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☆ The latest updates on Lyle and Erik Menendezs' murder case that the Netflix shows about them miss out
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Netflix has released a true crime drama and a documentary about the Menendez brothers' high-profile '90s trial. AdvertisementNetflix has released both a true crime drama and a documentary about brothers Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez, who killed their parents in 1989. Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez's attorneys believe new evidence could prove their father abused themErik Menendez, and Cooper Koch in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." The creators of "Monsters" and "The Menendez Brothers" didn't want to get involved in the caseRyan Murphy onstage at a "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" event in New York. AdvertisementHe added that the series was "the best thing that has happened to the Menendez brothers in 30 years" because it rekindled public interest in their case.

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☆ Analysis: John Roberts remains confounded by Donald Trump as election approaches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The former star appellate lawyer who allies once cast as the smartest person in the room remains confounded by the realities of Donald Trump. Roberts was shaken by the adverse public reaction to his decision affording Trump substantial immunity from criminal prosecution. The Roberts Court has been in sync with the GOP political agenda largely because of decisions the chief justice has authored: For Trump and other Republicans. But the politically charged valence deepened in the justices’ resolution of the case against former President Trump on election-interference charges from 2020. Harvard Law School professor Richard Lazarus, a longtime friend of Roberts, spent time with him in July immediately after the Trump decision was issued.

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Simon & Schuster“That fucking Putin,” Biden said to advisers in the Oval Office not long after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Woodward. “This is what Putin plans to do,” CIA Director Bill Burns said to Biden, according to Woodward. Woodward asked Trump aide Jason Miller whether Trump and Putin had spoken since he left the White House. I wouldn’t purport to speak to what President Trump may or may not have done,” Haines said, according to Woodward. As Trump framed his presidential campaign around fear, Woodward writes that Graham said of the former president: “Trump is becoming more erratic.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal brought by X, Elon Musk's social media company, declining to decide whether prosecutors should have been able to obtain data from former President Donald Trump's Twitter account without him being notified. The case arose as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump over alleged election interference in 2020, which the Supreme Court stymied earlier this year by ruling that presidents have broad immunity from prosecution for official acts taken in office. Smith has already obtained the data at issue in the appeal brought by X, as Twitter is now known following Musk’s takeover of the social media company. A federal judge approved the warrant, as well as a nondisclosure order that prevents X from telling Trump or anyone else about it. During the litigation, Smith agreed that Trump could be notified about the warrant.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Elon, Donald Trump's, Jack Smith’s, Trump, Smith, X Organizations: X, Twitter, Communications, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, District of Columbia

☆ Supreme Court turns away Musk’s X appeal over Trump criminal investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Lawrence Hurley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Special counsel Jack Smith, left, seen in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1, and former President Donald Trump, seen in Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 8, 2022. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal brought by X, Elon Musk's social media company, declining to decide whether prosecutors should have been able to obtain data from former President Donald Trump's Twitter account without him being notified. The case arose as part of special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into Trump over alleged election interference in 2020, which the Supreme Court stymied earlier this year by ruling that presidents have broad immunity from prosecution for official acts taken in office. Smith has already obtained the data at issue in the appeal brought by X, as Twitter is now known following Musk's takeover of the social media company. A federal judge approved the warrant, as well as a nondisclosure order that prevents X from telling Trump or anyone else about it.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, WASHINGTON —, Elon, Donald Trump's, Jack Smith's, Trump, Smith, X Organizations: Washington , D.C, WASHINGTON, X, Twitter, Communications, U.S, Circuit, Appeals, District of Columbia Locations: Washington ,, Palm Beach , Florida

