Trump’s Real Felony Sentence: The Jury’s Verdict Hasn’t Been ErasedWhy did President-elect Trump’s legal team pull every lever available to them to stop a sentencing without a penalty? The judge's comment points to an answer. Jan 10 25January 10, 2025Article at justsecurity.org
Behind Trump's Turkish 'bromance': Lev Parnas, oligarchs and a lucrative lobbying deal (NBC News)Turkey’s effort to influence the Trump White House began at the Watergate, in a meeting brokered by a figure from the Ukraine impeachment saga, Lev Parnas. Sep 19 20September 19, 2020Article at nbcnews.com
Robert Menendez Guilty: The Significance of the First ‘Foreign Agent’ Conviction of a U.S. SenatorOf the 16 felony convictions against Senator Robert Menendez, two guilty counts carry particular significance. Menendez resigned from the Senate on Wednesday, but the reverberation of his conviction will long outlast his tenure. Jul 19 24July 19, 2024Article at justsecurity.org
David Pecker testimony ‘set the course’ of Trump criminal trial, says KlasfeldAdam Klasfeld and Faith Gay join MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss how David Pecker, the debut witness in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, made a “huge inroad in favor of the prosecution to show Trump wanted to alter the [2016] election” and “desperately Jan 14 25January 14, 2025Article at msnbc.com
Who is Ghislaine Maxwell? | Official Trailer | STARZAs the enigmatic British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell faces trial for her role in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, this new documentary special will ask what she really is. “Who is Ghislaine Maxwell?” premieres Friday, June 24th on STARZ.#STARZ… Jun 08 22June 08, 2022Video at Starz
U.S. Prosecutors Call Them 'Victim Banks.' Are They?Turkish-Iranian money launderer Reza Zarrab helped the Iranian regime move oil money around the world to evade sanctions — and global banks helped him do it. Though the U.S. views them as unwitting victims, documents relating to three major lenders Jan 14 25January 14, 2025Article at occrp.org
JPMorgan's once-confidential review dissects 'close relationship' between exec and incarcerated Jeffrey Epstein: 'I miss you'"I miss you," then-JPMorgan senior executive Jes Staley told then-incarcerated Jeffrey Epstein on July 10, 2008. "The world is in a tough place. Hang in there." Jun 20 23June 20, 2023Article at lawandcrime.com
‘He blew it’: Trump defends hush money payments on Day 2 of trialJust Security Fellow Adam Klasfeld and MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann join MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss day two of jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial which began with Trump defending his hush money payments to Apr 16 24April 16, 2024Article at msnbc.com
The Story Behind Trump’s Gag Order Involves a Man Under Criminal Investigation for Stalking (Exclusive)A Wisconsin man behind the digital campaign that prompted Donald Trump’s gag order received three 50-year restraining orders and two criminal convictions resulting in jail time for harassing women The saga of former President Donald Trump’s first gag… Dec 14 23December 14, 2023Article at themessenger.com
What the Arizona GOP’s Surprise Reversal in ‘Noncitizen’ Voting Litigation RevealsStatistics showed GOP’s proof-of-citizenship clampdown would hurt mostly Republican voters in some instances. Oct 02 24October 02, 2024Article at justsecurity.org
Losses seem unavoidable for Trump with no good options days from fraud penalty deadlineWith just days to go before a deadline to pay a half billion dollar civil fraud penalty that Donald Trump doesn't not appear to have a way to cover, seizure of at least some of his assets seems increasingly likely. Adam Pollock, former New York Mar 31 24March 31, 2024Article at msnbc.com
Rudy Giuliani Could Be at the Ultimate Crossroads: To Protect Trump or Protect Himself Ex-NYC mayor's ‘queen for a day’ sessions with federal prosecutors lasted two mornings — and Trumpworld noticed Rudy Giuliani has faced almost every professional, personal and legal woe imaginable while connected to Donald Trump: multiple criminal… Jul 16 23July 16, 2023Article at themessenger.com
Lawrence explains a key 'internal conflict' in Donald Trump's defenseMSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell discusses the "internal conflict" he sees in the Trump hush money trial defense team's explanation for the money paid to Michael Cohen with Andrew Weissmann and Adam Klasfeld. May 28 24May 28, 2024Article at msnbc.com
Discrepancies in a $48 Million Loan Involving Trump and His Chicago Tower Should Be Criminally Investigated: Legal ExpertsThe court-appointed monitor overseeing Trump’s business empire added new intrigue on Friday to the Chicago loan amid disputes over its size, the parties to the agreement, or whether it even exists The mystery surrounding a purported eight-figure loan… Jan 30 24January 30, 2024Article at themessenger.com
New York v. Trump on Day Four: Ex-President’s Co-Defendant Takes the Hot Seat, Assets Scrutinized and the Power of Being a ‘Celebrity’Emails entered into evidence during Thursday's ongoing civil fraud trial suggested the former president puffed up his Trump Tower triplex with a special premium When you're a star, they let you do it: Inflate your prized real-estate asset, that is,… Oct 05 23October 05, 2023Article at themessenger.com
‘The Government Is in on It’: An Insider’s Account of the Reza Zarrab ConspiracyA Turk who hauled massive amounts of gold in a record-breaking sanctions-busting scheme remembers his first conversation about it vividly, some 12 years on. Jan 19 25January 19, 2025Article at courthousenews.com
Trump’s Prosecutions Depend on Whether the Dissent Got It RightJustice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that the Supreme Court's majority granted “former President Trump all the immunity he asked for and more.” Jul 03 24July 03, 2024Article at justsecurity.org