August 03, 2018 | National Law Journal
3 Takeaways From the Testimony of Paul Manafort's AccountantOn the fourth day of Paul Manafort's bank and tax fraud trial, prosecutors called up the former Trump campaign chair's tax preparer—the first witness to testify who's been granted use immunity.
By Ellis Kim
1 minute read
August 03, 2018 | Law.com
Trump Watch: Coming to You From Manafort Central: Prosecutors Sweat the Speed as Judge Cracks JokesJudge T.S. Ellis III has repeatedly drawn laughter from the audience and jury while pushing prosecutors to keep their case moving.
By Ellis Kim
2 minute read
August 01, 2018 | National Law Journal
Manafort Trial Judge Has Had It With Attorneys' Eye Rolling, Facial GesturesJudge T.S. Ellis III admonished both sides on the second day of the former Trump campaign chairman's tax and bank fraud trial in Virginia.
By Ellis Kim and C. Ryan Barber
1 minute read
August 01, 2018 | National Law Journal
AT&T Case 'Will Shape the Future,' DOJ Tells DC Circuit in Opening BriefThe U.S. Justice Department on Monday filed its opening brief in the D.C. Circuit. Here's a look at the Justice Department team fighting to revive its legal challenge to the AT&T-Time Warner merger.
By Ellis Kim
2 minute read
July 31, 2018 | National Law Journal
Paul Manafort Misplaced Trust in Rick Gates, Defense Attorneys SayOpening statements likely foreshadow a defense strategy that will focus on discrediting Rick Gates, who's expected to be a key witness against the former Trump campaign chairman.
By Ellis Kim
1 minute read
July 30, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Giuliani, in Flurry of Comments, Offers Clues to Trump Team's Evolving ClaimsThe former New York City mayor's latest claims about the legal status of collusion finds an incredulous audience with former prosecutors and attorneys.
By Colby Hamilton | Ellis Kim
5 minute read
July 30, 2018 | National Law Journal
Trump Watch: Can a Trial Judge Gag Order Trump? And More Moves at the White House Counsel OfficeDeputy White House counsel Stefan Passantino is the latest attorney to leave the office.
By Ellis Kim
2 minute read
July 27, 2018 | National Law Journal
Prosecutors Release Witness List on Eve of Manafort TrialThe list includes a former Winston & Strawn attorney who has mostly made his name as a Democratic political consultant.
By Ellis Kim
1 minute read
July 27, 2018 | Law.com
Trump Watch: Shake-Up at White House Counsel Office | Can a Trial Judge Gag Order Trump?Deputy White House counsel Stefan Passantino is the latest attorney to leave the office.
By Ellis Kim
2 minute read
July 25, 2018 | National Law Journal
Read the Decision: Judge OKs State AGs' Emoluments Case Against TrumpU.S. District Judge Peter Messitte of the District of Maryland denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit Wednesday, rejecting the government's narrow reading of the term “emoluments” in the Constitution's foreign and domestic emoluments clauses.
By Ellis Kim
1 minute read
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