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Former GOP Members Of Congress And Former Prosecutors, Government Attorneys, And Legal Experts File Amicus Brief Supporting Manhattan DA Bragg’s Motion For Injunctive Relief To Quash Subpoena In Case Brought Against Rep. Jim Jordan

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Jordan’s incursion into the functioning of the Manhattan DA’s office is “egregious and unconstitutional overreach.” Twenty-one individuals, including four Republican former Members of Congress; Cyrus Vance Jr., the former Manhattan District Attorney; and former prosecutors, government attorneys, and other legal experts today filed an amicus brief supporting Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Jr.’s motion for injunctive relief to […]

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A Dangerous Anti-Democracy Movement In The U.S. Is Growing Stronger

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 13, 2023 A dangerous anti-democracy movement is rapidly growing in the ranks of Republican officeholders and activists. It was unleashed when former President Donald Trump refused to engage in the peaceful transfer of power after he lost the 2020 presidential election – a first by a U.S. President. Instead, […]

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From Trump To Tennessee — Democracy Under Attack

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 6, 2023 Our democracy is under attack and seriously threatened. These attacks crystallized in 2020 when then-President Donald Trump attempted to steal the election he had lost, the first attempted presidential coup in our nation’s history, and the lead role he played in unleashing the January 6 insurrectionist attack […]

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Unpacking The Trump NY 2016 Election Interference Case: Resources, News, & Analysis

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The Indictment   The full 34-count felony indictment: The People of the State of New York against Donald J. Trump   The Statement of Facts, prepared by the Manhattan DA’s office   The Indictment, Annotated By The New York Times   Research & Analysis Hush Money And High Stakes: 11 Key Facts On Trump’s Legal […]

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The Guardian: Trump’s Indictment Is About More Than Hush Money – It’s A Question Of Democracy

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As the Manhattan District Attorney’s office has pointed out, the 34-count indictment of former President Donald Trump that was made public yesterday wasn’t just that Trump illegally directed hush money payments “but that the timing of them probably changed the course of his campaign and paved the way for Trump to interfere with election results […]

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Agnifilo/Eisen In The New York Times: “We Finally Know The Case Against Trump, And It Is Strong”

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With the release of the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg yesterday, “we can now say that there’s nothing novel or weak about this case,” Karen Friedman Agnifilo, a former Manhattan chief assistant district attorney, and Amb. Norman Eisen (ret.) write in The New York Times. “The charge of creating false financial […]

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UPDATED: 11 Key Facts On Trump’s Legal Battle In Manhattan

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Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on 34 felony counts by the Manhattan District Attorney. The former President has pleaded not guilty. Former President Trump has been charged with falsifying business records in the first degree, in violation of New York State law, after allegedly illegally doctoring his official accounting books and records to conceal […]

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Legal Experts Unpack NY’s “Intent To Defraud” Requirement And Explain How It Applies To Trump Case

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y “The Manhattan DA’s case rests on firm legal footing.” An important question being raised regarding the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney is whether maintaining false business records to conceal hush money payments in a political campaign meets the “intent to defraud” element of New York’s Falsifying Business Records statute. […]

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Just Security: Survey Of Past Criminal Prosecutions For Covert Payments To Benefit A Political Campaign

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The indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney for conduct involving the alleged concealment of hush money payments to benefit a presidential campaign raises the question whether his case is being treated like other cases. New research by Just Security finds that third-party payments covertly made to benefit a candidate are routinely and successfully […]

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D21 On The Indictment Of Former President Donald Trump By Manhattan DA

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y Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer y “Trump, House MAGA Republicans, and other Trump supporters must not be allowed to interfere with the prosecution of the case with improper demands, intimidation, and efforts to minimize the seriousness of the case.” y As reported last night, a Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict […]

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