☆ Netflix released a new documentary about the Menendez Brothers. Here are 7 more TV shows and documentaries about the famous '90s murder trial.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix released a documentary this week about Lyle and Erik Menendez with new interviews with the brothers. It arrives after Netflix dramatized the brothers' trial in "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story." AdvertisementNetflix's "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" and "The Menendez Brothers" are the latest additions to Hollywood's obsession with the Menendez brothers' trial. Even close to 30 years after the Menendez brothers' trial concluded, production studios and streaming services continue to capitalize on viewer interest in the trial. In it, the Menendez brothers, multiple family members, reporters, and attorneys share new insights into the brothers' trial.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, Menendez, —, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan's, Jeffrey Dahmer, Murphy Organizations: Netflix, Service

☆ A timeline of the Menendez brothers’ murder case and the push to reexamine it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The question for prosecutors reexamining the murder convictions of Lyle and Erik Menendez is not whether they killed their parents, but how culpable they really are. Here’s a look at the timeline of the case over the decades, from the initial shooting to the recent efforts to alter their sentence. July 1993: The Menendez brothers go on trial in a Los Angeles courtroom, each with a separate jury, in a trial televised on Court TV. September 2024: Netflix releases the crime drama “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” a nine-episode series co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan about the killings. “We may be talking later, but that certainly has increased the attention by the public, and that’s why we’re being public about where we are.”A hearing on the Menendez brothers’ petition is set for November 29.

Persons: Lyle, Erik Menendez, ”, George Gascón, CNN’s Jim Acosta, Jose, Kitty Menendez, Erik, Vince Bucci, Jose Menendez, “, Menendez, “ Menendez, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, ” Murphy, Murphy, Jim Acosta, ’ Organizations: CNN, Beverly Hills, Netflix, Prosecutors, Getty, RCA Records, Court TV, Menudo, Los Angeles County, LA, Attorney Locations: ” Los Angeles County, Beverly, AFP, Los Angeles, Los, “

☆ In California, heat and dry conditions make arson a more potent threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

But as climate change leads temperatures to rise, fire seasons to grow longer and drought conditions to become more intense, intentionally set fires have more opportunity to take off and grow. Given that, he said, “an arrest can have a big payoff.”Prestemon has studied wildfire arson events in Florida, Spain and other locations. Wildfire arson isn’t well studied, but researchers in the U.S., Europe and Australia have narrowed down the profile of typical perpetrators. Cal Fire has counted between 182 and 386 arson fires each year since 2014, with rates roughly consistent relative to the number of overall fires. Investigators were able to link McGlover’s plausible movements that day to several fires, Fox said.

Persons: Muschetto, ”, ” Muschetto, Jeffrey Prestemon, “ They’re, ” Prestemon, “, Prestemon, they’re, Janet Stanley, can’t, Daniel Fox, ” Fox, That’s, it’s, Fox, Brandon McGlover, McGlover, Bezos, ” Andrea Blaylock sifts, Nic Coury, Mike Ramsey, Stout Organizations: Cal Fire, Climate, National Weather Service, U.S, U.S . Forest Service’s, Research, University of Melbourne, “, Fox, Rockefeller, AP Stout Locations: California, Los Angeles, U.S ., North Carolina, Florida, Spain, U.S, Europe, Australia, ”, Riverside County, Idyllwild , California, Forest, Calif, Butte County

☆ Ryan Murphy says 'Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez story' is the best thing to happen to the brothers in decades. There is one way the show could help their case.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

He said the show was the best thing to happen to Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez in 30 years. Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez killed José Menendez and Kitty Menendez in their family home in 1989. True crime has helped to exonerate peopleRyan Murphy at "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" premiere. Netflix's Menendez brothers shows wouldn't achieve much in courtLyle Menendez and Erik Menendez during their trial in 1994. Cooper Koch playing Erik Menendez and Nicholas Chavez playing Lyle Menendez in "Monsters."

