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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump expands criminal defense team
Judging from the filing on the possible gag order filed last night, TFG needs some good criminal defense attorneys
Link to tweet
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/26/trump-criminal-defense-team-prosecutor-00118258
Donald Trump has added at least two veteran attorneys to help defend him in his multiple criminal cases.
Emil Bove, a former federal prosecutor who was co-chief of the national security unit at the Manhattan U.S. attorneys office, and Kendra Wharton, a seasoned white collar defense lawyer with Capitol Hill ties, have signed onto the legal team organized by Trump attorney Todd Blanche.
In recent days, Bove joined Blanches firm, while Wharton launched her own firm and is expected to partner with Blanche, according to two people close to the legal team granted anonymity to discuss personnel decisions. Bove and Wharton are expected to work on Trumps criminal matters, including the New York criminal case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the federal cases filed by special counsel Jack Smith. Trump is also facing a fourth criminal case in Fulton County, Ga., and has hired a separate defense team for that matter.
The additions are the most significant new legal hires in months for Trump as he prepares for multiple criminal trials scheduled for next year. Bove and Wharton are expected to help fill out a team that was, in some ways, hobbled by the abrupt departures of veteran lawyers John Rowley, Tim Parlatore and James Trusty around the time Trump was indicted by a Florida grand jury in June.
Emil Bove, a former federal prosecutor who was co-chief of the national security unit at the Manhattan U.S. attorneys office, and Kendra Wharton, a seasoned white collar defense lawyer with Capitol Hill ties, have signed onto the legal team organized by Trump attorney Todd Blanche.
In recent days, Bove joined Blanches firm, while Wharton launched her own firm and is expected to partner with Blanche, according to two people close to the legal team granted anonymity to discuss personnel decisions. Bove and Wharton are expected to work on Trumps criminal matters, including the New York criminal case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the federal cases filed by special counsel Jack Smith. Trump is also facing a fourth criminal case in Fulton County, Ga., and has hired a separate defense team for that matter.
The additions are the most significant new legal hires in months for Trump as he prepares for multiple criminal trials scheduled for next year. Bove and Wharton are expected to help fill out a team that was, in some ways, hobbled by the abrupt departures of veteran lawyers John Rowley, Tim Parlatore and James Trusty around the time Trump was indicted by a Florida grand jury in June.
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Trump expands criminal defense team (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 2023
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ProudMNDemocrat
(17,197 posts)1. How much has be paid up front?
Not enough from how he pays, if at all.
Nor does it sound like he will be taking advice from them eeither.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)2. Any bets on how long they will.last?
More ambulance chasers that get run over by the ambulance.
edhopper
(33,906 posts)3. Emil Bove
political hack
Court issues opinion detailing SDNY prosecutorial misconduct
https://blog.federaldefendersny.org/court-issues-opinion-detailing-sdny-prosecutorial-misconduct/
Recycle_Guru
(2,973 posts)4. Retaiiinnneerr!!
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