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1/ Anna Bower:
Fani Willis’s father, John Floyd, just entered Judge McAfee’s courtroom.
On Monday, the district attorney’s office indicated that they may call Floyd as a witness today.
Hallerman:
Franklin was just escorted into the courtroom, alongside Charlie Bailey, a former Fulton prosecutor and close friend of DA #FaniWillis 👀
Both said earlier that they have not been subpoenaed #Georgia #legal
Via Lisa Rubin:
Good morning. It's 10:22 a.m. here in New York, and the clerk of the New York Supreme Court has yet to enter judgment in the #Trump civil fraud case. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court has neither resolved Trump's stay motion nor decided Trump v. Anderson, the Colorado ballot case. And so we wait. #legal
1/… As expected
And it was UNANIMOUS
#BREAKING Supreme Court rules Trump cannot be kicked off Colorado ballot #SCOTUS #14thAmendment #legal https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-trump-cannot-kicked-colorado-ballot-rcna132291
🤦🏻♀️ Via Anna Bower:
NEW: #Trump's legal team wants Judge McAfee to consider addit’l evidence as he mulls whether #FaniWillis should be disqual. The proposed exhibit incl affidavit from private investig who analyzed N. Wade's cell phone location data
Trump's investigator says phone data shows in 2021 Wade twice arrived late in evening at Willis's then-home in Hapeville & left in early a.m. hours.
Willis & Wade testified that they did not begin dating until 2022, but defense disputes that #legal
#Trump opts against #SupremeCourt appeal on civil immunity claim over #Jan6 lawsuits
The decision not to seek high court review means cases brought against Trump over Jan. 6 can move forward in district court, although he can still mount an immunity defense. #legal
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/trump-opts-supreme-court-appeal-immunity-claim-police-jan-6-lawsuits-rcna138869 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/trump-opts-supreme-court-appeal-immunity-claim-police-jan-6-lawsuits-rcna138869?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&taid=65cf789670a0d90001ca126a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Via Randall Eliason:
A longish thread on my takeaways from the two days of hearing in #Georgia.
BLUF - I'd be very surprised if Judge McAfee ends up disqualifying Willis and her office from continuing with this prosecution. #FaniWillis #legal
📌 Heads up.
Via Anna Bower:
Judge Scott McAfee has set a date to hear argument on the motion to disqualify #FaniWillis from prosecuting the RICO case against Trump and others.
Hearing set for March 1 at 1 p.m.
As with most Fulton County proceedings, the hearing will be live-streamed. #Georgia #legal
Via Klasfeld:
The judge says that #Smirnov's counsel sought an emergency hearing seeking his release — "likely to facilitate his absconding from the United States."
Wild two-page order #legal
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.915062/gov.uscourts.cacd.915062.27.0_2.pdf
#SupremeCourt declines to undo sanctions on pro-#Trump 2020 campaign lawyers - #SCOTUS #legal https://apple.news/A13Ge5nVdSHGokro653BsSQ
Can’t pay up so… 1/…
“#Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge’s finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched him to stardom and the presidency.
..lawyers filed a notice of appeal Monday asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to overturn Judge Arthur Engoron’s Feb. 16 verdict in Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit” #legal
https://apnews.com/article/2f8cc521e00e4a34a1342b961c1416ce
Looks like it's 🧵 time. Klasfeld and Inner City Press (aka Press) are on it. 1/...
Klasfeld:
A status conference in the #Jan6-related civil litigation agains #Trump is about to begin. #legal
Mehta wants to start off the hearing discussing immunity issues, followed by discovery issues.
Counsel for Trump's challengers notes the cases have been pending for three years, and they want a faster discovery timeline than the former president proposed.
#SupremeCourt turns away Greene, Massie, Norman appeal over mask rule violations 😷 #SCOTUS #legal https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4478298-supreme-court-turns-away-house-gop-lawmakers-appeal-over-mask-rule-violations/
The judge who hit Donald #Trump with a $355 million verdict in New York state’s civil fraud suit against him said the former president owes $99 million in interest - Bloomberg #legal
ADDED, via Kyle Griffin:
Total engorgement and interest for Trump is $454,156,783.05.
[I sure hope he can come up with that nickel!]
MORE: DAILY interest on his fraud fine = $111,000.
Lordy, more tapes. #WompWomp
"Kenneth #Chesebro, atty who helped devise #Trump campaign fake electors plot, concealed secret Twitter acct from #Michigan prosecutors, hiding dozens of damning posts that undercut his statements to investigators about his role in election subversion scheme..
Chesebro denied using #Twitter/#X, or having any “alternate IDs” when directly asked by MI investigators last year during his cooperation session, according to recordings" #legal https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/26/politics/kenneth-chesebro-secret-twitter-account-kfile/index.html
Jury finds #NRA liable for mismanagement, says Wayne #LaPierre violated duties
The verdict follows a six-week trial in New York. #legal
And how’d I miss this one? That’s 2.
Via Andrew Weissmann:
Judge #Cannon's ruling is correct & obvious & avoids her getting reversed for 3rd time by the 11th Cir. Predict she will also reverse herself on full disclosure of witness names/statements (for same reason). Many more motions for her to decide...
Mueller, She Wrote:
Judge Cannon has GRANTED #JackSmith’s motion to keep classified discovery from Nauta and DeOliveira. #documents #legal #TrumpIndictment
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.340.0.pdf
Via Pagliery:
Taking a closer look at the judgment entered Friday, the math becomes pretty clear.
For example, each day that convicted tax cheat and one-time #Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg doesn't pay up, he owes another $246.57 in interest.
That's on top of the $1,101,342.46 he owes today.
Similarly, Don Jr. and Eric Trump each owe an extra $989.51 with every passing day.
They're each on the hook for $4,662,144.37 right now. #legal
1/... Everyone knows Trump is lethal. Now judges are trying to do what they can to prevent some of his vile incitement from hurting jurors.
Via Klasfeld:
News
Manhattan DA Bragg asks for an order restricting the disclosure of jurors' names, "other than to the parties and counsel," citing the risk of "harassment and intimidation."
He also wants restrictions on their private info #legal #Trump
Via ABC’s John Santucci:
Judge rules Nathan Wade's attorney must take the stand again in #Trump election case
Anthony Michael Kreis:
Folks don’t appreciate they may be exceptionally bored with today’s wrap up testimony. It could be entirely unremarkable and reality may not live up to the hype. (It also could be the worst day ever for the DA’s office). We don’t know a thing, there’s only reasonable speculation.
Via Kyle Cheney:
JUST IN: #JackSmith cites the Hur Report to argue that #Trump's handling of classified #documents was significantly more aggravated/willful than Joe Biden's.
#legal
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.337.0_1.pdf
😂 Stormy, Cohen, McDougal…
AND the Access Hollywood tape. Desperate much? Good luck with that #FlopsweatMcBoneSpurs.
“The motion attacks witnesses’ cred at length, casting Cohen as a “liar” & suggesting Daniels would offer “false” and “salacious” testimony.
Trump’s lawyers also took aim at how prosecutors have described the hush money payments as a “catch-&-kill” scheme to quash negative info about Trump in advance of the 2016 presidential election” #legal