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☆ Trump Co-Defendant Says He Wants to Keep Lawyer Despite Possible Conflicts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Eileen Sullivan | More About Eileen Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Nauta, who is still employed by Mr. Trump, assured the judge that he understood that in retaining Mr. Woodward, he was waiving his right to appeal a potential conviction on the basis that his defense counsel had a conflict of interest. Mr. Woodward is representing several clients with ties to Mr. Trump and the former president’s supporters. In some cases, Mr. Woodward is being paid through Mr. Trump’s political action committee. Until this summer, one of those clients was an information technology aide at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s private club and residence, who is considered a crucial witness in the case. But that disclosure only came to light after Mr. Taveras, facing the possibility of a perjury charge for lying to a grand jury, had fired Mr. Woodward and hired a new lawyer.

Persons: Nauta, Trump, Woodward, Yuscil, Taveras, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira Organizations: Mr, Mar, Trump, White Locations: Mar

☆ A tropical parasite, passed through the bite of a sand fly, is causing skin infections in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Sand flies are tiny tan flies — about the quarter of the size of a mosquito — that live in warm, wet, rural and forested areas. These patients all had leishmaniasis skin infections, which start with a small bump that erupts into ulcerous sores days to weeks after a sand fly bite. Like other types of insects that are finding new habitats as the climate warms, sand flies have been expanding their range in recent years. It’s not clear whether sand flies in all these states have transmitted infections to humans, however. When sand flies bite the infected rats, they can pick up the parasite and then pass it to humans.

Persons: you’ve, ”, Mary Kamb, Kamb, ” Kamb, leishmaniasis, Muhammed Abdullah, Luiz Oliveira, “ It’s, ” Oliveira, It’s, Pedro Cecilio, Gideon Wasserberg, Wasserberg, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, there’s, permethrin Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, American Society of Tropical Medicine, Hygiene, Anadolu Agency, Getty, CDC, National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization, NIH, University of North, CNN Health, US Food and Drug Administration Locations: Atlanta, United States, Syria, Texas, Oklahoma, U.S, Delaware , New Jersey , Ohio, Maryland, Chicago, Puerto Rico, Virgin, mexicana, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

The bulk of the Trump PAC money went to law firms that have defended Trump against a series of criminal charges or in civil lawsuits. “Well, if the little fish’s lawyer is being paid by the big fish that’s less likely to happen potentially.”The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment. That money is earmarked for political and campaign activities, not for legal expenses, according to the campaign. To help pay the legal fees, Trump’s political operation has also moved millions from his super PAC, MAGA Inc. Those concerns are amplified in court records filed by Smith’s team in the Mar-a-Lago case.

Persons: — Donald Trump’s, Trump, ”, Randall Eliason, he’s, Letitia James ’, James, schemed, “, it’s, Anthony Michael Kreis, Donald Trump, Robert Lee, wasn’t Trump, Lee, Alina Habba, Christopher Kise, James ’, Habba Madaio, Habba, Jean Carroll, Mary Trump, Kise, Foley, Lardner, Chris Kise, Ron DeSantis, Sen, Rick Scott, Coleman, Ciara Torres, Jack Smith, ” Torres, Spelliscy, Joe Biden, Saurav Ghosh, don’t, ” Ghosh, Donald J, Smith, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, He’s, Walt Nauta, John Irving of, Brand, Stanley Woodward, Woodward, Mark Meadows, Dawn Smelcer, ” he’s, Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin Organizations: WASHINGTON, Commission, Associated, Save, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, National Republican Senatorial, Trump PAC, Trump, White, George Washington University Law School, MAGA Inc, Georgia State University, Associates, Save America, New York Times, PAC, Republican, Florida Gov, Continental, Stetson University College of Law, Justice Department, Justice, Republicans, Democrats, GOP, Democratic, Legal, Smith’s, FBI, John Irving of Earth & Water Law, Brand Woodward Law, Prosecutors, AP, Associated Press Locations: New York, Georgia, Fulton, Lago, Florida, Boca Raton , Florida, Washington ,, Bedminster , New Jersey, York, West Palm Beach , Florida, Save America, Fayetteville , North Carolina, Washington

