“Puts Trump in a box”: Experts say Judge Chutkan just forced Trump to “put up or shut up” on defense - Trump could be forced to turn over private communications with his attorneys — or lose his key defense

https://www.salon.com/2023/11/09/puts-in-a-box-experts-say-chutkan-just-forced-to-put-up-or-shut-up-on-defense/

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“Puts Trump in a box”: Experts say Judge Chutkan just forced Trump to “put up or shut up” on defense

Trump could be forced to turn over private communications with his attorneys — or lose his key defense.

Salon.com
Legal experts: Trump's defense may be doomed as 5 more co-defendants seek Fulton plea deals

Willis “never wanted to try 19 defendants. She wanted 18 guilty pleas and one trial against Donald Trump."

Salon.com

Mike Pence and Mark Meadows Just Ruined Trump’s Defense in Classified Docs Case: The former president appears to be caught in a huge lie.

https://newrepublic.com/post/175098/mike-pence-mark-meadows-just-ruined-trumps-defense-classified-docs-case

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Mike Pence and Mark Meadows Just Ruined Trump’s Defense in Classified Docs Case

The former president appears to be caught in a huge lie.

The New Republic
Meadows Undermines Trump Defense That He Declassified Confidential Docs

The former chief of staff told special counsel investigators he could not recall the president declassifying numerous classified materials that he took from the White House

Rolling Stone
Trump's lawyers claim that Biden is making fun of TFG in their filing today. Seriously.
Buffoonish lawyers! h/t Lawfare
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But it's A-OK for Trump to vilify Biden every time he feels like it
'The Regardless Defense'

REPORT: Donald Trump’s defense will be that he had no “corrupt or criminal intent.” Everything he 'did' to contest the 2020 election was core, protected, political First Amendment speech.

The Well Said
New documents undermine Donald Trump's January 6 defense

Salon.com
It’s not as easy as many think for a lawyer to get out of a case once they file an appearance. So for Trusty to get out as Trump’s lawyer means he had to show the Court ample cause to be excused. #DonaldTrump #TrumpClassifiedDocuments #TrumpDefense https://mastodon.social/@realTuckFrumper/110554948206913556
Jon Stewart Gives Trump-Defending GOP Governor A Blistering Legal Fact-Check

"Trump has used privilege and wealth to protect himself from legal accountability at every turn," argued Stewart in the reposted clip.

HuffPost
Merrick Garland Needs to Get Out of the Business of Defending Donald Trump

E. Jean Carroll wants to add Trump’s latest insults to a pending defamation case. The attorney general still allows the federal government to help Trump’s defense.

The Daily Beast