent Stories on Additional Searches of Trump's Property - emptywheel
WaPo and CNN both have stories about searches by a professional firm on additional Trump properties, looking for stolen classified documents.In addition to at least three paragraphs that are affirmatively misleading (one that does not push back on a bullshit quote about how cooperative Trump has been, one that described Trump's outright obstruction as a "breakdown ... in trust," and one that claims Trump is trying to avoid another high profile search when the further search was ordered by Chief Judge Beryl Howell) WaPo describes only searches of Bedminster and, later, Trump Tower.
Lettuce Entertain You's New Japanese Restaurant Will Have Two Gorgeous Riverfront Terraces
Even before the pandemic, some worried that Chicago's largest restaurant company, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, was abandoning upscale to focus on more casual concepts.The company closed Tru in 2017, when "fast casual" and "quick serve" were buzzwords in increasing usage within the restaurant world.
Trump Settles With Protesters Who Said His Bodyguards Attacked Them
Donald J. Trump on Wednesday reached a settlement in a civil case brought by protesters who said they were attacked by his bodyguards in 2015, a deal that will spare the former president and his family business the prospect of two simultaneous trials in New York State court.In a joint statement, Mr. Trump and the protesters Efrain Galicia, Florencia Tejeda Perez, Miguel Villalobos and the estate of Johnny Hosvaldo Garcia announced that they had reached a deal and that the case had been dismissed.
Trump Settles With Protesters Who Said His Bodyguards Attacked Them
Donald J. Trump on Wednesday reached a settlement in a civil case brought by protesters who said they were attacked by his bodyguards in 2015, a deal that will spare the former president and his family business the prospect of two simultaneous trials in New York State court.In a joint statement, Mr. Trump and the protesters Efrain Galicia, Florencia Tejeda Perez, Miguel Villalobos and the estate of Johnny Hosvaldo Garcia announced that they had reached a deal and that the case had been dismissed.
Lettuce Entertain You's New Japanese Restaurant Will Have Two Gorgeous Riverfront Terraces
Even before the pandemic, some worried that Chicago's largest restaurant company, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, was abandoning upscale to focus on more casual concepts.The company closed Tru in 2017, when "fast casual" and "quick serve" were buzzwords in increasing usage within the restaurant world.
Trump Settles With Protesters Who Said His Bodyguards Attacked Them
Donald J. Trump on Wednesday reached a settlement in a civil case brought by protesters who said they were attacked by his bodyguards in 2015, a deal that will spare the former president and his family business the prospect of two simultaneous trials in New York State court.In a joint statement, Mr. Trump and the protesters Efrain Galicia, Florencia Tejeda Perez, Miguel Villalobos and the estate of Johnny Hosvaldo Garcia announced that they had reached a deal and that the case had been dismissed.
Trump Settles With Protesters Who Said His Bodyguards Attacked Them
Donald J. Trump on Wednesday reached a settlement in a civil case brought by protesters who said they were attacked by his bodyguards in 2015, a deal that will spare the former president and his family business the prospect of two simultaneous trials in New York State court.In a joint statement, Mr. Trump and the protesters Efrain Galicia, Florencia Tejeda Perez, Miguel Villalobos and the estate of Johnny Hosvaldo Garcia announced that they had reached a deal and that the case had been dismissed.
Donald Trump's plan to kill mail ballots in Pennsylvania | Semafor
ANDREW KELLY/Reuters Former President Donald Trump is increasingly focused on changing voting rules in Pennsylvania, joining efforts to whip Republicans against a bipartisan mail-in voting law that's become a Trump world obsession since he lost the state by over 80,000 votes.Trump has spoken in recent weeks with allies who are leading a campaign to overturn the law, known as Act 77.