Manafort Co-Defendant Rick Gates’s Defense Team Seeks Exit Three lawyers for Paul Manafort’s co-defendant, Rick Gates, have told the court they want to quit in the criminal money-laundering conspiracy case, raising the possibility of a defense strategy shift and possible cooperation with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The lawyers filed […]
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Trump legal team readies attack on Flynn’s credibility President Trump’s legal team plans to cast former national security adviser Michael T. Flynn as a liar seeking to protect himself if he accuses the president or his senior aides of any wrongdoing, according to three people familiar with the strategy. The […]
Trump team’s meeting with Mueller’s office poised to ratchet up tensions Trump team’s meeting with Mueller’s office poised to ratchet up tensions:- White House lawyers are expected to meet with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s office late this week seeking good news: that his sprawling investigation’s focus on President […]
Sessions considering special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton Sessions considering special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton:- Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering the appointment of a special counsel to investigate several GOP allegations of misdeeds by Hillary Clinton, according to a report Monday night. Sessions wants prosecutors to look into […]
