Last Week in Legal: More Evidence Edition

Jack Smith drops new discovery, and two more witnesses come forward in Fulton.

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Trump got an insurance company run by his good friend Evan Greenberg to put up the $91.6 million bond needed to allow him to appeal the case.

Indictment 1: The Stormy Daniels Case

As we inch closer to the March 25th start date, things are heating up. Word is, this is the case Trump is most embarrassed by because of the narrative the state will tell. DA Bragg intends to tell the jury about Trump’s 2006 affair with Stormy Daniels, as well as play tape from Michael Cohen detailing payments to Karen McDougal for a similar situation. Bragg also intends to bring up the payments to a doorman who threatened to falsely claim Trump fathered an out-of-wedlock kid with a housekeeper.

Trump’s attorneys continue to insist that this prosecution is purely political. They are seeking permission to question Michael Cohen about his many instances of perjury, claiming, "Cohen's lies to federal authorities are probative of bias and motivation to curry favor with New York authorities -- including, but not limited, to the District Attorney -- by fabricating stories regarding President Trump."

The judge has ordered to keep the jury anonymous to protect them from the media and the public, especially the more rabid types that tend to send death threats to anyone involved in one of these cases.

Indictment 2: The Classified Documents Case in Florida

While dropping all the responses to Trump’s motions to dismiss, the Special Prosecutor’s office dropped in NEW discovery production on the defense teams, which includes an interview they did the day before. This means that the prosecution is still doing discovery even while pushing to start the case soon.

Indictment 3: The J6 Case in DC

Trump’s SCOTUS appeal has been set for April 25th.

SCOTUS never allows cameras in the courtroom, but there will be audio streaming available. This should get interesting.

Indictment 4: The RICO Case in GA

We are still waiting for Judge McAfee’s ruling after the evidentiary hearing, but that hasn’t stopped more evidence against DA Fani Willis and her Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade from coming to light. Testimony statements from Cindi Yeager (Deputy DA in Cobb County) and Manny Arora (formerly Cheseboro’s lawyer) were filed, which corroborate the texts from Bradley to Merchant. Apparently, Bradley was running his mouth to everyone who would listen, telling them all the same story. It makes his sudden attack of amnesia on the stand even more suspect.

On Wednesday, March 6th, Ashleigh Merchant appeared before the Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations in Fulton County. The hearing was live-streamed, and clips appeared all over Twitter. Ashleigh exposed everything she knew about the relationship, including the texts between herself and Bradley.

Then, on Thursday, March 7th, the Fulton County Board of Ethics canceled a hearing into the scandal, claiming that they did not have jurisdiction over Ms. Willis. They said that Willis was a state official, and they are a county board, so they don’t have oversight abilities.

The whole RICO case is in limbo until the disqualification matter is solved. At this point, I’m sure the crew that took plea deals early on are kicking themselves for not holding out a few months longer.

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Lorraine Yuriar is a wife, mother, and lifelong conservative, currently stuck in a very blue state.