Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, speaks with reporters at the White House, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, in Washington. Patrick Semansky/Associated Press Marc Short said the documents Trump had taken to Mar-a-Lago were "baffling." He also said it appeared Trump's lawyers had lied to the Department of Justice. Legal experts and […]
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Meet Evan Corcoran — Trump’s most recent lawyer who previously represented Steve Bannon and Jan. 6 defendants
Evan Corcoran also represents a former Capitol police officer charged in connection with January 6. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Evan Corcoran is one of Donald Trump's most recent legal hires. The Baltimore attorney previously represented Steve Bannon and January 6 defendants. Corcoran has since found himself embroiled in Trump's most recent drama: the Mar-a-Lago raid. […]
Trump’s lawyer wouldn’t let FBI agents open any boxes in a Mar-a-Lago storage room in June, DOJ says. 76 classified documents were later found in that room alone.
Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally on August 05, 2022 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Scott Olson/Getty Images In June, Trump's lawyer wouldn't let DOJ and FBI agents search boxes in a storage room in Mar-a-Lago. The DOJ said 76 classified documents were found in that room during the raid on Trump's property […]
Piers Morgan furious as George Floyd case lawyer storms off after heated GMB interview
Earl Gray, the attorney for Thomas Lane, one of the police officers arrested over the death of George Floyd, defended his client in a heated interview with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid on ITV Good Morning Britain. Mr Gray said that Mr Lane suggested rolling George Floyd over to Derek Chauvin, the policeman who kneeled […]
SVU Finale Sneak Peek: Olivia Has Harsh Words for a Predator’s Lawyer
RELATED STORIES Did it just get dark in this courtroom, or is Law & Order: SVU‘s Benson just throwing a ton of shade? The exclusive clip below — from tonight’s impromptu season finale, thanks to the coronavirus shutdown — takes place during the lead-up to Sir Tobias Moore’s long-awaited trial. (Don’t remember Sir Toby? He’s the […]
Prosecutors request 'substantial term of imprisonment' for ex-Trump lawyer Cohen
Trump lawyer turned federal informant Michael Cohen may be going to jail for a long time, if prosecutors have their way. Prosecutors have requested that Michael Cohen receive a “substantial term of imprisonment” for tax evasion and paying hush money to a porn star on Trump’s behalf. Cohen, who pled guilty to the charges in […]
Embattled ‘porn lawyer’ Avenatti gives up 2020 presidential bid
Porn actress Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti has given up on his intention to challenge Donald Trump in 2020, citing family concerns. The lawyer has been hit with allegations of domestic abuse and unpaid debts. In a statement on Tuesday, Avennatti said that he decided to bow out from what is expected to become a […]
Facebook looks like it’s preparing for war with Trump after hiring a top Department of Justice antitrust lawyer
Getty/Business Insider Facebook looks like it is preparing for war with Donald Trump. The firm has hired Kate Patchen, the chief of the Department of Justice’s antitrust division in San Francisco. It follows Trump saying that his administration is “looking at” antitrust proceedings against Google, Amazon, and Facebook. Facebook is also hiring a lead counsel […]
‘Scapegoat framed by US & Mexico’: El Chapo’s lawyer claims real drug lord walks free & bribes govts
Drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman had been framed by corrupt US and Mexican officials who let his chief lieutenant remain at large to lead the Sinaloa cartel instead, his defense claimed, at the start of the high-profile trial. Guzman was made a ‘scapegoat’ by a corrupt Mexican government in an American drug war, so […]
Indigenous students rely on up-to-date sex-ed curriculum, lawyer to argue in Ontario court case
Lawyers for Grand Council Treaty Three will make arguments to the court in a case brought by the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, which challenges the Ford government’s roll-back of the 2015 sex-ed curriculum.