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☆ Trump wishes Melania happy birthday from the hallway outside his NY criminal trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In front of television cameras and a gaggle of journalists, former President Donald Trump wished his wife, Melania Trump, a very happy birthday Friday morning, moments before he entered the courtroom for his criminal hush-money trial. "I want to start by wishing my wife Melania a very happy birthday," he told reporters in the downtown Manhattan courthouse hallway. Trump is spending the day in Manhattan's criminal court, where he's on trial for charges alleging that he falsified business documents to disguise payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. AdvertisementTrump did not address why Melania Trump, or any of his other family members, have not attended the trial to support him. Trump said he listened to the arguments Thursday night, after his court day in Manhattan, and "thought it was really great."

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☆ Read the Rejection of Trump’s Motion to Dismiss the Documents Case
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

23-80101-CR-CANNON ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE DEFENDANT TRUMP'S MOTION TO DISMISS COUNTS 1–32 BASED ON UNCONSTITUTIONAL VAGUENESS THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Defendant Trump's Motion to Dismiss Counts 1 through 32 Based on Unconstitutional Vagueness (the "Motion"), filed on February 22, 2024 [ECF No. 377], to which Defendant Trump filed a Reply [ECF No. The Court heard argument on the Motion on March 14, 2024 [ECF No. Upon careful review of the Motion, related filings, and the arguments raised during the hearing, Defendant's Motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. § 793(e) are unconstitutionally vague as applied under the facts presented, in violation of due process and the rule of lenity.

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The vast majority — nearly $40 million — went to law firms working on his personal legal problems. But significant portions of their donations went to law firms defending Trump in civil cases involving his real-estate empire and its top executives, including Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump. Only about $861,000 was spent on law firms working exclusively on political issues. Where there were gaps, we contacted law firms and individual lawyers who received money from the PACs. In 2021 and 2022 combined, Trump spent $16 million on legal fees through the Save America PAC.

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☆ Chris Christie says Trump's classified documents case is like 'Abbott and Costello meets the Corleones,' and shows the former president's 'abject stupidity'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Chris Christie said Trump "certainly committed crimes" related to his classified documents indictment. Christie has already qualified for the first GOP presidential debate later in August. In June, a federal grand jury indicted Trump, accusing him of mishandling classified documents after he left the White House. The superseding indictment alleged that De Oliveira, Nauta, and Trump conspired to delete surveillance footage at the resort and obstruct the federal investigation. "And now the superseding indictment where he was ordering folks allegedly to delete the surveillance cameras, you know, it reminded me of like what maybe 'Abbott and Costello' meets the 'Corleones' would've looked like."

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☆ Trump had his 'body man' travel to Mar-a-Lago to figure out how to delete security footage of classified documents, DOJ alleges in new charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Justice Department filed new charges to the Trump classified documents case on Thursday. Trump was previously hit with 37 criminal counts related to the handling of classified records. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. Two of those charges include obstruction of justice stemming from the DOJ's allegations that the former president asked De Oliveira to delete surveillance footage at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Trump's campaign called the new charges "a continued desperate and flailing attempt" by the Biden administration and the DOJ to harass Trump.

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☆ Who is Carlos De Oliveira, the 3rd defendant named in a docket charging Trump and Walt Natua?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The superseding indictment against Trump included a new defendant, Carlos De Oliveira. De Oliveira is the property manager at Mar-a-Lago, and helped move boxes to obscure evidence. What did the special counsel Jack Smith's office charge him with, in the new superseding indictment? De Oliveira later helped Nauta load some of the boxes on Trump's plane when he left for the summer, the superseding indictment alleges. After the FBI discovered more classified documents in Trump's personal office and storage room, Trump called De Oliveira and told him he would get De Oliveira an attorney.

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☆ Trump aide Walt Nauta finally enters not-guilty plea in Mar-a-Lago document case after he spent a month trying to find a Florida lawyer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After two previous delays, Nauta hired attorney Sasha Dadan to represent him in the case. Like Trump, Nauta didn't have to post a bond and won't face restrictions on his travel as the case moves forward. Trump directed Nauta "to move boxes of documents to conceal them from Trump's attorney, the FBI, and the grand jury," the indictment alleges. Nauta is a longtime personal aide for Trump, who remains the frontrunner for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who Trump appointed when he was president, is expected to preside over the trial itself.

