BOSTON — Former mayor Jasiel Correia II is not giving up on his bid for early release from his six-year prison sentence, doubling down in a response to prosecutors’ opposition and continuing to argue that he’s the victim of ineffective assistance of counsel by his defense attorney, Kevin Reddington. Correia filed a motion for reduction […]
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Who is Michael Cohen, Trump’s ex-lawyer who is expected to testify Monday in the former president’s hush money trial?
Michael Cohen, once a fierce ally to former President Donald Trump, is expected to testify at Trump’s hush money trial on Monday. Billed as a “star witness” for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, Cohen’s name has come up repeatedly since witness testimony in the trial began on April 22. Here’s what you need to know […]
Trump trial judge to hold gag order hearing before Stormy Daniels’ ex-lawyer is back on the stand
Donald Trump‘s hush money trial resumes Thursday in a Manhattan courtroom with prosecutors set to argue that the judge overseeing the trial should find the former president in criminal contempt — again — for violating a gag order. The hearing will focus on remarks Trump made last week to reporters in the courthouse hallway and […]
Stormy Daniels’ Ex-Lawyer Michael Avenatti Says He Is ‘Happy To Testify’ For Donald Trump
Stormy Daniels‘ Former Attorney, Michael Avenatti, has opened up about his desire to testify for Donald Trump in his hush money trial involving the former adult film star. Avenatti, who had been a ferocious Trump critic, said that he has been in contact with the ex-president’s legal team and wouldn’t hesitate to testify against Daniels, […]
Trump repeats attack on ex-lawyer on eve of trial despite gag order
(Reuters) – Donald Trump once again attacked his former lawyer Michael Cohen on Saturday, potentially testing the limits of a gag order that bars him from making public statements about witnesses concerning their testimony in his upcoming criminal trial in New York. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the former president wrote, “Has […]
Hearing set in disgraced ex-lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s bid for fresh murder trial
The new judge handling the fallout over Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions plans to hold an evidentiary hearing late next month. Murdaugh’s lawyers want another trial in the killings of the former lawyer’s wife and younger son, citing allegations that the court clerk improperly influenced the jury. The defence will get to put forth evidence at […]