The precise nature of the litigation is unclear. However, docket entries connected to the case suggest it has been ongoing for months, one of a growing list of secret battles Smith has waged to secure testimony and documents in his probes of Donald Trump. Smith has won similar fights to secure testimony from key members of Trump’s inner circle, including former vice president Mike Pence, former chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump social media manager Dan Scavino. But the nature of the secretive fight against Holtzblatt and his client has been difficult to pinpoint, identifiable only by a series of clues on the appeals court docket.…
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Ben Crump, Attorney for Malcolm X’s Family: “We Refuse to Let Anybody Exterminate Black History”
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: this is Democracy Now!democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We continue to look at the life and legacy of Malcolm X, born 98 years ago today, as we turn to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing Malcolm’s family in a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the FBIthe CIA, New York City and state, and the New York police, as well as the District Attorney’s Office, for concealing evidence of their involvement in Malcolm X’s 1965 assassination. Three men were convicted of his murder, two of them fully exonerated in 2021.…
Bradley Beal’s Attorney Blasts Lawsuit, Promises ‘There Will Be No Settlement’
UPDATES 9:03 AM PT — Bradley Beal‘s attorney, Dan Morganis slamming the new lawsuit … calling it “frivolous litigation” — while promising “there will be no settlement” with the accuser. UPDATES “No charges have been filed and he is now trying to change the narrative,” Morgan said. “We will make sure the standard is clear — you can’t harass people, call them racial slurs, talk about their family, insult their character… and then turn around a sue them on top of that.” UPDATES “This is America,” he added, “we believe in Justice here.” Bradley Beal is now being dragged to court over his tiff with fans following a game against the Magic last month … TMZ Sports has learned a lawsuit was just filed against the Wizards star on Tuesday.…
The IRS whistleblower is ‘not a political person,’ has documents to support Hunter Biden allegations: attorney
The lawyer for the IRS whistleblower alleging the Biden administration is mishandling the federal investigation into Hunter Biden told Fox News on Thursday that his client is “not a political person” and does not have a “political agenda,” but does have documents to support his Allegations that he hopes to bring to both Congressional Democrats and Republicans. WHITE HOUSE INSISTS NO ‘POLITICAL INTERFERENCE’ IN HUNTER BIDEN PROBE AFTER IRS WHISTLEBLOWER COMES FORWARD Mark Lytle, the whistleblower’s attorney, sat down for an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier on “Special Report” on Thursday evening, explaining his client’s allegations. “My client wants to come forward.…
Trump attorney Boris Epshteyn to sit down with federal prosecutors investigating the former president
CNN — Boris Epshteyn, an attorney and adviser to Donald Trump, is scheduled to be interviewed on Thursday by federal prosecutors working for special counsel Jack Smith, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Epshteyn worked as a special assistant to then-President Trump at the White House, advised Trump during the 2020 campaign and has remained close to him since he left office. It’s unclear what the prosecutors plan to discuss with Epshteyn, but investigators looking at efforts to overturn the 2020 election as well as alleged mishandling of classified documents after the presidency may have questions for him. Federal investigators previously seized his cell phone after obtaining a court-approved warrant in the 2020 election investigation.…