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☆ Hunter Biden was always doomed to lose his trial. His best bet is appealing a 'vindictive prosecution.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Related VideoIn his opening statement at the trial, Biden's lawyer Abbe Lowell urged jurors in the Wilmington, Delaware, federal court to acquit his client. "They know how to put on a tight gun case." Biden's trial was not necessarily a lost cause. Hunter Biden's lawyers have argued this arrangement has perversely allowed Weiss to politicize the proceedings unchecked. This story was updated following the jury verdict in Hunter Biden's gun trial.

Persons: —, Hunter Biden, Biden, Abbe Lowell, Prosecutors, Sarah Krissoff, didn't, Maryellen Noreika, Donald Trump, Lowell, Jared Kushner, Sen, Robert Menendez, John Edwards —, Joe Biden, ROBERTO SCHMIDT, David Weiss, General Merrick Garland, Weiss, Hunter Biden's, Noreika, Trump, Republicans gloated, Hallie Biden, Cozen O'Connor, Duncan Levin, Levin, He's, Krissoff, Evelyn Hockstein, Neama Rahmani, Rahmani Organizations: Service, Business, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, AFP, Getty, Trump, Justice, Republicans, Biden's, US, BI, Republican, U.S, U.S . Department of Justice, Hill, REUTERS, Justice Department, West, Creative Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, Manhattan, Delaware, California, New York, Texas

☆ Trump's hush-money judge alerted lawyers about a Facebook comment claiming Trump would be convicted 24 hours before it happened. The commenter describes himself as a 'professional s---poster.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Related storiesBusiness Insider located the Facebook comment, which was timestamped 4:39 p.m. on May 29, a day before the jury verdict. Advertisement"Now we are married ❤️ 😁," he posted in response to another Facebook comment, which criticized his purported cousin. FacebookOn his Facebook page, Anderson describes himself as "Transabled & a professional shit poster." Michael Anderson's Facebook page describes him as a "professional shitposter." While it remains unclear how significant the Facebook post will become during the proceedings leading up to Trump's sentencing, it could complicate things.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Michael Anderson, MAGA Organizations: Service, New York, Unified, Business Locations: Manhattan

☆ Hunter Biden may be doomed to lose his trial. His best bet is appealing a 'vindictive prosecution.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"They know how to put on a tight gun case." Biden's trial is not necessarily a lost cause. This arrangement has perversely allowed Weiss to politicize the proceedings unchecked, Hunter Biden's lawyers argued. There's no evidence that Biden even loaded or used the gun before his brother's widow, Hallie Biden, threw it out. "Obviously, the conduct that the government ought to be addressing is whether somebody is on drugs and high while they're shooting a gun," Levin said.

Persons: —, Hunter Biden, Abbe Lowell, Prosecutors, Biden, Sarah Krissoff, didn't, Maryellen Noreika, Donald Trump, Lowell, Jared Kushner, Sens, Robert Menendez, John Edwards —, Joe Biden, ROBERTO SCHMIDT, David Weiss, General Merrick Garland, Weiss, Hunter, Noreika, Trump, Republicans gloated, Hallie Biden, Cozen O'Connor, Hunter Biden's, Duncan Levin, Levin, He's, Krissoff, Evelyn Hockstein, Neama Rahmani, Rahmani, there's Organizations: Service, Business, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, AFP, Getty, Republicans, US Justice Department, Republican, U.S, U.S . Department of Justice, Hill, REUTERS, Justice Department, West, Creative Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, Manhattan, Delaware, California, New York, Texas

☆ Jack Smith moved to gag Trump from claiming the FBI plotted his assassination. The motion could strategically reveal Judge Aileen Cannon's alleged bias.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewSpecial counsel Jack Smith and lawyers for Donald Trump are fighting over a proposed gag order that would prevent the former president from claiming the FBI plotted to assassinate him during their August 2022 raid on Mar-A-Lago. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "Judge Cannon has issued — or not issued — some very bizarre orders, but given that Judge Cannon has seemingly sided with Trump at every possible turn, I wouldn't be surprised if she did not issue this order." Representatives for Smith's office and lawyers for Trump did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Smith, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, Trump, George Conway, Kellyanne Conway, Ty Cobb, Tracy Pearson, Kevin McMunigal, McMunigal, Neama, Rahmani, Judge Cannon, Pearson, that's Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, Circuit, Washington Post, Trump White House, CNN, New York Times Locations: Mar

