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Expert: Cohen "stumped" Trump's lawyers

"Trump's lawyers were not well prepared for what happened today," says MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin

Salon · Oct 26, 2023

Judge blocks Trump's delay tactics

"Masks are available. We will proceed,” Judge Arthur Engoron decided after Trump's defense complained

Salon · Oct 25, 2023

Powell's plea: Trump "should be nervous"

"For Powell to join and to commit to testifying truthfully, is devastating for Trump," attorney warns

Salon · Oct 19, 2023

Trump "dares" Judge Chutkan with attack

Trump claimed the judge overseeing his election conspiracy case "obviously wants me behind bars"

Salon · Aug 14, 2023

Secret memo shows "real" Jan 6 architect

"You know it's a problem when your lawyer isn't willing to say he's advising you to follow the plan he's proposing"

Salon · Aug 9, 2023

Trump lawyers "undermined" own arguments

Smith's team insisted on a protective order, accusing Trump of seeking to "try the case in the media"

Salon · Aug 8, 2023

Experts: Charges suggest aide "flipped"

"It is obvious" that Jack Smith's team "flipped the individual referenced as Trump Employee 4," ex-prosecutor says

Salon · Jul 28, 2023

Trump "upset" Jared cooperating with DOJ

Legal experts say Kushner's testimony "suggests the fundraising prong of the 1/6 investigation is very much live"

Salon · Jul 14, 2023

Trump's surprise NY witness backfires

Legal experts say Trump's lawyers screwed up big time

Salon · Jun 28, 2023

Experts alarmed over Trump's Cannon ploy

Cannon's earlier rulings suggest she "bends over backwards" to appease Trump, ex-federal judge says

Salon · Jun 12, 2023