Former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell finally agreed to accept a plea deal from prosecutors in Georgia, the day before her criminal trial was set to begin. This means that Powell will not face prison time even after pleading guilty to numerous misdemeanors. The punishments are relatively weak, but that could mean that she has valuable information to share about her fellow co-defendants, which she is now legally obligated to provide at their trials.
And as he was leaving court for his fraud trial on Wednesday, Donald Trump declared a victory of sorts, saying that he had a "Perry Mason" moment where his legal team allegedly got a slam dunk against one of their own witnesses. The truth is that Trump and his team were actually scolded by the judge for their behavior, and the judge went as far as to say that he doesn't care if they got the witness to commit perjury. Farron explains what happened and why it was anything but a victory for Trump.
Also, New York Attorney General Letitia James is demanding access to Trump Organization emails after Forbes revealed that they have emails from former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg that could prove he committed perjury in court. James is taking this very seriously, and if she can prove it, it would cause Weisselberg's parole to be revoked, thereby sending him back to prison. Farron explains what's happening and why this could be further bad news for Donald Trump.
And finally, Donald Trump's lawyer John Lauro made a significant mistake in a court filing this week that caused the judge to have to temporarily reject it. It turns out that Lauro is not a member of the District Bar for Washington, D.C., so the judge was forced to not accept his motion of appeal for the gag ruling placed on Trump on Monday by Judge Tanya Chutkan. This is a problem that can be quickly remedied, but it shows the complete lack of competence that Trump's lawyers are operating with.
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