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump's historic conviction on Thursday may have been in part due to mistakes made by his defense team, including not having him take the stand, legal experts told Business Insider. Though the conclusion of the case was significant, three legal experts told BI the verdict wasn't a major shock. AdvertisementHe pointed to opening statements made by Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, that Rahmani thought suggested an accountant would testify and serve as a fall guy. AdvertisementNot long before resting their case, the defense told the judge they were still weighing having Trump testify. Some legal experts previous said testifying would not be a good idea for Trump, with concerns that he could end up committing perjury.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Trump, Stormy Daniels, Alex Reinert, Eric Anderson, Sullivan Wright Gizer, McRae, Donald Trump, Daniels, Neama, Todd Blanche, Michael Cohen, Trump's, Rahmani, David Pecker, Anderson, Cohen, hadn't, It's, Merchan, Biden Organizations: Service, New, Business, Cardozo School of Law, McRae LLP, West, Trial, National Enquirer, Trump Locations: New York

☆ Donald Trump's allies are doing his dirty work while tiptoeing around his gag order
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Geoff Weiss | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But while the former president has been uncharacteristically restrained recently, a cast of Republican lawmakers and Trump surrogates have traveled to court to rail about the proceedings. It's raised questions about whether the "surrogates" could be violating Trump's gag order. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, who has been floated as a potential VP pick, told Newsmax one reason he attended was to "overcome this gag order." Under the gag order, Trump is not allowed to comment about Cohen. But Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor, told BI that "practically speaking," Judge Merchan can do little to stop lawmakers from speaking on Trump's behalf.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, It's, Mike Johnson, JD Vance, Ohio, Rick Scott of, Vivek Ramaswamy, Vance, Doug Burgum, Matt Gaetz, Michael M, Trump, Juan Merchan's, Andrew Rice, he'd, Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Lauren Boebert, Cohen, Boebert, Donald J, Andrew Lieb, Lieb, ANGELA WEISS, Laurie Levenson, Neama, Merchan, Rahmani, Jeff Modisett Organizations: Service, Republican, Trump, Business, Sens, Gov, Republicans, MSNBC, Caucus, Loyola Law, Former Indiana Locations: Rick Scott of Florida, Florida, Alabama, Colorado, Manhattan

☆ The judge in Trump's classified documents case just gave him exactly what he wanted — again
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday delayed Donald Trump's classified documents case indefinitely. AdvertisementUS District Judge Aileen Cannon handed former President Donald Trump yet another legal win when she delayed his classified documents case indefinitely on Tuesday. It's just the latest legal win for Trump in the classified documents case handed to him by Cannon. Ty Cobb, a former Trump White House attorney, told CNN on Tuesday that Cannon's latest decision was "a combination of bias and incompetence." In light of Cannon's latest delay, Kalir said it was not surprising given her prior actions on the case.

Persons: Aileen Cannon, Donald Trump's, It's, —, Donald Trump, Cannon, Trump, Jack Smith's, Canon, Katie Charleston, Justice Department —, Paula Reid, Judge Cannon, I'm, She's, aren't, Ty Cobb, galvanizes, Charlie Kolean, Kolean, Tre Lovell, it's, Doron Kalir, Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, Kalir Organizations: Trump, Service, Business, Justice Department, FBI, Mar, Appeals, Associated Press, Court, Trump White House, CNN, RED PAC, Cleveland State University College of Law Locations: Lago, Southern Florida, Trump's, South Florida, Georgia, New York

☆ From 25 years in prison to just four months: Inside the final verdict on a crypto billionaire CEO archrivalry
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