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A judge on Thursday scolded federal prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump as she abruptly postponed a hearing to determine if the lawyer for a co-defendant had a conflict of interest. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon accused prosecutors of “wasting the court's time” by raising new arguments that they had not made in earlier court filings. She said she would set a hearing for a later date for Walt Nauta, a Trump valet charged with conspiring with Trump to conceal classified documents from investigators. Both men were charged alongside Trump with obstructing government efforts to recover classified documents hoarded at Mar-a-Lago, the former president's Florida estate. De Oliveira is accused of lying to investigators when he claimed — falsely, prosecutors say — he hadn’t even seen boxes moved into Mar-a-Lago after Trump left the White House.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Walt Nauta, Trump, Jack Smith’s, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, John Irving, Cannon, Irving, Nauta, incriminated Trump, Woodward, ___ Tucker Organizations: Trump, Prosecutors, U.S, White, FBI, Justice Department, Department Locations: PIERCE, Fla, U.S, Mar, Florida, Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked a judge to postpone his classified documents trial until after next year's presidential election, saying they have not received all the records they need to review to prepare his defense. The trial on charges of illegally hoarding classified documents, among four criminal cases the Republican former president is facing, is currently scheduled for May 20, 2024, in Florida. In a motion filed late Wednesday, Trump's lawyers urged U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to push back the trial until at least mid-November 2024. The presidential election is set for Nov. 5, 2024, with Trump currently leading the GOP field in the months before the primary season. The defense lawyers say Trump's two co-defendants in the case, his valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira, are joining in the request.

Persons: Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Christopher Kise, Jack Smith's, “, Todd Blanche, Trump, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Eric Tucker Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Republican, U.S, Trump, GOP, Prosecutors, The, Department, White House Locations: Florida, Washington, New York, Miami, Beach , Florida, Mar, Lago

Another source identified Trump Organization employee Yuscil Taveras as the unnamed computer specialist whose fees prosecutors said were paid by Trump's political group. Trump's legal spokesperson Alina Habba, who is also general counsel at Save America, did not respond to detailed questions on the payments. In July, after Save America reported its legal expenses to the Federal Election Commission, Cheung said Save America was helping people who had worked for Trump avoid "financial ruin." Asked how legal spending would affect his campaign, Trump told a SiriusXM podcast earlier this month: "Fortunately, I have a lot more money." Save America and the Trump campaign have not responded to requests for comment on the legal fee estimates.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Morgan, Donald Trump's, Brand Woodward, Greenberg Traurig, Trump, Jason Osborne, Trump's, Osborne, Stanley Woodward, Jason Miller, Margo Martin, Dan Scavino, Matt Calamari Jr, Yuscil Taveras, Miller, Martin, Calamari Jr, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Michael Roman, Boris Epshteyn, Taylor Budowich, William Russell, Kash Patel, Brian Jack, Roman, Dhillon, Epshteyn, Jack, Patel, De Oliveira, Russell, Alina Habba, Steven Cheung, Cheung, Stephen Gillers, Jason Lange, Andrew Goudsward, Nathan Layne, Sarah N, Lynch, Karen Freifeld, Ted Hesson, Scott Malone, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Trump, Save, Federal, Commission, Make, Inc, MAGA Inc, Republican Party, America, Save America, Trump Organization, Scavino, New York University, Thomson Locations: Dubuque , Iowa, U.S, Save America, America's, Georgia, Budowich

If the complaint is upheld, it could result in orders from national courts for governments to cut carbon dioxide emissions blamed for climate change faster than currently planned. 'UNPRECEDENTED IN SCALE'The applicants argue climate change threatens their rights including to life, physical and mental wellbeing. Current policies would fail to meet either goal, according to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Last month, a judge in Montana, in the United States, handed a historic win to young plaintiffs in a climate change case. In addition to Wednesday's youth case, there are two other climate cases pending before the ECHR's Grand Chamber.

