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Prosecutors seek to question Trump lawyer before grand jury in classified papers case | Donald Trump

Federal prosecutors involved in the criminal investigation of Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents argued to a US judge on Thursday that one of the former US president’s lawyers should answer more questions before a grand jury over objections of attorney-client privilege.US prosecutors have been seeking to invoke the so-called crime-fraud exception that allows them to compel testimony about communications between an attorney and a client when they have evidence to suggest legal advice was used in furtherance of a crime. In the sealed hearing before the chief US district judge for the District of Columbia Beryl Howell, prosecutors…
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Mosby’s ex-defense attorney hires Arnold Weiner to handle the contempt case

Arnold Weiner has represented a number of high-profile clients facing criminal charges. (The Daily Record/File Photo)A. Scott Bolden, the prominent DC defense lawyer who until last week represented former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby in federal court, has turned to a well-known Baltimore attorney to help as he faces potential criminal contempt charges. Bolden hired Arnold M. Weiner, a trial lawyer with decades of experience and a history of representing high-profile clients, to handle upcoming criminal contempt proceedings stemming from Bolden’s actions during the Mosby case. Weiner and several other lawyers from his firm, Rifkin Weiner Livingston LLC, entered…
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Trump Fraud Trial Starts on Time ‘Come Hell or High Water’ Judge Warns

Lawyers for Trump argued Wednesday against threatened sanctions in NY’s $250 million fraud lawsuit. Oral arguments focused on whether something called the “Trump Organization” legally exists. The judge, henceforth, warned that “come hell or high water” an October trial would not be delayed.loading Something is loading.Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the appNew York’s $250 million fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump, his family, and his company will go to trial this October as scheduled, a judge warned at a court hearing on Wednesday, as lawyers…
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Trump’s lawyer could be a godsend for Jack Smith’s obstruction case

It’s been about two months since a lawyer for former President Donald Trump was forced to testify as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the handling of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago. It wasn’t clear at the time why a federal judge opted to approve a “crime fraud exception” to the usual shield of attorney-client privilege and ordered Evan Corcoran to testify. But now we have an inkling — and it’s not an encouraging development if the former president is still hoping to avoid a federal indictment.This development seems makes for compelling evidence in a possible obstruction…
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Ed Sheeran copyright case: Songwriter’s lawyer points to ‘smoking gun’

Musician Ed Sheeran was in Manhattan federal court Tuesday as a copyright infringement trial got underway involving alleged similarities between his Grammy-winning song “Thinking Out Loud” and the Marvin Gaye classic “Let’s Get It On.” Sheeran, seated in a dark suit and tie at the defense table, listened to the opening statements in the case, which was brought forth by the heirs to “Let’s Get It On” co-writer Ed Townsend. “If you remember nothing else about this trial, about this case, simply remember it is about giving credit where credit is due,” said renowned civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who…
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Judge denies Trump’s mistrial motion claiming unfair rulings in trial over E. Jean Carroll’s rape allegation

A federal judge in New York on Monday denied former President Donald Trump’s bid for a mistrial in writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit alleging that Trump raped her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. In an 18-page filing hours ahead of his second day of cross-examining Carroll, Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina accused US District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who is overseeing the case, of making “pervasive unfair and prejudicial rulings” against his client. Barring a mistrial ruling, Tacopina requested that Kaplan “correct the record for each and every instance in which the Court has mischaracterized the facts of this…
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Why making a criminal case over ‘flipping the bird’ raises concerns with some Quebec lawyers

After a Quebec judge declared flipping the bird a “God-given” right that belongs to all Canadians and acquired a Montreal-area man of criminal harassment and uttering threats, two defense lawyers say the ruling sends an important message about the frivolous prosecution. Roberta Harthel-Coté, a Montreal defense lawyer, said this type of case — rooted in a dispute between neighbors — lands in criminal court far too often. These cases take up the legal system’s time and resources while also having a “direct impact on people’s employment and life and reputation over something that doesn’t belong in that system in the…
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Lawyers say accused killer’s decision to represent himself at Sask. trial could be a big mistake

The murder trial of Greg Fertuck has been full of surprising twists, but the most recent — and perhaps the most unexpected — came from Fertuck himself. He decided to represent himself for the remainder of the trial. “I didn’t kill nobody, and all I’m gonna do is tell the truth. I’m an innocent victim. I haven’t killed nobody and I can prove it in court myself,” Fertuck told CBC during a phone interview . “I don’t need a shady lawyer to take my money.” The stakes couldn’t be higher for Fertuck. He’s charged with first-degree murder, accused of killing…
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