Combination showing Former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (L) and Zhao Changpeng (R), founder and chief executive officer of Binance. A month earlier, on the opposite coast in downtown Manhattan, FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried received a 25-year prison sentence for his crimes. At the beginning of his trial, SBF sported a fresh haircut and wore suits, but by its end, his curls were wild again. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks at a Binance fifth anniversary event in Paris, France, July 8, 2022. watch nowMoney makes all the differenceUnlike SBF, CZ didn't have his wealth wiped out by bankruptcy of the crypto company he founded.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Zhao Changpeng, Mike Segar, Benjamin Girette, Changpeng Zhao, FTX's Sam Bankman, Fried, Zhao, Binance's Zhao, FTX's, Toyotas, Braden Perry, Perry, Manfred, SBF, Michael Lewis, Lewis, Sam didn't, Amr Alfiky, Sam, Caroline Ellison, —, Zhao's, Yi He, Binance, David Ryder, Yang, Rachel Zhao, Yesha Yadav, Yadav, Mark Bini, Lewis Kaplan, Bankman, Kaplan, perjured, Neama Rahmani, Rahmani, Tre Lovell, Zhao hasn't, Lovell, weren't, FTX Organizations: Reuters, Bloomberg, Getty, Department of Justice, CFTC, Stanford University's, Bankman, CZ, Staff, Reuters Prosecutors, Alameda Research, Vanderbilt University, Wall Street, CNBC, FTX, Emergency Economic, Justice Department, DOJ Locations: Seattle, Manhattan, California, Hong Kong, Bahamas, Palo Alto, U.S, New York City, Alameda, Seattle , Washington, Paris, France, Angeles, Binance, Dubai, Delaware

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks at a Binance fifth anniversary event in Paris, France, July 8, 2022. Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani agrees, adding that Zhao's personal wealth won't be affected by his sentence. That's a different siutation from Sam Bankman-Fried, the controversial ex-CEO and founder of crypto exchange FTX. Bankman-Fried received a 25-year prison term for crimes connected to the operation of his crypto exchange. "Negative long-term impact on Binance will diminish the value of CZ's investment in the crypto exchange," said Yadav.

Persons: Changpeng Zhao, Reuters Changpeng Zhao, Zhao, Gabriel Abed, Richard Jones, Tre Lovell, Neama Rahmani, David Ryder, Binance, Braden Perry, Sam Bankman, Joshua de Vos, de Vos, Fried, Yesha Yadav, That's, Forbes, he's, Lucas Kiely, Kiely —, —, Yadav, it's Organizations: Staff, Reuters, CNBC, U.S, U.S . Department of Justice, District, Toyota, Bloomberg, Getty, Bank, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Vanderbilt University, Department, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Locations: Paris, France, Seattle, Zhao, Binance, Los Angeles, Seattle , Washington, Dubai, U.S, bitcoin, Iran

☆ Trump saved millions by keeping court in dark about billionaire's bond offer: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

By failing to report the offer, Trump's legal team may have violated ethics rules, ProPublica found. "I saw that they were rejected by everyone, and I said, 'Gee, that doesn't seem like a difficult bond to post,'" Hankey told ProPublica. However, legal experts told Business Insider, that if his lawyers knew about the offer and failed to notify the court, they may have violated ethics rules. However, he noted it would be difficult to prove what Trump's lawyers knew and when they knew it. The Trump campaign, lawyers representing the former president in his civil fraud case, and Knight Specialty Insurance Company representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: ProPublica, —, Donald Trump's, he'd, Don Hankey, Gee, Hankey, Trump, Neama Rahmani, Andrew Lieb, " Lieb Organizations: Service, Trump, Knight Specialty Insurance, New York, Bar Association, NY, Division, Supreme, Business, Knight Specialty Insurance Company Locations: ProPublica

☆ Trump keeps pushing the limits of the gag order in his hush-money case. It could land him in jail, legal experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Trump's legal team is battling prosecutors over a gag order issued this week in his hush-money case. The article focused on how clients of Loren Merchan's company, Authentic Campaigns, used Trump's legal battles to fundraise. While not illegal, some critics argue Loren Merchan's role in promoting progressive politics creates an appearance of a conflict of interest for Judge Merchan. Trump's legal team last year filed a motion urging Judge Merchan to recuse himself due to his daughter's work, per The Times. Trump faced a $10,000 fine in October for violating the gag order in his New York civil fraud trial.