Persons: Andre, Sofia Oliveira, Pedro Nunes, heatwaves, Gerry Liston, Andre Oliveira, Martim Agostinho, Agostinho, Liston, Catarina Demony, Aislinn Laing, Alex Richardson, Christina Fincher Organizations: European, of Human Rights, United Nations, Thomson Locations: Almada , Portugal, Portugal, Britain, Switzerland, Norway, Russia, Turkey, Strasbourg, Paris, Portuguese, Leiria, Europe, Montana, United States, Lisbon

☆ Up in the Air: Brazilian Firefighters Make Unusual Trip to Salvage Organ Transplant
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When it comes to organ transplants, every second counts. But without immediate communication with Oliveira, firefighters decided to pick him up directly. "He would have lost this organ if he had not gotten to the hospital in time," firefighter spokesperson Major Fabio Contreiras said. Oliveira was able to arrive in time to the hospital and his surgery succeeded. "It was a huge mix of emotions, I didn't know whether to laugh, whether to cry, whether to believe," Oliveira said.

Persons: Ricardo Medeiros de Oliveira, Oliveira, Fabio Contreiras, Sergio Queiroz, Carolina Pulice, Jamie Freed Organizations: RIO DE, Reuters Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro

☆ Youth Vs Europe: 'Unprecedented' Climate Trial to Kick off at Rights Court
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Applicants will argue climate change threatens their rights including to life, physical and mental wellbeing. Current policies would fail to meet either goal, according to the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "Without urgent action to cut emissions, (the place) where I live will soon become an unbearable furnace," another applicant, 20-year-old Martim Agostinho, said in a statement. Last month, a judge in Montana, in the United States, handed a historic win to young plaintiffs in a climate change case. In addition to Wednesday's youth case, there are two other climate cases pending before the ECHR's Grand Chamber.

Persons: Catarina Demony, Gerry Liston, Andre Oliveira, Martim Agostinho, Agostinho, Liston, Aislinn Laing, Alex Richardson Organizations: European, of Human Rights, United Nations Locations: Portugal, Britain, Switzerland, Norway, Russia, Turkey, Strasbourg, Paris, Portuguese, Leiria, Europe, Montana, United States, Lisbon

☆ Up in the air: Brazilian firefighters make unusual trip to salvage organ transplant
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Patient Ricardo Medeiros de Oliveira reacts after a kidney transplant at the hospital Santa Casa de Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Michelle Cafiero Acquire Licensing RightsRIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - When it comes to organ transplants, every second counts. But without immediate communication with Oliveira, firefighters decided to pick him up directly. "He would have lost this organ if he had not gotten to the hospital in time," firefighter spokesperson Major Fabio Contreiras said. Reporting by Sergio Queiroz; Writing by Carolina Pulice; Editing by Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ricardo Medeiros de Oliveira, Michelle Cafiero, Oliveira, Fabio Contreiras, Sergio Queiroz, Carolina Pulice, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, DE, Thomson Locations: de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil, DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., Aug. 8, 2023. REUTERS/Reba Saldanha/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 13 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyers may only review classified evidence in a secure place as he prepares for a criminal trial over his handling of secret documents after he left office in 2021, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Wednesday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida is a win for prosecutors, who said it would be inappropriate for Trump to be able to review classified documents at the very location where he is accused of illegally and haphazardly storing them. The order requires Trump and his lawyers to review and discuss all classified evidence in what is known as a sensitive compartmented information facility, or SCIF. Trump has pleaded not guilty and denied the charges, along with his co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.

Persons: Donald Trump, Reba Saldanha, Aileen Cannon, Trump, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Joe Biden, Jack Queen, Rami Ayyub, Paul Grant, Susan Heavey, Grant McCool, Howard Goller Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Former U.S, Trump, Washington , D.C, Democratic, White, Thomson Locations: Windham , New Hampshire, U.S, Former, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Florida, Washington ,, Georgia, New York

