https://www.yahoo.com/news/seriously-stupid-legal-minds-nail-071912257.html 'Are You Seriously This Stupid?': Legal Minds Nail Trump After Fox News 'Confession'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-prosecutor-spots-money-line-072237131.html Ex-Prosecutor Spots 'Money Line’ In Filing That Could Unleash New Donald Trump Bombshells
He has the "best" lawyers. Trump's Last-Ditch Effort To Delay Sentencing 'Incorrectly Filed'—Attorney https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-hush-money-federal-court-failed-sentencing-1947590 Donald Trump failed in his latest attempt to move his falsifying business records sentencing to federal court due to a filing error, a legal expert has noted. Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance described how the former president's lawyer Todd Blanche "embarrassingly" did not follow the correct protocols while submitting their latest legal argument, and said that it had been "incorrectly filed." On August 29, Trump's legal team sought to move the hush money sentencing, currently scheduled for September 18, out of a New York state court and into a federal court. The move was seen as another delay tactic by the former president to stave off his sentencing until after November's election against Kamala Harris, or have the case dismissed altogether. The request was denied the next day by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein. The court's clerk wrote that it had been filed under the "wrong event type" and did not include an "order granting permission to file the pleading" or an order granting "leave" by the state court. Writing in her Civil Discourse blog, Vance described Trump's latest attempt to have his falsifying business records case moved as it involves actions he took while president. "Trump tried a last-ditch effort to prevent Judge Juan Merchan from sentencing him in the Manhattan DA's case, filing a motion to remove the case to federal court," Vance wrote. "Not only is it a little bit late for that, Trump's lawyer embarrassingly failed to jump through the procedural hoops necessary to have the court hear it." "The Judge rejected Trump's request without issuing a formal order. The court's clerk noted on the docket that Trump had incorrectly filed under the 'wrong event type' and without an 'order granting permission to file the pleading' or an order granting 'leave' by the state court." Vance added that Trump's lawyer still has the opportunity to try and file the motion properly, meaning they will need permission to file at this late date. "Trump always turns to delay as a legal strategy, and here, he seems desperate to prevent Judge Merchan from sentencing him on schedule on September 18," Vance wrote. "That means it's likely we'll see more maneuvering on this issue this week." Trump's legal team has been contacted for comment via email. Judge Merchan is set to rule on whether the Supreme Court's ruling, which granted Trump some presidential immunity for official acts committed in office, affects the hush money case. In May, Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records over allegations he instructed his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep an alleged affair she and Trump had a secret ahead of the 2016 presidential election. In July 2023, Hellerstein rejected Trump's request to move the historic falsifying business records trial into a federal court. Hellerstein wrote that the allegations in the case were "purely a personal item of the president—a cover-up of an embarrassing event," and that "hush money paid to an adult film star is not related to a president's official acts."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/conway-says-trump-indictment-case-150637503.html Conway says Trump’s new indictment case is stronger. Here’s why
Evidence in January 6 case against Trump could be released before election under new schedule https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/politics/january-6-case-evidence-release?cid=ios_app Judge Tanya Chutkan has set a schedule in the federal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump that will allow prosecutors to release never-before-seen evidence, such as grand jury transcripts, ahead of the presidential election. The deadline for the filing from prosecutors is September 26, according to the latest order from the judge, which largely sides with special counsel Jack Smith’s proposed schedule discussed at Thursday’s hearing. Trump’s defense team had sought to delay the public release of evidence in the case until after the November election. The evidence the prosecutors reveal in late September may not be immediately public, and Chutkan will be able to control its release. It is likely it would become available, though, with potentially some redactions. This is the one of several filings the judge expects before voters head to the polls. She has not scheduled additional hearings or a trial date. Chutkan’s scheduling order would allow for her to resolve the immunity issues on a much quicker timeline than the former president proposed, with a deadline for the final round briefs on the immunity matter set for October 29. There is no hearing scheduled on the immunity question in her new order, but she could request oral arguments on the matter later on. At a hearing focused on scheduling Thursday morning, there was also acknowledgement among the parties and the judge that the scope of Trump’s immunity in the newly revised election subversion case would likely be appealed. Beyond just the immunity issue, Chutkan’s new order sets deadlines for a number of substantive filings to be submitted before the election. She has set a timeline for Trump’s challenge to the indictment on statutory grounds to be briefed in October. She has also requested that Trump file his challenge to the legality of Smith’s appointment and for the special counsel to respond in late October, with the final brief from Trump on that issue due on November 7, two days after the election. At Thursday’s scheduling hearing, Chutkan made clear she would not take into account the presidential campaign in crafting the next steps in the case. She rebuffed the defense team’s concerns about the government getting to decide what evidence is aired on the public court record during a “sensitive time” close to the election. A key disagreement between Trump and the special counsel was which side should file the initial brief on whether the superseding indictment handed up last week comports with the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. Smith’s team said Thursday that they wanted to file an initial brief that would include “substantial exhibits” that would lay out for the judge the context, form and content of relevant evidence in the case – including evidence not in the indictment. Trump’s lawyers meanwhile were also pushing idea that Chutkan should decide first whether the allegations specific to former Vice President Mike Pence are immunized, with the defense claiming that if they are covered by immunity, the whole case should be dismissed. Chutkan on Thursday additionally expressed her skepticism to a Trump plan to challenge the indictment on the grounds that Smith was illegally appointed, even as she allowed his team the opportunity to do so.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-lawyers-brutally-shut-down-175215878.html Judge Chutkan Repeatedly Shuts Down Trump Lawyers in Brutal Hearing
Judge Chutkan has it right when Trump & Lawyers continue trying to make this about the "timeline" involving the 2024 November election... The Judge doesn't care about the election and understands Trump's game of interfering with elections and stalling justice. The Supreme Court booted this back down to the lower courts and by doing so it gave Judge Chutkan more power about the immunity issue to get this case moving forward. Treating Trump just like any indicted criminal. If Trump’s trial continues to proceed like it has on Thursday, then the former president and convicted felon is going to have a tough time. Smith already put together a superseding indictment taking into account the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, and Chutkan looks like she won’t be favoring Trump, unlike Cannon in Florida. We may have a long and brutal federal trial coming soon. wrbtrader