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☆ Who is Juan Merchan? What to know about the judge in Trump’s hush money case
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan is a seasoned jurist who is no stranger to Trump’s orbit. In the lead-up to the start of the trial, Trump fanned the flames on social media with his views on the judge. “Judge Merchan was always well-prepared, accessible, and – most importantly in the Weisselberg matter – a man of his word. Trump also claimed Judge Merchan has ruled against him in pretrial motions “because his daughter makes money by working to ‘Get Trump.’”Loren Merchan has not commented publicly on the case. David Paterson appointed him to the New York State Court of Claims in 2009, the same year he began serving as an acting New York Supreme Court judge.

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☆ Former federal prosecutor joins Trump defense team Trump adds former federal prosecutor to his legal team as he faces multiple indictments
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Kristen Holmes Sara Murray Hannah Rabinowitz | Kristen Holmes | Sara Murray | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Donald Trump has added two new attorneys, including a former federal prosecutor from New York, to his legal team, a source familiar with the decision told CNN. Kendra Wharton, a white-collar defense lawyer who has experience practicing in Washington, DC, will also help the former president’s legal team with its defense. The pair adds to the extensive legal team the former president has put together. Rowley and Trusty soon resigned from his legal team entirely. His legal team is now led by Blanche, who Trump hired in April after being indicted in Manhattan.

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☆ Trump stiffed his alleged co-conspirators, whose false claims brought in $250 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

But the Trump campaign and their affiliated committees ultimately did not honor that pledge, according to campaign finance records. Over more than two months, Giuliani served as the public face of Trump's election challenges, which ultimately failed. The money came in response to countless fundraising appeals that claimed it was needed to fund Trump's election challenges in court. Chesebro, for his part, told the House committee that the work he did for the Trump team was pro bono. But not a penny more from team Trump for their services.

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☆ Special counsel continues to schedule witness interviews even as potential Trump indictment loomsSpecial counsel continues to schedule witness interviews even as he moves closer to another possible Tr
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Paula Reid Katelyn Polantz Kara Scannell Hannah Rabinowitz Jeremy Herb | Paula Reid | Katelyn Polantz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

On Thursday, Trump aide Will Russell testified to the grand jury investigating the 2020 election aftermath, including the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. But Smith’s office has continued to investigate the handling of classified material after Trump’s presidency ended, with inquiries of witnesses and grand jury activity. The letter, first reported by ABC News, indicates prosecutors are exploring possible false statement charges related to the employee’s grand jury testimony. Trump also was indicted in late March by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with an alleged hush-money scheme. The special counsel’s office is seeking Kerik’s communications around the 2020 election, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

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CNN —Nearly a month after Donald Trump and his aide were indicted in federal court, Walt Nauta is set to appear before a judge in Florida to say he is not guilty. Nauta served as a military valet in the White House under then-President Trump and traveled to Florida with Trump when he left office, eventually taking on the role of his personal aide. But the aide didn’t have a lawyer in Florida who could assist with his representation, delaying his initial plea. But the unprecedented nature of Trump and Nauta’s case, as Trump runs again for the White House, makes timing even more crucial with primary voting for the 2024 GOP nomination beginning early next year. Judge Aileen Cannon, the federal district judge overseeing the case in South Florida, initially set an August trial date, but prosecutors have already asked to begin the trial in December.

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☆ A Trump lawyer tried to block other members of the former president's legal team from conducting additional searches following the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago, Trump's former lawyer claimed
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He resigned from Trump's team of attorneys on Tuesday. In a CNN interview, Parlatore said there was conflict within Trump's own legal team. Parlatore told CNN that Epshteyn was a "filter" between Trump and his legal team and at times prevented lawyers from providing Trump with information. In a statement, a Trump spokesperson confirmed that Parlatore "is no longer a member of the legal team." "His statements regarding current members of the legal team are unfounded and categorically false," the spokesperson said.

☆ Lawyer who quit Trump legal team cites disagreements with Trump adviser as basis for departure
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A lawyer who quit Donald Trump's legal team this past week attributed his decision Saturday to strategy disagreements with a close adviser to the former president. He singled out Boris Epshteyn, another lawyer and top Trump adviser in multiple criminal investigations, whom he accused of "doing everything he could to try to block us to prevent us from doing what we could to defend the president." In a statement responding to Parlatore's comments, a Trump spokesman said, "Mr. Parlatore is no longer a member of the legal team. His statements regarding current members of the legal team are unfounded and categorically false." In his interview, Parlatore said Epshteyn had served as a "filter" in preventing the legal team from getting information about the investigation to or from Trump.