Persons: Trump's, Trump, —, hasn't, Juan Merchan, Merchan, Loren Merchan, Judge Merchan, Loren, Loren Merchan's, Judge Merchan's, Todd Blanche, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Rahmani, it's, Andrew Lieb, " Lieb, — he's, Lieb, isn't Organizations: Service, Trump, New York Times, New York, Authentic, Reuters, Republican National Committee, Business, Attorney Locations: Manhattan, Trump's, New York

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried FTX fraud victim tells judge: 'My whole life has been destroyed'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

NEW YORK, US - JANUARY 03: Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the court in New York, on January 03, 2023. The victim, who wrote that 30 years worth of savings had been deposited into FTX three months before the exchange collapsed, is part of a last-minute push by prosecutors to sway Judge Kaplan ahead of the sentencing. For months, Judge Kaplan has been weighing the appropriate punishment for Bankman-Fried's crimes related to the implosion of his $32 billion crypto empire. Damaging testimonyBankman-Fried was convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud against FTX customers and against lenders to sister hedge fund Alameda Research, as well as conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit commodities fraud against FTX investors, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The defense team has argued that Bankman-Fried's sentence should reflect the potential that FTX customers will be paid back in part or in full.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, Fatih Aktas, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, FTX, Kaplan, Yesha Yadav, Dean, Judge Kaplan, David Weinstein, Jones Walker, Weinstein, Mark Bini, Bini, Reed, Caroline Ellison, Yadav, Neama Rahmani, Tre Lovell, isn't, Lovell, he's, it's Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty, Department of Justice, U.S, District, Prosecutors, Vanderbilt University, CNBC, Alameda Research, Bloomberg, Southern, of, Los Locations: New York, Manhattan, of New York, SBF, Los Angeles

☆ A key witness in Trump's classified documents case went public — and it could complicate Jack Smith's case
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. But the witness' public recall of his role in the saga could cause complications in special counsel Jack Smith's case against Trump, a legal expert told Business Insider. AdvertisementButler's decision to come forward with his name is also surprising given Trump's fierce fan base, Rahmani said. Butler told CNN on Monday he considered going public for months as he watched developments in the case. US District Judge Aileen Cannon is set to hear arguments on two of Trump's motions to dismiss the case on Thursday.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Jack Smith's, Brian Butler, Jack Smith, Trump, Walt Nauta, Carlos de Oliveira, Butler, Neama, Rahmani, de Oliviera, Smith, Aileen Cannon Organizations: Service, CNN, Trump, Business, Mar, Department, West, Trial, US Locations: Florida

☆ Trump DA Fani Willis' credibility has been shot over messy testimony — but perjury charges are very unlikely: legal experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

DA Fani Willis' credibility has been damaged following a misconduct hearing, legal experts said. Willis' 'credibility is shot'Legal experts have long said that the hearing, and the relationship between Willis and Wade, doesn't look good for Willis. Rahmani said the distraction of it all is enough that Willis should recuse herself from the Trump case. On trips they took together, Willis and Wade testified that Willis paid Wade back for her portion in cash. Ms. Yeager heard District Attorney Willis tell Mr. Bradley: 'They are coming after us.

Persons: Fani Willis, Willis, Donald Trump, —, Trump, Wade, it's, Rahmani, Ashleigh Merchant, Trump codefendant Mike Roman, Nathan Wade, Wade —, Daysha Young, Andrew Evans, Alex Slitz, doesn't, Sarah Krissoff, Cozen O'Connor, Krissoff, Scott McAfee, McAfee, Terrence Bradley, Merchant, Bradley, Manny Arora, Cindi Lee Yeager, Cobb County , Georgia —, Trump codefendant David Shafer, Yeager, John Bazemore, Elijah Nouvelage, Mr, Trump codefendant Cathleen Latham, Arora —, Kenneth Chesebro, Arora, Adam Abbate, Abbate Organizations: Service, Fulton, West, Trial, Trump codefendant, Trump, codefendants, Merchant, Wade, Business, USA, Network, Reuters, District Attorney, AP, Washington Post Locations: Georgia, Fulton County, California, Atlanta, Manhattan, Fulton, Cobb County , Georgia

