Legal case articles
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The central question hanging over Trump’s legal cases: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett explores the key question that has lingered over Donald Trump's legal proceedings this week. Plus, with the Ukraine aid package now passed, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker looks ahead to the next big fight facing...
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Trump's legal team just accidentally 'undercut' his previous claims in documents case
Donald Trump's legal team has been working overtime to force Special Counsel Jack Smith to make public his prosecution team's evidence against the former president in the criminal documents case, and they just had a victory sort of.Recently, Judge Aileen Cannon unsealed several documents in the Florida criminal case, resulting in a trove of new revelations. One of those newly disclosed details was that Walt Nauta, Trump's valet and co-defendant in the case, previously told a grand jury that his...
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Trump is keeping his lawyers from trying a strategy that will help his case: legal expert
The lawyers tasked with swaying a jury in Donald Trump's favor during the second week of the historic criminal hush money trial in New York City are going down a "hard road." That's according to former federal prosecutor Harry Litman. He believes the defense is hamstrung because the 45th president won't let his reputation be tarnished. Even as sordid details of his conduct are slowly fogging the air in the trial that is expected to last six to eight weeks before a jury deliberates.ALSO...