☆ Trump Must Review Classified Documents Case Evidence in Secure Location, Judge Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Jack Queen(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyers may only review classified evidence in a secure place as he prepares for a criminal trial over his handling of secret documents after he left office in 2021, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has been charged along with two aides with illegally storing troves of classified documents at his personal residence and lying to federal investigators who sought to retrieve them. Wednesday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida is a win for prosecutors, who said it would be inappropriate for Trump to be able to review classified documents at the very location where he is accused of illegally and haphazardly storing them. The order requires Trump and his lawyers to review and discuss all classified evidence in what is known as a sensitive compartmented information facility, or SCIF. (This story has been refiled to add the dropped word 'not' in paragraph 7)(Reporting by Jack Queen; Additional reporting by Rami Ayyub, Paul Grant and Susan Heavey and Jack Queen; Editing by Grant McCool and Howard Goller)

Persons: Jack Queen, Donald Trump, Aileen Cannon, Trump, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Joe Biden, Rami Ayyub, Paul Grant, Susan Heavey, Grant McCool, Howard Goller Organizations: Former U.S, Trump, U.S, Washington , D.C, Democratic, White Locations: Former, Lago, Palm Beach , Florida, Florida, Washington ,, Georgia, New York

☆ ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ Reconsidered
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Mike Hale | More About Mike Hale | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Also present was the cynical frontier moralism, balanced by sentimentality, that runs through most of Sheridan’s shows (including “Yellowstone” and its Old West spinoffs). But Sheridan’s tics were easier to take in “Special Ops,” which felt more relaxed but also more tightly constructed than his previous shows (with the exception of the droll gangster drama “Tulsa King,” which is overseen by Terence Winter). Maybe it’s just practice — across his six dramas, Sheridan has written or co-written close to 80 episodes of television over the last five years. supervisor and Morgan Freeman, in a few scenes, as the querulous secretary of state. The problem with Sheridan’s other shows is that they give you too much time to think; in “Special Ops,” you could just focus on the mission.

Persons: Cruz, Joe, Terence Winter, Sheridan, Anthony Byrne, Paul Cameron, John Hillcoat, Saldaña, De Oliveira, Nicole Kidman, Joe’s, Morgan Freeman Organizations: Hamptons, Tulsa

☆ Martin holds off wounded Italians to seal San Marino GP double
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

MISANO ADRIATICO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin led the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico from start to finish on Sunday to complete a second sprint and race double of the season and cut Francesco Bagnaia's championship lead to 36 points. Ducati's MotoGP world champion Bagnaia, who had his leg run over in a separate crash last week, finished third. Bagnaia is top of the riders' standings with 283 points, with Martin (247) in second and Bezzecchi (218) in third. After his sprint and race double this weekend and a third-placed finish in Catalunya, Martin has reduced Bagnaia's lead by 30 points in just two weeks. Veteran Pedrosa's creditable fourth-placed finish gave KTM some reason to cheer, after they suffered a double blow when Brad Binder and Jack Miller crashed in successive laps.

Persons: MISANO ADRIATICO, Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin, Misano Adriatico, Francesco Bagnaia's, Marco Bezzecchi, VR46 Racing, Bagnaia, Martin, Marco, Bezzecchi, leapfrogged, BAGNAIA, Dani Pedrosa, Brad Binder, Jack Miller, Maverick Vinales, Miguel Oliveira, RNF, Marc Marquez, Aadi Nair, Christian Radnedge Organizations: San Marino, San Marino Grand Prix, Spaniard, VR46, Bagnaia, KTM, Aprilia, RNF Aprilia, Thomson Locations: San Marino Grand, Misano, Catalunya, Italy, Bengaluru