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☆ Former Singapore minister is jailed for a year for receiving gifts in landmark case
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

SINGAPORE — A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of a former cabinet member in a city-state famous for its clean governance. In a statement posted on the prime minister’s office website, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said he was disappointed and saddened by the case. The case has shocked Singapore, which prides itself on its well-paid and efficient bureaucracy as well as strong and squeaky-clean governance. According to the prosecution, the value of the gifts Iswaran received totaled more than 400,000 Singapore dollars ($308,500). The former minister faced a total of 35 charges, two of which were corruption-related but were later amended to charges of receiving gifts while a public servant.

Persons: Iswaran, Lawrence Wong, ”, Wong, Ong Beng Seng, Ong, Vincent Hoong Organizations: English Premier League soccer, Singapore Locations: SINGAPORE, Singapore

☆ Celebrities who partied with Diddy may want to contact their lawyers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Celebrities who partied with Combs may want to consult their lawyers, entertainment attorneys told BI. AdvertisementCelebrities who attended Sean "Diddy" Combs' parties should consider lawyering up, even if they attended one of his more high-profile soirees. "He's had many legitimate parties over the years and, chances are, most celebrities and guests were not aware of his sex parties." AdvertisementThe "Freak Offs," prosecutors say, occurred regularly, often in hotel rooms, and sometimes lasted multiple days. "Sean Combs' white parties and other events were iconic, a true convergence of hip-hop, Hollywood, and Black excellence.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, —, Wayne Dennison, Brown Rudnick, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Dennison, Neama Rahmani, they're, Rahmani, Stuart Morton, Camron, Mills Sadat Dowlat, Tre Lovell, Lovell, He's, Marc Agnifilo, Jane Rosenberg, Sean Combs, Johnny Nunez, WireImage, Adria, Jonathan Davis Organizations: Service, Hamptons, West, Trial, Getty, Los, Lovell, Reuters, White Party Locations: Beverly Hills, St, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Miami

☆ Billionaire who brought F1 to Singapore charged as part of landmark corruption probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Singapore Reuters —A Singapore court charged a property billionaire on Friday with obstructing justice and abetting offenses by a disgraced ex-transport minister jailed a day earlier in the city-state’s high-profile government graft case. Iswaran was imprisoned for 12 months for obstructing justice and improperly receiving gifts as a public servant, with Ong a central part of the prosecution’s case. Ong’s firm, Singapore-listed Hotel Properties, requested a trading halt early on Friday following Thursday’s announcement that he would be charged. Ong was charged with one count of abetting Iswaran’s receiving of valuables and one count of obstruction of justice, according to the charge sheet. Channel NewsAsia said Ong’s court hearing was adjourned until pre-trial proceedings on November 15.

Persons: Ong Beng Seng, Iswaran, Ong, NewsAsia, Ong’s, Iswaran’s, Justice Vincent Hoong Organizations: Singapore Reuters —, Hotel Properties Ltd, Singapore, English Premier League soccer, Doha Locations: Singapore, Doha

☆ Why revived horrors of January 6 may not impact the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But most of all, it’s a testimony to the often-malevolent magnetism that has made Trump a historic and enduring political figure. The special counsel alleged that Trump told family members, “It doesn’t matter if you won or lost the election. As well as the federal election case, the ex-president is facing a similar one in Georgia based on racketeering statutes. The former president refused to accept the result of the 2020 election that he lost. Biden made Trump’s threat to democracy the centerpiece of his now-shelved run for president, warning that his predecessor represents an unprecedented threat to America’s soul.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Jack Smith, Liz Cheney, Kamala Harris, Harris, Cheney, Trump, it’s, ” Cheney, Donald Trump, Dick Cheney —, —, ”, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Cassidy Hutchinson, Sarah Matthews, “, Smith, Joe Biden’s, Biden, ” Trump, He’s, Brian Kemp, vilifying Kemp, General Merrick Garland, Harris ’ Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Trump, Capitol, Democrat, GOP, Trump White, Washington, Republican, Republicans, Georgia Gov, Biden’s, —, Supreme Locations: Wisconsin, Ripon , Wisconsin, Iraq, Wyoming, In Wisconsin, Montgomery County , Pennsylvania, United States, Georgia, New York, Manhattan, Florida, Washington

Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday of federal witness tampering charges related to the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols in 2023, according to NBC News affiliate WMC. Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith and Taddarius Bean were accused of depriving Nichols of his rights through excessive force, obstructing justice through witness tampering and other crimes. Haley was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to witness tamper and one count of obstruction of justice for witness tampering. Bean and Smith were found guilty on only one count, obstruction of justice for witness tampering, WMC reported. The witness tampering charges carry possible sentences of up to 20 years in prison.

Persons: Tyre Nichols, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Taddarius Bean, Nichols, Haley, Bean, Smith, RowVaughn Wells, Wells, Lucy Garrett, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr, Mills, Martin, ”, pummeled, “, Attorney Elizabeth Rogers, fatherless, ” Mills, “ I’m, Ben Crump, Rodney Wells, Scott Olson, Kathryn Gilbert, John Keith Perry, Stephen Leffler Organizations: Memphis, NBC News, WMC, Mississippi, Christian Church, Prosecutors, U.S, Attorney, Scorpion Unit, NBC Locations: Memphis, Tenn

MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump has never stopped propagating falsehoods that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. “The Democrat Party is guilty of the Worst Election Interference in American History,” Trump wrote Wednesday on social media after the judge overseeing his federal election interference case in Washington released a redacted filing from special counsel Jack Smith. Trump’s campaign did not provide a response to questions about his repeated use of the “election interference” label. It’s part of an extensive pattern of false election-rigging claims from Trump — beyond his well-documented lies about the 2020 election. He was among the 139 GOP House members who objected to the 2020 election certification.

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Liz Cheney, a former Republican congresswoman and daughter of a former Republican vice president, will join Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday at a campaign event in Ripon, Wisconsin, the city commonly recognized as the birthplace of the Republican Party. And because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,” Cheney said at Duke University in Durham at the time. Days later, Cheney’s father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, said he planned to vote for Harris, as well. That is why I will be casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. To ensure our democracy and our economy remain strong for another four years, we must elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House," the Republicans wrote in an letter released Wednesday.

Persons: Liz Cheney, Kamala Harris, Cheney’s, Harris, Donald Trump, Cheney, Trump, ” Cheney, Dick Cheney, ”, Ripon, ” Harris, Adam Kinzinger of, Jimmy McCain, Sen, John McCain of, Jeff Flake, “, ” Flake, Tim Walz, Walz, George W, Bush, McCain, Mitt Romney Organizations: Republican, Republican Party, Democratic, Justice Department, Duke University, Capitol, Wisconsin Republicans, Harris, White Locations: Ripon , Wisconsin, North Carolina, Durham, United States, Madison , Wisconsin, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, John McCain of Arizona, Arizona, Wisconsin, Utah

☆ Mech Dara: Concern grows for detained Cambodia journalist awarded by US for exposing online scam centers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The award-winning reporter is renowned for his investigations exposing corruption, environmental destruction and human trafficking in a country that heavily restricts press freedom. In 2023, Mech Dara won the US State Department’s TIP Hero Award for his work uncovering the multi-billion-dollar illegal scam center industry in Cambodia. Cambodia is ranked 151 out of 180 countries on Reporters Without Borders’ 2024 World Press Freedom Index. As a freelancer, Mech Dara worked for several local and international media outlets including Voice of Democracy, which was forced to close last year. At the time, Mech Dara told CNN: “We fought for the truth.