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☆ Read the less redacted FBI search warrant that formed the basis of the DOJ's unprecedented Trump indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The DOJ has released a less redacted document underpinning the search warrant at Mar-a-Lago. A judge ordered the less redacted FBI affidavit's release after news organizations filed a motion for it to be unsealed. These details were redacted in the initial version of the affidavit that was released last year, shortly after the Mar-a-Lago search and before Trump was formally charged. The less redacted affidavit also lays out how investigators sought and were granted security camera footage of the area where the storage unit is located. Reinhart ordered Wednesday's release of the less redacted affidavit following a push from numerous news organizations.

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☆ Trump aide Walt Nauta's arraignment postponed again because he couldn't get local counsel
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nauta, Trump's personal aide, was supposed to be arraigned Tuesday in the classified documents case. He wasn't able to get local counsel or make it to the arraignment in person. Woodward said that Nauta wasn't likely to appear in person on July 6 because of "logistical hurdles" that he didn't explain, and said a local counsel would appear instead. Like Trump, Nauta didn't have to post a bond and won't face restrictions on his travel as the case moves forward. Trump directed Nauta "to move boxes of documents to conceal them from Trump's attorney, the FBI, and the grand jury," the indictment alleges.

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☆ Judge Aileen Cannon denied the special counsel's request to hide the names of 84 potential witnesses in the Trump classified documents case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Judge Aileen Cannon ruled federal prosecutors can't keep a list of potential Trump witnesses secret. Cannon reject special counsel Jack Smith's efforts to file the list of 84 possible witnesses under seal. The Trump-appointed judge noted that a bevy of news organizations, including The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and Insider, have also opposed keeping the potential witnesses' names private. As part of the conditions of Trump's release, the former president isn' t allowed to contact the potential witnesses about the case except through his counsel. The former president's own lawyers have strongly indicated that the potential witnesses could include senior officials and people who are still around Trump.

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☆ Prosecutors in Mar-a-Lago case want to keep evidence secret so it won't compromise other 'ongoing investigations'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Prosecutors in Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago case asked the judge to keep evidence secret. In the filing, the team of prosecutors asked US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who's overseeing the case, to issue a protective order that would keep discovery material secret. During the discovery process, prosecutors share evidence with lawyers on the other side, letting them prepare a defense in the case. "The materials also include information pertaining to ongoing investigations, the disclosure of which could compromise those investigations and identify uncharged individuals," Friday's motion says. Lawyers for Trump and Nauta "have no objections" to the proposed protective order, according to prosecutors.

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☆ Opinion: Decoding Trump’s top-secret documents
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —At the heart of the case of “United States of America v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta” are 31 classified documents that former President Donald Trump kept at his Mar-a-Lago club, each briefly described in the indictment against him. Peter Bergen CNNTrump has pleaded not guilty to the charges and given a variety of defenses for his handling of the documents. London and Stout walked me through what can be learned about the documents in the indictment. London then explained a point I hadn’t fully considered before: “Documents are classified to protect the sources so that we can continue collecting that information and protect the sources who are doing it. The fiasco at Mar-a-Lago that is alleged in the indictment against him suggests that Trump could care less about this fundamental duty.

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☆ Trump says he'll have a 'great birthday' even though it'll be a weird one considering he 'just got charged' and faces '400 years' in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Despite his Tuesday arraignment, Trump says he'll still have a "nice" and "wonderful" birthday. Happy birthday, great birthday," Trump quipped. Wonderful birthday. 'Happy birthday, Grandpa!' Trump faces 37 charges, including 31 under the Espionage Act.

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☆ I was one of the reporters covering Trump's federal arraignment. We left our computers and cell phones behind during the unprecedented news event.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Some reporters were granted access to the courtroom through a lottery system. No cell phones or laptops were allowed in the courthouse, leaving us to rely on an old-school journalism approach of pay phones and notepads. Here I was, reporting what happened inside a room that only about 100 people would witness. Journalists with the closest access to the Trump arraignment were inside the courtroom, within feet of the former president. Court rules can vary some, but typically, when reporters receive access to federal court they're allowed to bring along their cell phones and laptops.

