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☆ Trump was indicted over his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot and efforts to overturn the election results. Here's what the 4 charges against him mean.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Sonam Sheth | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He's been charged with conspiracy to defraud the government, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. The charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. Here's a breakdown of the new criminal charges Trump is facing and what they mean. If convicted of this charge, Trump could face a maximum of 5 years in prison, Rahmani said. Obstruction of an official proceeding is among the most widely used charges federal prosecutors have brought against other defendants related to the Capitol riot.

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☆ Here are all the ways Judge Aileen Cannon can tip the scales in Trump's favor
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The judge overseeing the DOJ's case against Trump has the power to tip the scales in Trump's favor. In this case, Cannon will also determine the schedule of the trial itself. Cannon could have enormous influence over what Trump's jury will look likeThe former president also lucked out with the location of the trial. Jury selection is one of the biggest ways in which Cannon can influence the case in Trump's favor. If Cannon grants Trump's request for a trial date after the 2024 general election, that order wouldn't be immediately appealable.

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☆ Hunter Biden's jail-free plea deal isn't the end of his legal troubles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Hunter Biden's criminal plea deal still needs approval from a judge — which isn't guaranteed. The plea deal, however, still must be approved by a judge. Most plea deals skate through court without any problems, but judges do occasionally reject plea deals in high-profile cases. With a plea deal, prosecutors bind themselves to recommend a particular sentence. It's unusual for a judge to reject a plea deal if the sentencing recommendations are too harsh.

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☆ Trump may have shot himself in the foot by not testifying in the E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case because its 'very hard' to win without even showing up, ex-prosecutor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Manhattan jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll on Tuesday. After deliberating for 2 1/2 hours, a Manhattan jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse against Carroll in an incident that took place in the 1990s in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room. The jury did not find Trump liable for rape, which was an option. "There wasn't even a 'he said,' because Donald Trump never even looked you in the eye and said she was a liar," he said. Donald Trump, on the other hand, failed to even show up in court."

☆ Trump could admit to having an affair — if only so he can use Melania as a defense if his case ever makes it to trial, legal experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Three former prosecutors told Insider that AG Alvin Bragg's hush-money case against Trump is weak. But if the matter does make it to trial, the former president could use his wife to his benefit. More than a week after former President Donald Trump was indicted on 34 charges of falsifying business records, legal experts are skeptical of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case. Three former prosecutors speculated about possible defense strategies the former president might use in such a case. But legal experts stressed that any speculation about a possible Trump defense at this point is still entirely conjecture.

☆ 'Trump enjoys being the victim.' Alvin Bragg's 34-count indictment could help him argue he's been unfairly targeted, ex-prosecutors say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Warren Rojas | Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Former prosecutors told Insider the indictment against Donald Trump was underwhelming. They said the case could give Trump and his team fodder to argue it was politically motivated. Rep. Nancy Mace, a Trump critic, said DA Alvin Bragg's indictment made Trump a "martyr." They also said the 34 counts could be viewed as excessive — and even give Trump and his team fuel to argue he was being unfairly targeted. "Trump enjoys being the victim in all this, and that's what he's going to lean into," Joshua Ritter, a former Los Angeles County prosecutor and partner with El Dabe Ritter Trial Lawyers, told Insider.

Trump's indictment was unsealed Tuesday, revealing he was charged with 34 counts. The indictment didn't clarify the underlying crimes Trump allegedly committed to justify felony charges. Trump was indicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection to a 2016 hush-money payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels. "If I were the prosecution, I would ask for a gag order covering the parties and their attorneys," Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor, told Insider. Indeed, House Republicans vowed revenge on Trump's behalf and said Tuesday that they would go after Bragg and President Joe Biden in light of Trump's indictment.

☆ Trump's attorneys want to sniff out potential jurors in the E. Jean Carroll rape case who '#believewomen' about sexual abuse
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The lawsuit brought by Trump's rape accuser E. Jean Carroll is expected to start in April. On Thursday, both sides filed a list of proposed questions to ask potential jurors. Former "Elle" advice columnist E. Jean Carroll is taking Trump to court in New York next month in a defamation and battery civil suit. In court documents filed Thursday, Trump's team proposed asking potential jurors whether they're familiar with the slogan #believewomen, and whether they agree with it. Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers, told Insider that while Trump's lawyers' questions around sexual assault are indeed meant to ascertain how jurors feel about sexual assault allegations and the #MeToo Movement, personal views are not enough to get most potential jurors dismissed.

☆ Atlanta DA Fani Willis loves using a law designed for going after the mob. She may use it to charge Trump.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The law — designed for going after the mob — makes sense for her investigation into Donald Trump, experts say. In her time in the district attorney's office, Willis has aggressively used Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization statute. One sprawling 56-count RICO case, against the rapper Young Thug's alleged gang, is in its second month of jury selection ahead of what's expected to be a nine-month trial. But if she were to bring a case, experts believe RICO charges are likely. Rahmani cautioned that a RICO case may make Willis look too aggressive.