Persons: Dara, “, LICADHO, Mech Dara, Antony Blinken, Mech, Dara “, ”, Clampdown, Hun Sen, Hun Manet, Cambodia’s, Kate Schuetze Organizations: CNN, Cambodian, Court, Mech, US, Department’s, Embassy, USAID, USAID Cambodia Counter, European Union, US State Department, United Nations, US Institute of Peace, UN, Cambodia Rights, of Democracy, Amnesty International Locations: Cambodian, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, USAID Cambodia, Australia, Southeast Asia, Asia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, ”

Smith, in the 165-page document, provides the fullest accounting yet of evidence in his 2020 election conspiracy case against Trump, Pence’s former boss. Increased pressure on PenceTrump, after Pence told him he did not have the authority to decertify the election, began to up the intensity of his request, prosecutors say. On the call, Trump told Pence that “hundreds of thousands” of people “are gonna hate your guts” and “people are gonna think you’re stupid,” also calling Pence “too honest,” according to the filing. Hours before January 6On January 5, 2021, according to the filing, Trump once again met with Pence to allegedly try to pressure him not to certify the electoral college votes. Some of those inside the Capitol then later began chanting, “Hang Mike Pence!,” “Where is Pence?

Persons: Mike Pence’s, Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, Jack Smith’s, Smith, Trump, Pence, Kamala Harris ’, –, Harris ’, Tim Walz, Sen, JD Vance, ” Walz, “, doesn’t, Walz, Harris, Mike Pence, ”, Biden, ” Trump, ’, Pence Trump, Pence –, John Eastman, Pence’s, Trump “, didn’t, ” Smith, —, Polantz, John Fritze, Devan Cole, Marshall Cohen Organizations: CNN, Trump, Capitol, Supreme, Republican Party, Electoral, White, Twitter, Electoral College Locations: York , Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Washington , DC

WASHINGTON — A group of national security experts led by Cabinet members from the Trump administration endorsed former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, citing his foreign policy record and calling him "a peacemaker." The group, organized by former Trump national security adviser Robert O'Brien and former National Security Council chief of staff Alex Gray, wrote in a letter that "securing peace" is "the legacy of Trump." The letter comes amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel, as well as Russia's war in Ukraine. "The policies of the Biden-Harris Administration have invited conflict, diminished America’s standing around the globe, and imperiled our national security," the letter says. The signers do not include Trump's first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, or his secretaries of defense, James Mattis and Mark Esper.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Trump, Donald Trump, Robert O'Brien, Alex Gray, Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo, Steven Mnuchin, John Ratcliffe, Jack Smith, William Barr, Barr, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, America’s, ”, Trump's, Rex Tillerson, James Mattis, Mark Esper Organizations: Cabinet, Trump, National Security Council, Republican, National Intelligence, Prosecutors, PBS, Biden, Harris Administration Locations: East, Iran, Israel, Ukraine, Russia

If Trump Wins, Could He Really Use the Justice Department to Jail His Rivals? One of the most powerful appointees within the Justice Department is the director of the F.B.I., who ordinarily serves a 10-year term. He would be limited to a pool of senior Justice Department employees and Senate-confirmed officials, but still…. Even if Trump has installed loyalists at the top levels of the Justice Department, F.B.I. If the public comes to see the Justice Department as compromised, will witnesses and informants continue to cooperate?

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Biden, weaponizing, Harris, Trump, Richard Nixon, Christopher Wray, James Comey, …, Joe Biden, —, Peter Keisler, George W, Bush, “, Hillary Clinton, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith, Steve Bannon, Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Robert Jackson Organizations: Trump, Department, Justice Department, Loyalists, Republicans, Senate, Power, White, Heritage Foundation, Federal, Justice, Prosecutors, Republican, 11th Circuits, Capitol Locations: U.S, Texas, Florida, America