☆ Peter Navarro: How a former Trump official's conviction could echo in ex-president's cases
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The swift conviction of Donald Trump’s former trade adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress sent two warnings to the multiple co-defendants in the ex-president’s approaching criminal trials. The second is that loyalty to Trump can be hazardous and often gets those who show it cross-wise with the law. Navarro, for example, who is is unrepentant and a true Trump believer, pledged to appeal based on executive privilege issues. (A CNN poll released Thursday found no clear leader in a hypothetical matchup between Biden and Trump.) Up until now, Trump associates often paid a heavy price for falling afoul of the law while their leader escaped.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Peter Navarro, Trump, Navarro, He’s, ”, –, Steve Bannon, Trump’s, Fani Willis, Willis, Yuscil Taveras, Taveras, Tavares, Jack Smith, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, “, you’ve, …, Walt Nauta, Carlos de Oliveira, Mark Meadows, Meadows, he’ll, Rudolph Giuliani, Giuliani –, Giuliani, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Paula Reid, Bannon, Allen Weisselberg, Michael Cohen, It’s, Paul Manafort, Robert Mueller’s, Michael Flynn Organizations: CNN, White House, Republican House, Trump, GOP, Central ”, White, New York, Giuliani, Trump Organization, Biden Locations: Washington ,, Georgia, Florida, Fulton County, Lago, North Carolina, Meadows, Bedminster , New Jersey, Congress, Russia, Washington

☆ A Mar-a-Lago worker and witness in the classified documents case has flipped on Trump and now won't be prosecuted
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Associated Press | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An IT manager was asked to delete surveillance footage at Mar-a-Lago, the Justice Department alleged. That footage was alleged to show Donald Trump's aide moving boxes of classified documents. The IT manager struck a cooperation deal and testified before a federal grand jury. A cooperation agreement generally requires an individual to assist a criminal investigation in exchange for not being prosecuted. The indictment alleges that De Oliveira, Mar-a-Lago's property manager, told Taveras — identified in court papers as "Trump Employee 4" — that "the boss" wanted surveillance footage deleted.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Lago, Stanley Woodward, Trump, Walt Nauta, Taveras, Carlos De Oliveira, De Oliveira, Taveras —, Jack Smith's, Woodward Organizations: Justice Department, WASHINGTON, Mar, Service, Department, CNN, Trump, District of Columbia Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon, Mar, District

☆ Clashes mount between Trump and his legal nemesis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

A dramatic series of legal developments in the Fulton County, Georgia, investigation – in which Trump and 18 co-defendants are also awaiting trial – encapsulated the breadth of the former president’s legal exposure. And 61% of Republican-leaning adults said that Trump is facing so many charges largely because of political abuse of the justice system. Trump uses criminal plight to fire up supportersTrump continually dials up the heat, underscoring how his legal defense and presidential campaign have merged. Smith may remain the ex-president’s greatest threat as the prosecutor with the best chance to complete a case against Trump early in the election year. New charges were also filed against Trump aide Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago maintenance manager Carlos De Oliveira.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Smith, Trump, Mark Meadows, Fani Willis ’, Enrique Tarrio, Timothy Kelly, Tarrio, CNN Trump, Hunter, he’d, Tanya Chutkan, “, CNN’s Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid, Sidney Powell, Powell’s, Powell, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira Organizations: CNN, GOP, Trump, Trump White House, Republican, Republicans, Justice Department, Biden Locations: Florida, Washington, Fulton County , Georgia, Georgia, United States, Ukraine, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, U.S., August 8, 2023. Woodward currently represents Walt Nauta, one of the two Trump employees also charged in the documents case, in addition to having previously represented the IT head, who is not named in Wednesday's filing. But he suggested in Wednesday's filing that prosecutors' handling of the IT manager's testimony was improper. Prosecutors have charged Trump, Nauta and a third Mar-a-Lago employee, Carlos De Oliveira, with trying to thwart government efforts to retrieve sensitive documents taken to the Florida resort after Trump left office. Prosecutors said in an August court filing that the witness initially denied any knowledge of obstruction.

Persons: Donald Trump, Reba Saldanha, Jack Smith’s, Stanley Woodward, Woodward, Walt Nauta, Aileen Cannon, Trump, Joe Biden, Yuscil Taveras, Nauta, Taveras, Carlos De Oliveira, Prosecutors, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Andrea Ricci Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Trump's, Walt, Trump, IT, Prosecutors, Democratic, Politico, CNN, Thomson Locations: Windham , New Hampshire, U.S, Lago Florida, Florida