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☆ Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court for his blockbuster Mar-a-Lago documents case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Insider Staff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in court after surrendering to US Marshals Tuesday. He's the first ex-president to be charged in federal court — and now the first to enter a plea. Trump entered the custody of the US Marshals Service and was arrested on Tuesday ahead of his historical court appearance at an arraignment in Miami federal court. On Friday, the court unsealed a 38-count indictment against Trump and Waltine Nauta, one of his personal aides. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesTrump held on to sensitive national security documents, prosecutors sayThis is the second pending criminal case against Trump.

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An indictment is the formal notification that a grand jury has brought charges against a defendant. A grand jury is convened in some criminal cases to decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial. With that vote, 76-year-old Trump became the first former US president ever to be indicted on criminal felony charges in American history. Federally, like in Trump's Miami case, all felony charges are also presented to a grand jury for a similar process. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty ImagesWhy was Trump indicted — twice?

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☆ President Trump's arraignment on federal charges is a grave moment for the nation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

For the first time in history, the nation is seeking to put on criminal trial a person who was elected to lead it as president. His indictment, brimming with details on Trump’s disastrously lax handling of classified materials, shocked many government veterans. (The DOJ has closed its investigation into Pence, while the special counsel probe of Biden’s handling of classified documents is ongoing.) “If this indictment is true, if what it says is actually the case, President Trump was incredibly reckless with our national security,” Haley said on Fox News. Typically, federal ranking officials are highly protective of classified material, knowing that even a lapse in the handling of one document could get them in trouble with the law, or land them in jail.

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☆ Meet Waltine Nauta, Trump's 'Diet Coke valet' who's now his co-defendant on federal charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One of Trump's aides has been named as a co-defendant in Trump's recent federal indictment. Waltine Nauta, Trump's body man who brought him Diet Coke, has been charged with six counts. New York Magazine's Intelligencer reported that Nauta was Trump's "Diet Coke valet," the person who brought Trump a soda whenever he needed one in the White House's Oval Office. According to the Washington Post, Nauta would also bring Trump anything else he needed. He worked in the White House mess hall before becoming a valet, The Post reported.

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The indictment gives the clearest picture yet of the files that Mr. Trump took with him when he left the White House. Mr. Trump is expected to appear in Federal District Court in Miami on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Trump continued to rail against the indictment on Friday, calling it the “greatest witch hunt of all time,” in a Truth Social post. Two lawyers, James Trusty and John Rowley, have left Mr. Trump’s legal team, and will no longer represent him in the documents case. “I will be represented by Todd Blanche, Esq., and a firm to be named later,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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☆ Trump's indictment has been unsealed. Read the 37 charges brought by federal prosecutors.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A federal grand jury brought criminal charges against former President Donald Trump. The Justice Department brought the case over Trump taking government records to Mar-a-Lago. Of the 37 charges against Trump, 31 are over alleged violations of the Espionage Act for "willful retention of national defense information." He worked with Trump to break laws by spiriting away the classified documents to Mar-a-Lago and lying about it, prosecutors alleged. Read the full text of the indictment here:Editor's note: Portions of this article were prepared in the weeks preceding Trump's indictment.

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☆ Actually Trump was indicted on 37 counts, not 7
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Taylor Berman | John Cook | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Initial reports from most major publications — including Insider — said Trump faced 7 counts from the Department of Justice. But the actual indictment, unsealed Friday afternoon, reveals he's actually facing 37 counts. Maybe Trusty's fax machine was running out of ink, and the "3" in the 37 counts was obscured. According to the unsealed indictment, Trump privately praised the lawyer who deleted Hillary Clinton's emails and stored classified documents in one of Mar-a-Lago's shower. Read the full unsealed indictment against Trump here.

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☆ Trump acted like 'the Godfather if it was reenacted by a 5-year-old' to try to keep his hands clean in Mar-a-Lago case: experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Insider Staff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One national security lawyer described Trump's actions like "the Godfather — if it was reenacted by a five-year-old." To veteran national security lawyer Kel McClanahan, it brought to mind "the Godfather — if it was reenacted by a five-year-old." "I found it hilarious that some of his most incriminating things were recorded by his lawyers," McClanahan told Insider. To McClanahan, the executive director of National Security Counselors and a lecturer at George Washington University's law school, Smith's indictment against Trump is "masterfully written." Trump has cast Smith's case as politically motivated and said he was within his legal rights to hold on to the government documents.

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