Nonetheless, Trump told his advisers that he would claim victory before the ballots were fully counted, prosecutors say. One private political adviser, three days before Election Day 2020, described Trump’s plan as: “He’s going to declare victory. When Trump told the staffer he would not pay the private lawyer spearheading his legal challenges unless the challenges were successful, the staffer told Trump that the private attorney would never be paid. The person is described as White House deputy chief of staff. Therefore, even if some of Trump’s alleged wrongdoing occurred on White House grounds and in front of White House staff, he doesn’t have immunity because that fell under the “political” umbrella, Smith’s team wrote.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Smith, Trump, Kamala Harris, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Joe Biden, “, Prosecutors, Biden, Brooks, Al Gore, George W, Bush, he’s, ”, “ Trump’s, ” Trump, ‘, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, wouldn’t, Mike Pence, Pence, Mike Pence didn’t, ’, Trump’s, doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Trump, ”, FBI, Prosecutors, Detroit Counting, Riot, Democratic, White, White House, Capitol, USA Locations: Washington ,, Philadelphia, Florida, Trump, Georgia

☆ Singapore’s ex-minister S. Iswaran sentenced to jail in rare corruption case for squeaky clean country
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

S. Iswaran, who was a cabinet member for 13 years and has held the trade, communications and transport portfolios, had pleaded guilty to four counts of improperly receiving gifts and one of obstructing justice. The court said Iswaran, 62, would be allowed to remain on bail for the next few days and begin his jail term on Monday. The case has shocked Singapore, which prides itself on having a well-paid and efficient bureaucracy as well as strong and squeaky clean governance. Iswaran resigned as transport minister after less than three years in the job when he was first charged in January. The prosecution had initially charged him with 35 offenses but proceeded with only five.

Persons: Iswaran Organizations: Singapore Reuters —, English Premier League soccer Locations: Singapore

How a Judge Will Weigh Immunity in Trump’s Jan. 6 CaseIn the next few months, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan will face what she herself recently called “a uniquely challenging” task. Immune No Yes Immune Not immune For each accusation against Trump … Was it an official act? Not immune Yes No Is the presumption of immunity rebutted? Immune Yes No Immune Not immune For each accusation against Trump … Was it an official act? Not immune Yes No Is the presumption of immunity rebutted?

Persons: Tanya S, Jack Smith, Donald J, Trump, Judge Chutkan, Trump’s, Smith, Mike Pence, Joseph R, Biden, Chutkan won’t Organizations: Federal, Court Locations: Jan, Washington

A federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a redacted motion by Special Counsel Jack Smith detailing evidence against former President Donald Trump in his criminal election interference case in Washington, D.C. Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed the filing less than five weeks before the Republican nominee Trump will face Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, in the 2024 presidential election. If Trump wins the election, he will have the power to order the Department of Justice to dismiss the criminal case against him. "The defendant asserts that he is immune from prosecution for his criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 presidential election because, he claims, it entailed official conduct. Four days later, Pence in another private lunch allegedly tried to urge Trump to accept the election results and run again in 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Smith, Trump, Tanya Chutkan, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Pence Organizations: FALK, Washington , D.C, Republican, Democratic, Trump, of Justice, TCF Center, Brooks, Biden Locations: Walker , Michigan, U.S, Washington ,, Detroit , Michigan, Florida

☆ Trump argues against disclosure of certain details in major Jack Smith brief laying out new evidence in election case
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Tierney Sneed | Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump is again claiming that special counsel Jack Smith is trying to influence the November presidential election by seeking to make new evidence and witness testimony public as voters start to go to the polls. The brief is aimed at convincing the trial judge in the case – and eventually, higher courts – that Smith’s case can survive under the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that said Trump had at least some presidential immunity in the prosecution. The filing is expected to reveal new evidence against Trump, including what several witnesses testified to in the grand jury proceedings. Sources say the proposed redactions are minimal, blacking the sources of the information and removing witness names, but leaving the substance of what they said about Trump for public view. When Smith filed the sealed brief last week, he defended the proposed redactions as striking the balance between protecting witnesses and maintaining public access to the case.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Smith, Trump, Department’s, ” Trump, Tanya Chutkan, redactions Organizations: CNN, Republican White House, Trump, Justice Locations: United States, Florida

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