☆ Mar-a-Lago IT worker struck cooperation agreement with special counsel, his former lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Mar-a-Lago IT worker Yuscil Taveras has struck a cooperation agreement with the special counsel’s office in the federal case over former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, Taveras’ former defense attorney said in a new court filing. Taveras struck the deal with prosecutors after he was threatened with prosecution, defense attorney Stanley Woodward wrote in the filing dated Tuesday. According to the terms of the deal explained in the filing, Taveras agreed to testify in the classified documents case and in exchange will not be prosecuted. Woodward wrote in the filing Wednesday that he “played no role” in Taveras’ cooperation and said that prosecutors did not offer Taveras the cooperation deal until after Taveras got a different lawyer. Those allegations include efforts by Trump, de Oliveira and Nauta to delete incriminating security footage from the club.

Persons: CNN —, Yuscil Taveras, Donald Trump’s, Taveras, Stanley Woodward, “, Jack Smith, Trump, Walt Nauta, Carlos de Oliveira, Woodward, de Oliveira, Nauta Organizations: CNN, “ Trump, Prosecutors, Trump Locations: Lago, Taveras

Another has an ally in Congress vowing to support his legal defense. On Thursday, Trump’s legal team formally asked a judge to sever his case from his co-defendants who want a speedy trial, according to court filings. The prospect of a costly legal defense has prompted some defendants to find other ways to raise money. Paying the legal bills of his co-defendants in Georgia could help the former president keep them all unified as they fight the Fulton County charges. None of the defendants has pleaded guilty, but it is common for criminal defendants facing mounting legal bills to end their cases without the time-consuming costs of a trial.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira, Newsmax, ” Trump's, Will Lanzoni, ” Trump, haven’t, Trump’s, Eric, Don Jr, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Jae C, AP Eastman, Jeffrey Clark, Cathy Latham, grumbling, Ellis, “, ” Ellis, Matt Schlapp’s, ” Schlapp, Al Drago, Ron DeSantis, isn’t MAGA, Jenna, –, Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, Fani Willis, Giuliani, Rudy Giuliani, Erik S, Shutterstock, Andrew Giuliani, Brian Tevis, It’s, I’ll, ” Tevis, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Chip Roy, Mark Meadows, ”, ” Roy, Roy, Harrison Floyd, Floyd –, ” Floyd, Ricky Fitchett, ZUMA, Floyd, Todd Harding, he’s, De Oliveira Organizations: CNN, Trump, Save, Save America PAC, AP, Justice Department, Trump Republican, Republican National Committee, Bloomberg, Getty, Florida Gov, Inc, Shutterstock CNN, Giuliani Defense, Texas Republican, Trump White House, Zuma, America, PAC Locations: Georgia, Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia, Los Angeles, Georgia The Georgia, Fulton County, York, Bedminster , New Jersey, New Jersey, Bedminster, Texas, Philadelphia

☆ Disgruntled Europeans hit out at banks for not passing on higher rates on savings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Those words from Marco Oliveira, a 50-year-old graphic designer from Portugal, underscore a deep lying annoyance in Europe with people bemoaning a lack of return on their savings despite surging interest rates. This, in practice, should translate into higher rates both on mortgages, but also on deposits. The key metric used by analysts is the deposit delta — which represents the increase in policy rates that banks pass through to the interest rates on deposits. For instance, Croatia's deposit delta is 12%, Cyprus is 30% and Portugal stands at 32%. And indeed, Portuguese banks show one of the lowest deposit delta, being the fifth worst in Europe," Teixeira said.

Persons: Marco Oliveira, Carlos Stilianopoulos, Marta Ferro Teixeira, Teixeira, Nicolas Charnay, Filipe Garcia, Banks, Garcia Organizations: Bank SA, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, European Central Bank, ECB, ABN Amro, ABN AMRO, P Global, P, SA, Reuters Locations: Thessaloniki, Greece, Portugal, Europe, Cyprus, France, Italy, Portuguese, Barcelona, Spain, PNL, —