☆ Trump Organization says $364 million fraud ruling will fuel the 'exodus of companies from New York' — but Trump's frauds may make him an outlier
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Trump Organization, Trump, and lieutenants face a $364 million judgment in a civil fraud case. But several factors, including the extent of Trump's fraud, could make him an outlier. "If allowed to stand, this ruling will only further expedite the continuing exodus of companies from New York," the Trump Organization spokesperson said. It's also worth noting the exceptional circumstances that led to the investigation into the Trump Organization. While running for attorney general in 2018, James promised to aggressively investigate Trump's business dealings.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron, Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Letitia James, Eric, Don Jr, James, Rahmani, Engoron, Bernard Madoff, It's, Alexandra Ocasio, Cortez, Michael Cohen, Cohen, affirmatively Organizations: Trump Organization, Trump, Service, New, New York, West, Trial, Trump University Locations: New York, York, New Jersey

☆ Trump’s crushing fraud trial defeat is a microcosm of a life defined by breaking all the rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Practically, Engoron’s decision will impose severe financial and personal strain on Trump as he’s emerging as the almost certain Republican presidential nominee. “He’s already said he’s going to spend most of this year in a courtroom, not on a campaign trail. Flouted rules, new realities and a busted legal strategyTrump’s belief that the rules are for others defines his business and political life. Yet this refusal to ever admit defeat also appears to be leading Trump into dangerous legal territory. His flawed philosophy that in business and life, it’s all about closing one more deal, means that even crushing defeats like the 2020 election and his fraud trial cannot change him.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Arthur Engoron’s, —, Joe Biden, “, Biden, ” Trump, Jean Carroll, Engoron, It’s, Elise Stefanik, Nikki Haley, ” Haley, “ He’s, ” Friday’s, Tom Suozzi’s, marveled, ”, Donald Trump, Letitia James, wouldn’t, Michael D’Antonio, “ Trump, Neama Rahmani, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Trump, DOJ, Trump Organization, Republican, East Coast, South, GOP House, New York, West Locations: New York, Manhattan, Florida, York, United States, he’s, South Carolina, Washington, Georgia, American

☆ Fani Willis takes the stand hellbent on setting the record straight — but legal experts are split on whether her testimony did more harm than good
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Citing a filing from Wade's divorce proceedings, attorneys for the defendants alleged that Wade and Willis had an improper relationship. A witness for the defense attorneys alleged Thursday that Willis and Wade's relationship began in 2019. Nathan Wade, the Georgia prosecutor who admitted to a relationship with his colleague, Fulton County DA Fani Willis, in court. Fulton County DA Fani Willis testifies at a hearing Feb. 15 in Atlanta on her relationship with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade. Most experts were skeptical that the evidence presented Thursday would lead to Willis or Wade being dismissed from the case.

Persons: —, Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, Donald Trump, Scott McAfee, Willis, Wade, pugnacious, Mike Roman, Trump, Stephen Gillers, McCaffee, I've, It's, Gillers, Norman Eisen, Trump's, DA Willis, Eisen, Sarah Krissoff, Krissoff, Mark Bederow, wasn't, Bederow, Neama, Cash, Rahmani, Pool Willis, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, Fulton, New York University, YouTube, Willis Locations: ATLANTA , Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta, New York, Manhattan, California

☆ It's unlikely witnesses against Trump in the Mar-a-Lago documents case will be outed despite judge's ruling, legal experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump-nominated judge Aileen Cannon this week sided again with the former president's legal team when she ruled the government's witness list in the Mar-A-Lago classified documents case should be unsealed. "It's really one after another, and the way she's handled this case shows her clear bias for Trump and the defense," Rahmani said. AdvertisementCannon has already been reversed once on appeal by the 11th Circuit in this case, when she moved to appoint a special master to oversee the review of classified documents seized from Mar-A-Lago. The 11th Circuit court sided with the Department of Justice, ultimately determining that Cannon lacked the authority to assign a special master to the case. The precedent of protective ordersRahmani said the testifying witness list will eventually be revealed to the public, as it should be, but the timing and manner of releasing information is key.

