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Allen Weisselberg Sentenced AGAIN for Perjury Apr 12, 2024

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Donald Trump's longtime Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sent back to Rikers Island after pleading guilty to committing perjury at Trump's New York fraud trial. Weisselberg had served time at Rikers previously after pleading guilty to being involved in a 15-year-long criminal scheme to defraud in the first degree while serving as the CFO for the Trump Organization. Given that Weisselberg has steadfastly refused to cooperate with the prosecutors and testify against Donald Trump, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg appears to have made the strategic decision to prosecute him for perjury, making it all the harder for Trump to call Weisselberg as a defense witness at Trump's upcoming criminal trial in an attempt to undercut the prosecution's star witness Michael Cohen.

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Judge Merchan to Instruct Jury: This is a "2016 Election Interference" Case Apr 11, 2024

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There are two good news stories to report. First, a New York appeals court judge rejected Donald Trump's attempt to stop his trial from beginning on April 15th. But; in a lesser-covered development; Judge Juan Merchan shared how some of the jury selection procedures will work. People often refer to Trump's New York prosecution as the "hush money" case. However Glenn and others refer to it as an "election interference" case: Trump criminally falsified business records to cover-up hush money payments to gain unfair advantage in the 2016 presidential election.

Judge Merchan has revealed how he will instruct the jury on the "nature of the case" at the start of the trial: "The allegations are in substance, that Donald Trump falsified business records to conceal an agreement with others to unlawfully influence the 2016 presidential election." So indeed, the jury will be instructed that this is a case involving allegations that Trump interfered in the 2016 presidential election.

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Trump Tries to Delay his 2016 Election Interference Trial by Suing Judge Juan Merchan Apr 10, 2024

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Donald Trump and his lawyers have again reached into their dirty little bags of tricks in a desperate effort to stop his first criminal trial from beginning on April 15th. Trump is suing the presiding judge, Juan Merchan, as The New York Times reports: "Trump to sue judge in last-ditch attempt to avert Manhattan trial." Glenn says this desperate Hail Mary will fail, just as it failed when Trump sued Judge Engoron to try to prevent his NY fraud trial from getting under way.

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New York Attorney General Tish James Challenges Trump's $175 Million Bond Apr 09, 2024

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So it looks like the person that put up the $175 million bond to stop New York Attorney General Leticia James from seizing Trump's properties - a guy named Don Hankey - is not actually credentialed to do business in New York. Accordingly, Attorney General James filed a "notice of exception" to the bond, and Judge Arthur Engoron has now set a hearing for April 22nd. Glenn wonders if seizing Trump's properties might once again be back in play?

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Trump Criticizes Judges Engoron, Chutkan, McAfee, and Kaplan - BUT PRAISES Judge Cannon! Apr 08, 2024

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If it already wasn't crystal clear that Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon should be removed from presiding over the prosecution of the very defendant who bestowed upon her a lifetime appointment as a federal judge, it is now beyond reasonable dispute. Judge Cannon ruled AGAINST Trump, denying his motion to dismiss the 32 espionage counts in his Florida federal prosecution, yet Trump then praised her and attacked Special Counsel Jack Smith for telling her - in a court filing - that she was wrong. However, Cannon denied the motion signaling that she will revisit it (and may very well grant it) once the trial starts, in which case Smith will not be able to appeal the dismissal.

Given Cannon's pro-Trump bias, the public will never be able to have confidence in the outcome of Trump's Florida prosecution unless Cannon is removed and a fair, impartial and unbiased judge is assigned to preside over the case.

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Jack Smith Tells Judge Cannon: Your "Legal Premise is WRONG" Apr 05, 2024

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Special Counsel Jack Smith just filed a motion in Donald Trump's federal prosecution that is a direct and searing criticism of the conduct of Trump-appointed judge Aileen Cannon. Glenn reviews the new court filing by Smith and determines he's now closer than ever to filing a motion to remove Judge Cannon from presiding over a case in which the defendant - Donald Trump - is the very person who gave Cannon her lifetime appointment to the federal bench.

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Did Trump ALREADY Violate Judge Merchan's Expanded Gag Order? Apr 04, 2024

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On Monday, New York Judge Juan Merchan issued an expanded gag order prohibiting Donald Trump from talking about the family members of the judge, prosecutors and their respective staffs.

On Tuesday, Trump reposted comments by a Fox broadcaster talking about Judge Merchan's daughter.

Did Trump already violate the expanded gag order? And if so, will judge Merchan impose the 30 day jail term that is authorized under New York law for such criminal contempt?

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Trump Files Another Motion to Delay His Trial Apr 03, 2024

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In an absurd legal brief, Trump's lawyers file a motion with New York State court judge Juan Merchan asking him to delay the April 15th trial date because there is too much publicity surrounding Trump and his crimes. And because too many potential jurors in New York already believe Trump is guilty.

Glenn takes on Trump's ridiculous motion seeking more delay in the commencement of his trial and also discusses where the presumption of innocence applies and where it doesn't.

Link to his earlier article on the presumption of innocence:

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Trump Disrespects ALL Police Officers by Promising Pardons to January 6th Insurrectionists Apr 02, 2024

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Donald Trump thinks he can do one political photo op - attend the funeral of a slain NYPD police officer - and it will erase the FACT that he sent a mob to the US Capitol on January 6th to "fight like hell" and "stop the steal." His supporters proceeded to attack, beat and assault more than 100 police officers. Trump responded by telling the attackers he "loves them," that the are "very special," and that they should "never forget" that day." Then, he pledged to pardon them for the horrendous assaults they committed on police officers.

How dumb, gullible, and naive does Trump think police officers are - that they would support Trump and his efforts to pardon those who attacked police officers on January 6th?

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John Eastman to be Disbarred & Jeffrey Clark Pleads the 5th Apr 01, 2024

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It's been a really bad couple of days for two Trump-affiliated lawyers, John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark. After a bar counsel ethics trial, a California judge ruled that John Eastman - one of the architects of the fake elector scheme - should be disbarred, saying that his "actions were carried out with deceit or dishonesty" and his plan to derail Joe Biden's election victory "was unlawful and lacked any factual or legal support." Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark is contending with his own disbarment hearing in Washington, DC. When given the opportunity to testify in the hearing Clark repeatedly pleaded the 5th - invoking his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination. Of course, disbarment may be the least of Eastman and Clark's worries, as both are charged co-defendants with Trump in his Georgia state RICO prosecution. And both are also un-indicted co-conspirators in Trump's federal prosecution in DC. Only the best people.

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