One of those cases, a civil trial in New York, threatens to cripple the former president's company, the Trump Organization . James is seeking $250 million in damages in the civil case. In July, the U.S. Department of Justice dropped a nearly three-year effort to protect Trump from civil liability in the suit. In May, three of Trump's children, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump, were dismissed as defendants from the case after Kaplan proposed that move. The payments were made shortly before the 2016 presidential election, in which Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe, Letitia James, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, James, Kenneth Chesebro, Joe Biden, Trump's, Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Fani Willis, Willis, Sidney Powell, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Judge Lewis Kaplan, videophone, Roberta Kaplan, Ivanka Trump, Kaplan, Donald J, Jack Smith, unindicted, Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal, Hillary Clinton, Michael Cohen, Alvin Bragg's, Cohen, Bragg, Walt Nauta, Carlos De Oliveira —, Nauta, De Oliveira Organizations: U.S, Atlanta Hartsfield, Jackson International Airport, GOP, Convention, Trump Organization, District of Columbia, DOJ, FBI, New York, Court New, Trump, Fulton County Superior Court, Fulton, Republican, Carroll, U.S . Department of Justice, Iowa, American Communications Network, Washington , D.C, Biden, Manhattan, Democratic, Daniels, Beach, White, Republican National Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, Milwaukee ., New York, Manhattan, Georgia, Atlanta, Fulton County, Washington ,, York, Fort Pierce , Florida

☆ Trump valet's lawyer complains of threats after special counsel revealed Mar-a-Lago worker changed story
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Walt Nauta, personal aide to former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. The defense attorney for Donald Trump's valet Walt Nauta complained Friday that he received threats after special counsel Jack Smith revealed that a Mar-a-Lago IT director had admitted to giving false testimony in the former president's classified documents criminal case. The lawyer, Stanley Woodward, had represented IT director Yuscil Taveras when his client gave that false testimony to a grand jury, according to Smith's recent court filing. Woodward currently represents Nauta and other witnesses in the case, but he no longer represents Taveras. Trump, Nauta and Mar-a-Lago maintenance worker Carlos De Oliveira are charged in federal court in Florida with crimes related to Trump's retention of classified documents after leaving the White House.

Persons: Walt Nauta, Donald Trump, Lee Adams Sr, Donald Trump's, Jack Smith, Stanley Woodward, Yuscil Taveras, Taveras, Woodward, Smith, Trump, Carlos De Oliveira Organizations: Southern, Southern District of, Nauta, White Locations: Lee Adams Sr ., Fort Pierce , Florida, U.S, Lago, Southern District, Southern District of Florida, Florida

☆ ETIAS and Europe's city taxes explained: When, who pays and how much?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Julia Buckley | Who Needs Etias Authorization | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The ETIAS visa waiver program will allow entry into EU countries from $7.70. And, of course, citizens of many countries need “real” visas to EU countries – which is not only a costly process, but a time-consuming one, too. ETIAS will join the myriad accommodation and “tourist taxes” that are already charged around Europe. What other tourist taxes are there in Europe? If your ship docks at Barcelona for 12 hours or more you’ll pay 4.75 euros (3 euros regional fee and 1.75 euros city surcharge).

Persons: ETIAS, you’re, They’re, Pretty, Armando Oliveira, iStockphoto, –, you’ll, Vila Real de Santo António, it’s, doesn’t Organizations: CNN, UAE, EU, United States ’, Manchester, Edinburgh, Vila Real de Santo Locations: Europe, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, EU, Amsterdam, Wales, Barcelona, Italy, Portugal, Catalonia, Vienna, it’s, Algarve, Faro, Vila, Rome, Venice, Paris, France, Greece, Caribbean, New Zealand

The July indictment accused Mr. Trump, Mr. De Oliveira and Mr. Nauta of trying to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage. The government had requested a trial date in December, while Mr. Trump’s lawyers asked for an indefinite postponement. Once he was sworn in as president, Mr. Trump reimbursed Mr. Cohen. Rather than publish her account, the tabloid suppressed it in cooperation with Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen, prosecutors say. Ms. Maddock, who has close ties to Mr. Trump and is married to Matt Maddock, a state representative, accused Ms. Nessel of “a personal vendetta.”“This is part of a national coordinated” effort to stop Mr. Trump, she added.

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