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During his Manhattan criminal trial, former President Donald Trump did not stand when potential jurors were introduced, prompting a legal analyst to criticize his "unwise" move as a sign of disrespect for the jury. The jury selection process continued with two jurors being dismissed, and the trial date for a potential gag order violation by Trump is set for April 23.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has raised "reasonable questions" about Donald Trump's $175 million bond in his civil fraud case, particularly regarding the sufficiency of the bond and the collateral provided. Legal analyst Lisa Rubin discussed conflicting statements about the collateral and the bond underwriter's shock at James' scrutiny. The court has scheduled a hearing to discuss details of the bond, and James' office has pressed for justification of the bond, potentially requiring disclosure of additional collateral information.
Legal analyst Anthony Michael Kreis stated that former President Donald Trump's chances of appealing the involvement of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in his Georgia election fraud case have diminished from almost certain to 50/50 after Judge Scott McAfee's ruling. McAfee criticized Willis for her comments and "unprofessional" testimony, but allowed either Willis or Nathan Wade, the chief prosecutor, to remain in the case. If an appeals court removes Willis, it could delay the case until after inauguration day in January 2025, potentially impacting Trump's presidential aspirations.
Legal analyst Glenn Kirschner has accused Florida-based federal judge Aileen Cannon, appointed by Donald Trump in 2020, of favoring the former president in his classified document case. Kirschner criticized Cannon's recent ruling, which denied Trump's motion to dismiss the case "without prejudice," potentially allowing him to raise the issue again. He called this decision a "gift" to Trump and suggested that special counsel Jack Smith should file a motion to recuse Cannon from the case. The trial is currently scheduled to begin on May 20, but there are concerns that Cannon may delay it, possibly to after the 2024 general election.
Legal analyst Andrew Weissmann criticized U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's handling of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, warning that she was "playing with fire" and likely to anger the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Cannon, appointed by Trump in 2020, has been accused of making decisions favoring Trump, including granting delays in the trial date and allowing more classified information to be unredacted for Trump's legal team. Special counsel Jack Smith criticized this decision, expressing concern about potential threats to witnesses.
CNN's legal analyst fact-checked former President Donald Trump's comments about Judge Lewis Kaplan following the civil defamation trial to determine the damages he must pay E. Jean Carroll for his defamatory statements about her sexual assault allegations.
Former President Donald Trump's request to expedite his appeal of gag orders in the New York fraud trial has been denied by a New York appellate court. Trump's lawyers failed to properly request the appeal and asked a single judge to overrule a four-judge panel. Legal analysts have criticized the lawyers' handling of the case, comparing it to a scene from the movie "Clueless." Trump's team has been focused on the gag orders, wanting someone to blame if he loses the trial. The politics of the situation are seen as a way to appeal to Trump's base and shift blame onto others.
A legal analyst predicts that former President Donald Trump reacted strongly when a Mar-a-Lago maid was questioned because Mar-a-Lago staffers and contract workers may be called to testify against him and his co-defendants at their upcoming criminal trial in Florida.
Donald Trump has informed a judge that he will not attempt to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court, a decision that has been described as a "strategic stunner" by legal analysts.
Former President Donald Trump has informed a judge that he will not attempt to move his election subversion case in Georgia to federal court. Legal analysts speculate that Trump may be avoiding federal court due to the potential for a more impartial jury pool in the state court system.
Legal analyst Glenn Kirschner has called the recently uncovered audio of former President Donald Trump admitting that he had a classified Pentagon document in his possession after leaving office "evidentiary gold" for prosecutors. The tape could blow massive holes in various defensive arguments Trump had made in the documents case, indicating that he knew he had retained classified material after leaving office and that he had not declassified it before the end of his presidency. Recent reports have suggested that federal indictments in the classified documents case could be issued by the DOJ in a matter of days.