Persons: Trump, Aileen Cannon, Cannon, hasn't, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Judge Cannon's, Judge Cannon, Rahmani, she's, Smith, Andrew Lieb, Lieb Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, White, Circuit, Department of Justice Locations: Georgia, Mar, York

☆ The conviction of Jennifer Crumbley, mom of Michigan school shooter, should put parents of kids with access to guns on alert
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewIn an unprecedented verdict on Tuesday, Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty for her son's 2021 rampage that left four of his Michigan classmates dead. And the verdict should put parents on alert that they, too, could be held criminally responsible for the heinous acts of their children who have easy access to guns. Prosecutors painted Jennifer Crumbley as an unaware and negligent mother who was consumed with an extramarital affair . Kris Brown, the president of Brady, a non-profit working to prevent gun violence, said that "irresponsible behavior" like that of Jennifer Crumbley "is why 76% of school shooters under the age of 18 get their firearms from home."

Persons: —, Jennifer Crumbley, it's, Neama Rahmani, James Crumbley, Rahmani, Karen McDonald, Hana, Juliana, Justin Shilling, Madisyn Baldwin, Mark Bederow, Bederow, Jennifer Crumbley's, bode, Kris Brown, Brady, Brown Organizations: Service, Business, West, Prosecutors, Tate, Defense Locations: Michigan, America, United States, Oakland, Hana St, Manhattan

☆ Trump's top prosecutor in Georgia admits to relationship with DA Fani Willis, but says they always went halfsies on travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

DA Fani Willis has admitted to having a personal relationship with the top prosecutor in Donald Trump's Georgia case. Willis hit back at demands to disqualify her over allegations that she had an "improper" relationship with Nathan Wade. "To be absolutely clear, the personal relationship between Special Prosecutor Wade and District Attorney Willis has never involved direct or indirect financial benefit to District Attorney Willis," the filing read. Nathan Wade, the Georgia lawyer who admitted he had a relationship with Fulton County DA Fani Willis, addresses the judge in a recent hearing. "At times I have made and purchased travel for District Attorney Willis and myself from my personal funds."

Persons: Fani Willis, Donald Trump's, Willis, Nathan Wade, —, Donald Trump, Michael Roman, Ashleigh Merchant, Wade, Trump, Wade —, Joycelyn Wade, Attorney Willis, Fulton, Roman, Robert Cheeley, Elijah Nouvelage Wade, Scott McAfee, Merchant, Joycelyn, Nathan, Fani Willis colluded, Rich Organizations: Fulton, Service, Trump, Fulton County DA, Attorney, Merchant, REUTERS, San, Atlanta Journal, West, Trial Locations: Donald, Donald Trump's Georgia, Fulton County , Georgia, Trump, Trump's Georgia, Georgia, Napa Valley , Florida, Caribbean, Fulton County, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Miami, San Francisco, Atlanta

☆ Trump declares he's interviewing law firms for his E. Jean Carroll appeal, and it's giving 'Apprentice' vibes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewDonald Trump appears to be treating his planned appeal in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case like his former reality TV show, "The Apprentice." Tacopina withdrew from Trump's legal team shortly before the second trial began. That left Habba in charge of defending Trump for his second trial, which resulted in a considerably higher jury verdict. Trump, Rahmani said, "probably realizes that he lost the second Carroll trial so badly in part due to Alina Habba's limited trial experience and that he needs experienced appellate counsel." The judge, conscious of Trump's intent to appeal the second trial results, told as much to Trump in the courtroom before he testified.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Carroll, defaming, Trump, Lewis Kaplan, Alina Habba, Michael Madaio, Joe Tacopina, Habba, Tacopina, Kaplan, — Habba, Matthew Cronin, Mark Bederow, Madaio, Judge Kaplan, Mary Altaffer Habba, Joshua Matz, Kaplan Hecker, Fink, Kaplan's, Neama, Rahmani, Alina Habba's, Bederow Organizations: Service, Business, Hunts, Manhattan, American System of Justice, Trump, Associates, Trump —, Habba, AP, Kaplan, Fink LLP Locations: Carroll's, Manhattan, New York, Washington

☆ In any other case, Trump lawyer Alina Habba's antics would be grounds for malpractice, ethics lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewDonald Trump's lawyer made headlines last week after she violated basic courtroom rules and proper legal procedure in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial. Alina Habba's behavior would have opened her up to potential malpractice liability in any other case, said one ethics lawyer. But Trump is unlikely to sue Habba for malpractice, he said. "Trump wants a lawyer who will fight in the court of public opinion as much as the courtroom," Neama Rahmani, the president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, told Business Insider. "There aren't a lot of good trial lawyers who want to jump on that grenade."

