Michael Cohen says Trump kept Mar Arago documents as "bargaining chips"
} Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, Mike Pence told an audience this morning that he would consider testifying before the selection committee on Jan. 6 if invited.
"I would consider any invitation to participate," he was quoted as saying. “Historically, it would be unprecedented for a Vice President to be subpoenaed to testify at the Capitol, but like I said, I don't want to be preconceived.”
Mr. Pence. former Chief of Staff Mark Short has already testified before both a special committee and a grand jury convened by the Justice Department to investigate attempts to overturn Joe Biden's victory. there is
There will be a court hearing tomorrow as to whether to open the affidavit justifying the search. The Justice Department declined requests to release the documents, warning that it could "chill" future efforts to secure witness cooperation.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has filed a confidential case with Mar-a-Lago to use as bargaining chip if his former boss is arrested on felony charges. We speculate that they may have kept the documents.
Giuliani's Testimony to a Georgia Grand Jury
Rudy Giuliani,former personal attorney for Donald Trump, was brought before a grand jury inGeorgia I'm meeting He could recommend criminal charges against him for participating in the former president's plan to overturn the 2020 election in Peach State.
Giuliani said he traveled to Atlanta on Wednesday after being ordered to testify by a judge who dismissed his claim that he was unable to travel because of a medical condition. Reported to have arrived at Fulton County Courthouse around 8:30am. He was accompanied by his own attorney, Robert Costello, and former congressional candidate Vernon Jones, who backed Trump's false claims about running the 2020 election.
Asked what he was going to say to the grand jury, Giuliani told reporters:
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Mr. Giuliani is expected to assert the right to self-incrimination before a grand jury
Trump lawyer mocked for asking for names of witnesses
One of the lawyers representing Donald Trump in the Maralago Papers case Alina Habba asked the Justice Department to release the evidence. Names of witnesses whose information was useful in preparing affidavits for last week's search.
As Mr. Trump's critics have pointed out, protecting the identity of witnesses to avoid intimidation is a routine and important part of such investigations. part.
Read more about Trump's bizarre Mar-a-Lago legal team from Graig Graziosi:
Former presidents have an army of lawyers to fight various legal battles, but also a history of choosing lawyers that have generated their own problems. There are
It would be "unprecedented" for Pence to testify before Congress.
Mike Pence's remarks at the selection committee this morning on Jan. 6 were already in prime airtime as he could speak to the panel. but his almost throwaway line that it's "unprecedented" for the former vice president to testify is easily missed. Capitol Hill.
Steve Vladek of the University of Texas Law School is here to debunk Mr. Pence's claims.
Pence of New Hampshire
American Politician There is a saying that you don't go to New Hampshire by accident. Today, the state's most famous visitor to an important primary is Mike Pence, who has repeatedly declined to rule out the possibility of a 2024 presidential election.
Pence, speaking to an audience at the New Hampshire State School of Political Science at St. It's time to look forward instead of forward," he said. He ''--probably agrees with his former boss sticking around for the 2020 election--and said that, in a surprising moment, he would consider speaking to the selection committee on Jan. 6 under the right circumstances.
Andrew Feinberg has a story to tell.
A House Select Committee on January 6 called for the former Vice President to testify. Considering
ICYMI: Gaetz's opponent is
RepublicanFlorida Rep. Mar-a-Lago home of.
Mark Lombardo, a Vietnam veteran and former FedEx executive, said in theadvertisement that Gates was hostile to Trump. claims to be.
Trump pointed out that Gates didn't "get big", and the ad's narrator said, "What does Trump know?" By noting that Gaetz paid attorney Marc Fernich, the attorney who defended Jeffrey Epstein, and that "another Epstein attorney" approved Mar-a's search warrant. , piecing together that tenuous narrative. - Attack on Lago.
Florida legislators facing an ongoing sex trafficking investigation said:
Giuliani, who has built a reputation as a hardcore Trumpist, faces court in Atlanta ARRIVALS
Rudy Giuliani was filmed arriving at Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, to support the Trump team's efforts to pressure state officials to overturn the 2020 election results. I was asked to testify before an investigating grand jury.
Mr Giuliani had previously claimed he could not testify in person because he was not cleared to fly for medical procedures, but prosecutors said he pointed out the fact that they purchased plane tickets to other destinations.
Andrew Feinberg has a lot more.
Prosecutors say Giuliani missed the flight due to recent accident, lawyer He bought the ticket after he insisted. Heart Surgery
Kinzinger: Some Christians Replaced Christ with Trump
Retired Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a ruthless Trump critic sitting on the committee on Jan. 6, interviewed MSNBC and said he was a pro-Trump Republican. explained how strong the tribalism of the members had become.
"As Christians, many pastors in this country have betrayed their congregations. I think there are people today who do not say this literally or in their hearts. It is – but They equate Donald Trump with the personage of Jesus Christ.1660739722
Trump risks that the Marlago documents are "his"
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It may sound like a seemingly innocuous rant, but according to Justice Department veteran Andrew Weisman, if proven, it could make Mr Trump legal.
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as a "bargaining chip" to listen to National Archives record requests from defense attorneys
Former personal attorney for Donald Trump One Michael Cohen turned his back on his boss during his presidency after serving time in prison for a crime he committed while working for the former president. He is now one of the president's most vocal critics of the president's many former associates-turned-enemies, and has spoken out loud about his speculation about the Maralago raid.
Among the several new allegations he made in his CNN interview last night, Donald Trump used his Trump to save as "bargaining chips." , said to have stored documents found on Mar-a-Lago. "The moment they handcuffed him" - and the most likely candidate for the informant who allegedly told the FBI what was kept at the residence was the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. is.
See interview below:
Matt Gaetz's opponents suggest he was a Mar-a-Lago informant.
Florida Rep. One of the hardcore pro-Trump Republicans, even he faces a major challenge from the right — and his opponent reports in Mar-a-Lago, who provided the FBI with the information that led to the raid. posted a rather bizarre ad suggesting that he may have been an "informant" who was accused of
The ads you can see below show no evidence of that suggestion.