☆ Former White House lawyer says Trump 'will go to jail' as Mar-a-Lago probe gathers momentum, per CNN
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A former White House lawyer believes Donald Trump will go to jail, he told CNN. The DOJ is probing whether Trump obstructed justice in bringing classified documents to Mar-a-Lago. Charges connected with mishandling classified documents are punishable by up to 10 years in prison, per Reuters. Infighting within Trump's legal teamFormer President Donald Trump appears in court for an arraignment, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. While the Justice Department is probing whether Trump mishandled classified documents, it is also examining his possible efforts to interfere with the 2020 election.

☆ Former Trump Lawyer Describes Conflict Inside Legal Team
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Alan Feuer | Maggie Haberman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A conflict inside former President Donald J. Trump’s legal team erupted into public view on Saturday as one of his former lawyers went on television to attack one of his current lawyers, who has been the focus of ire from others on the team. The former lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, withdrew this past week from representing Mr. Trump in the special counsel’s investigations into his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. But Mr. Parlatore did not explain the reasons behind his departure at the time, saying only that it was not related to the merits of the inquiries. Appearing on CNN on Saturday, Mr. Parlatore disclosed that his departure had been spurred by irreconcilable differences with Boris Epshteyn, another lawyer who has been working as something akin to an in-house counsel for the former president, hiring lawyers and coordinating their efforts to defend Mr. Trump. Mr. Parlatore described how Mr. Epshteyn had hindered him and other lawyers from getting information to Mr. Trump, leaving the former president’s legal team at a disadvantage in dealing with the Justice Department, which is scrutinizing Mr. Trump’s handling of classified documents after leaving office and his efforts to remain in office after losing the 2020 election.

Washington CNN —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. The high-profile departure comes as special counsel Jack Smith appears to be in the final stretch of investigations into the possible mishandling of classified documents and efforts to obstruct the 2020 election. The former president’s legal team has been rife with infighting for several months as his attorneys have dealt with the multiple investigations facing him amid his third run for office. Trump has privately expressed unhappiness with his large legal bills and asked why the investigations, namely the documents one, have not yet gone away. Everybody knew we were taking those boxes.”When asked if he had ever shown classified documents to anyone after leaving the White House, he said, “Not really.

☆ A folder marked 'classified' Trump kept at Mar-a-Lago was empty and just used to cover up a light that bothered him, his lawyer claimed
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's lawyer said they turned over a folder marked "classified" to the DOJThe empty folder had been used by Trump in his Mar-A-Lago home, Timothy Parlatore told CNN. Trump used it to block a blue light on a landline telephone next to his bed, Parlatore said. Timothy Parlatore was responding to reports last week that claimed Trump's lawyers turned over an empty manilla folder marked "Classified Evening Briefing" to the Department of Justice last month. He added, however, that it was empty and had been used by Trump as a way to block light in his bedroom. So he took the manilla folder and put it over so it would keep the light down so he could sleep at night," Parlatore told CNN.

A source familiar with the matter confirmed the DOJ's request, which was first reported by The Washington Post. The request comes after Trump's lawyers recently discovered at least two documents with such markings in a storage unit in West Palm Beach, Florida. That search turned up over 100 documents with such markings, including some marked top secret, in a storage room in Mar-a-Lago and in Trump's office there. Judge Beryl Howell's hearing on the DOJ’s request, and the legal arguments underpinning it, are being kept under wraps because they involve grand jury proceedings. Corcoran drafted the June letter certifying all documents with classification markings had been returned, NBC News has previously reported.

☆ Trump lawyers head to D.C. federal court before closed hearing on DOJ contempt request
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, November 7, 2022. Lawyers for former President Donald Trump gathered Friday at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., before a closed hearing expected to deal with a request by the Department of Justice to hold Trump's office in contempt of court. Howell is set to hold a hearing in the case Friday afternoon, which will be closed to the public. Trump's lawyers Evan Corcoran, Jim Trusty and Timothy Parlatore were seen arriving separately and then entering Howell's chambers together around the time of the scheduled hearing, NBC reported. Trump last month announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

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