☆ A juror in Georgia's Trump investigation gabbed about her experience on TV. Experts say that's actually OK.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The forewoman of Georgia's special grand jury investigating Trump gave a series of media interviews. Kohrs declined, however, to answer the question on everyone's mind: Whether the special grand jury, in its still-secret report, recommended criminal charges against Trump himself. Willis empaneled the special grand jury in May 2022. Fani Willis, right, will now choose whether to impanel an ordinary grand jury to consider charges against Trump. That extra step between Kohrs's special purpose grand jury, and another grand jury that has yet to be empaneled, is another reason why Kohrs's comments are of little consequence, Rahmani said.

☆ Tyre Nichols video shows a complete 'breakdown' in police protocols, legal experts say: 'No reason 5 officers need to reduce themselves to closed-fist punching'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The video of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols being beaten by Memphis police was released Friday. Legal experts told Insider the footage showed police met Nichols with force even though he wasn't initially resisting. The video released Friday of five Memphis police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop showed clear police misconduct and a breakdown in protocol for detaining someone, legal experts told Insider. "What I saw was certainly police misconduct," Joshua Ritter, a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney, former prosecutor, and partner with El Dabe Ritter Trial Lawyers, told Insider of the footage. However Neama Rahmani, president of West Coast Trial Lawyers and a former federal prosecutor, said there was "no question in my mind that murder charges are appropriate."

☆ Prince Andrew wants to overturn his multi-million settlement with Virginia Giuffre. Experts say it's a 'foolhardy effort.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Prince Andrew wants to overturn his settlement with Virginia Giuffre, according to news reports. Giuffre claims Epstein sex-trafficked her to Andrew when she was 17 years old. Representatives for the prince and Giuffre did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment on Wednesday. Overall, Filitti described the idea of trying to overturn the settlement as a "foolhardy effort." "If Prince Andrew wants to rehabilitate his image, perhaps he should do so in a way that doesn't remind the public about the seamier aspects of his private life," Filitti said.

☆ Analysis: Alec Baldwin 'Rust' shooting charges could be difficult to prove
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Jack Queen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

They said that criminal charges are rare even in accidental shooting deaths that take place in non-professional settings without safety protocols. Host Alec Baldwin arrives at the 2nd Annual NFL Honors in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 2, 2013. Experts interviewed by Reuters could not cite another instance in which criminal charges stemmed from an accidental shooting death on a film set. And civil suits against Baldwin that are pending have claimed systemic cost-cutting led to dangerous conditions on set, allegations Baldwin and the film's production company have denied. Involuntary manslaughter charges are most common in fatal traffic accidents involving extreme recklessness, such as intoxication or excessive speeding, according to experts.

☆ A big distinction may explain why the FBI searched Trump's home but not Biden's over classified documents
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Top Republicans are calling on the FBI to search President Joe Biden's home as they did Mar-a-Lago. Trump has seized on the news about Biden, calling on the FBI to do the same to Biden's homes. Congressional allies including South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham called on the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel to handle the case, as exists with the Trump documents. Unlike in Trump's case, there is no evidence that Biden or those around him resisted returning them. That evidence is lacking in Biden's case, Neama Rahmani, an attorney and former federal prosecutor told Insider.

☆ Kanye West still doesn't have lawyers, and it could cost him millions of dollars in lawsuit losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Ye, aka Kanye West, hasn't replaced lawyers who abandoned him following his antisemitic tirades. In another case in Los Angeles county court, lawyers have been trying to track down Ye since October to serve him with a lawsuit. That deadline is fast approaching, with radio silence from Ye, court filings show. In yet another case, lawyers for a plaintiff trying to sue Ye can't even find the rapper to serve him papers. If Ye doesn't come to court with an answer to the lawsuit, he risks losing it by default.

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried's defense that he 'didn't know exactly what was going on' isn't a defense for leaders
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The FTX founder said he "didn't know exactly what was going on." His defense isn't acceptable for leaders who should know the inner workings of their companies. "I didn't know exactly what was going on," Bankman-Fried, 30, told the Times on November 30. Bankman-Fried's defense isn't acceptable for business leaders who should know the inner workings of their companies. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images'I didn't know' was his only defenseSorkin started his interview by noting there are two views of what occurred at FTX.

☆ Here's why people who dislike Trump were allowed on the jury for the Trump Organization criminal trial
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Ashley Collman | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Three people who dislike Trump made it onto a jury deciding a criminal case involving his company. In fact, well over half of some 60 people polled as potential jurors this week said they had negative views of the former president. Potential jurors raise their hands during the jury seating process of the Trump Organization criminal tax-fraud trial on October 24, 2022. That's because juries are formed by slowly weeding out potential jurors that either side doesn't want on the jury, and the jury is formed with whoever is left. "You pick the right jury, you're going to win.

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