Previous President Donald Trump is robbing major triumphs in court as the lawfare battle continues. President Trump’s legal case involving reported handling of classified documents was delayed by an indefinite amount down in Florida. Due to the underlying case’s specific gravity and the discoveries that Special Counsel Jack Smith and lawyers handled and misrepresented facts, the delay was required.  ,
The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled in favor of President Trump’s request to remove Democratic District Attorney Fani Willis from the situation in Georgia, which is currently pending. In the upcoming months, the Georgia Court of Appeals will take this matter into consideration and make a decision.
President Trump will probably face the only test before the November vote, which is the ongoing Manhattan legal case.  ,
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Manhattan, New York: Prosecution by DA Alvin Bragg for NDA Payment
How we got here: In this New York state legal case, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg— who The New York Times , acknowledged , had” campaigned as the best applicant to go after the original president” — charged past President Donald Trump in April 2023 with 34 felony charges for alleged misrepresentation of business information.  ,
In a prenuptial agreement, Stormy Daniels agreed not to make public her says that she had an encounter with Trump ( who denies the allegations ), and Michael Cohen, the former prosecutor for Trump, paid the artist for the 2016 presidential election. Nondisclosure agreements are not illegal, but Bragg , claims , Trump concealed the payment to help his 2016 election chances and in doing so was concealing a” crime” . ,
On April 15, the prosecution began, and judge choice came to an end. Judge Merchan, a , donor , to Biden’s plan and an pro- Trump reason in 2020,  , has issued a gag order on President Trump usually prohibiting him from formally speaking on conceivable jurors, witnesses, and other personnel in this case.
Latest developments: This week, the jury heard testimony from porn performer Stormy Daniels, also known as Stephanie Clifford. Due to the prosecution’s contentions that former President Trump paid them and then falsified business records to stop negative media coverage of his 2016 presidential campaign, Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal are at the center of this case. Daniels claims that she had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006, but that he denies it.
On May 8, President Trump’s attorneys cross- examined and discredited Stormy Daniels, highlighting her history of being a pornographer, her strip club tour, and her history of profiting off allegations against Trump. Judge Merchan denied President Trump’s second attempt to dismiss this case for a mistrial that day. Stormy Daniels ‘ testimony, according to President Trump’s attorneys, contained unwarranted inconsistencies and unnecessary detail that could improperly affect the jury’s judgment.  ,
The jury is soon expected to hear from President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen, who is the prosecutor’s star witness. Another key witness, Karen McDougal, is not expected to testify.  ,  ,
Judge Merchan gave the prosecution another victory by deciding that Bradley Smith, a former member of the Federal Election Commission and expert on campaign finance-related issues, has no authority to testify in the case. One of the defenses brought forth by the president’s legal team is that Donald Trump’s name, brand, and family were all protected even if such payments were made. According to Chairman Smith, who has long claimed that almost anything a candidate does can be interpreted as intended to “influence an election,” but that” not every expense that might benefit a candidate is an obligation that exists solely because the person is a candidate,” he was expected to testify in support of this theory. But after Judge Merchan’s ruling, Smith can now only testify as to the “general background as to what the Federal] Election ] Commission is, background as to who makes up the FEC, what the FEC’s function is, what laws, if any, the FEC is responsible for enforcing, and general definitions and terms that relate directly to this case, such as for example ‘ campaign contribution.'”
Fulton County, Georgia: Prosecution by DA Fani Willis for Questioning Election Results
How did we get here: District Attorney Fani Willis and her team of prosecutors, which up until recently included Nathan Wade, who Willis had an unfavorable romantic relationship with. Willis charged Trump in August 2023 with 13 felony counts, including racketeering charges, related to his alleged attempt to challenge the 2020 election results in Georgia. President Trump is joined by 18 co- defendants, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, and others. Some of President Trump’s co-defendants have entered plea bargains, while others have filed petitions to have the case dropped from federal court, all of which have been rejected. A trial date has not yet been set, though prosecutors have  , asked , for a trial to begin on Aug. 5, just a few short weeks after the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.  ,
Latest developments: On May 8, former president Trump’s attempt to remove Democratic District Attorney Fani Willis from the pending criminal case in Georgia was heard on an appeal. The Georgia Court of Appeals will now decide whether President Trump’s attempt to remove Willis from the case was permitted by trial court judge Scott McAfee.  ,
Southern District of Florida: Prosecution by Biden DOJ for Handling of Classified Documents
How we got here: In this federal criminal case, special counsel Jack Smith and federal prosecutors with Biden’s Justice Department , charged former President Trump in June 2023 with 40 federal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents , at his Mar- a- Lago residence. The trial was set to begin on May 20, 2024, but this date has now been postponed indefinitely. Additionally, venue matters: The trial is currently set to take place in Fort Pierce, Florida, in a locality that heavily , backed , President Trump in the 2020 election. If that remains unchanged, the demographics of the jury pool may result in a pro- Trump courtroom.  ,  ,
Latest developments: On May 7, Judge Aileen Cannon postponed the trial date indefinitely in this case. Judge Cannon stated in an order that setting a trial date at this time would be foolish and contrary to the Court’s obligation to carefully consider the various pending pre-trial motions. Special Counsel Jack Smith and other prosecutors admitted to tampering with evidence, stating that” there are some boxes of documents seized from Mar-a-Lago ] where the items within those boxes are not identical to those in the associated scans.” The documents were “in their original, intact form as seized,” according to the prosecution’s previous statements to the court. Judge Cannon recently updated information on the Biden administration’s involvement in this case.  ,
Due to this indefinite delay, a trial is unlikely to take place before the November election.  ,
Washington, D. C.:  , Prosecution by Biden DOJ for Jan. 6 Speech
How we got here: In this federal criminal case, special counsel Jack Smith and federal prosecutors , charged former President Trump in August 2023 with four counts of conspiracy and obstruction , related to his actions on Jan. 6, 2021. The First Amendment protects President Trump’s constitutional right to ask probing questions about a dubious election process, according to President Trump’s attorneys, who claim immunity extends to actions taken by him while acting in his official capacity.
Recent developments: This case is currently a waiting case while the Supreme Court considers the immunity claim of former president Trump.
New York: Lawsuit by A. G. Letitia James , for Inflating Net Worth
How did we get to this New York civil fraud case: Letitia James, the Democrat Attorney General, filed a lawsuit against former president Donald Trump in September of that year alleging that he misled banks, insurers, and others about his net worth to obtain loans despite the fact that neither the parties involved claimed that the deals had caused any harm.  ,
Following a no- jury trial,  , Judge Arthur Engoron— whom Trump’s lawyers have accused of “astonishing departures from ordinary standards of impartiality” — , issued a decision , on Feb. 16, 2024 , ordering Trump to pay a$ 454 million penalty. Trump has appealed this decision and posted a required ,$ 175 million appeal bond. In September 2024, the appeals court intends to hold hearings on the merits of the entire case.  ,
Latest developments: This case mostly remains on hold.
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