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Jean Carroll, Lewis Kaplan, Habba, dinging, Alina Habba's, Trump, Stephen Gillers, Gillers, wouldn't, they'll, Kris Franklin, Mary, Carroll, Rahmani, didn't Organizations: Service, Business, NYU School of Law, West, Trial, New York Law School, New, The New York Times, Habba Locations: New York

☆ Fani Willis Affair Claims Are Nothing More Than Bad Optics: Experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Associated Press | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Allegations have surfaced of an affair between Fulton County DA Fani Willis and an attorney she hired. AdvertisementFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hired attorney Nathan Wade to lead the Georgia prosecution of Donald Trump and 18 others over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The lawyer is seeking to get the indictment tossed and to remove Willis and Wade from the case. Outside of any effect on this case, Willis, an elected Democrat, is up for reelection this year, and this could become a campaign issue depending on how she ultimately responds. Records show Wade billed for what he described as "travel to Athens; conf with White House Counsel" in May 2022.

Persons: Fani Willis, Nathan Wade, Willis, Donald Trump, —, Wade, Wade —, Trump, vies, it's, Rahmani, Anthony Michael Kreis, Ashleigh Merchant, Michael Roman, Merchant, unseal, Joycelyn Wade, Joycelyn, Jeff DiSantis, John Floyd, Anna Cross, Wade's, Thurbert Baker, Baker, It's, Neil Warren, foreperson, Georgia —, There's, Peter Strzok, Robert James, that's, I've, James Organizations: Service, Trump, West, Trial, Georgia State University, Associated Press, White, Caribbean, AP, Defense, White House, Records, DC Locations: Fulton County, Georgia, Napa Valley , Florida, Caribbean, Wade's, San Francisco, Belize, Panama, Australia, Miami, Cobb County, Athens, Russia, DeKalb County , Georgia

☆ DA Fani Willis defends prosecutor she hired for Trump's Georgia election case amid allegations of an 'improper' relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Fulton County DA Fani Willis was accused of having an "improper" relationship with a prosecutor. Willis appointed the prosecutor, Nathan Wade, to oversee the RICO case against Trump. The motion seeks to dismiss the indictment and disqualify Willis and Wade and their offices from further prosecuting the case. Willis said she hired three special prosecutors for the election case: a white man, a white woman, and a Black man. If Willis financially benefited from her relationship with Wade, that may be an ethics violation," he said.

Persons: Fani Willis, Willis, Nathan Wade, —, Sunday, Donald Trump, Martin Luther King Jr, Ashleigh Merchant, Michael Roman, Merchant, Wade, Fulton, Scott McAfee, Steve Sadow, King, she's, I'm, Pete Skandalakis, McAfee, Stephen Gillers, Trump Organizations: Fulton, Trump, Service, Big Bethel AME Church, White, New York Univerity Law School, Atlanta Locations: Fulton County, Georgia, Big Bethel, Atlanta, New York

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors are preparing to present evidence to a grand jury against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico. A grand jury did not take up the case Thursday and a decision on whether to revive criminal charges against Baldwin still could be weeks away. They later pivoted after receiving a new analysis of the gun and will ask a grand jury to consider recharging Baldwin. NEXT STEPSA grand jury could weigh whether there is “probable cause” to bring charges against Baldwin as the target of the investigation. A case can’t be brought twice before a grand jury on the same evidence, so if they don't proceed this time a second grand jury is less likely.

Persons: Alec Baldwin, Baldwin, “, ”, Halyna Hutchins, Joel Souza, “ Rust, armorer Hannah Gutierrez, Reed, Neama, Gutierrez, Rahmani, he's, ” Rahmani, Baldwin —, Lucien Haag, Kari Morrissey, Jason Lewis, Hutchins, David Halls Organizations: SANTA FE, — Prosecutors, Baldwin, West, Trial, NBC, FBI, Forensic Science Services Locations: SANTA, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, Southern California, Arizona, Malibu

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