New: Trump subpoenaed the wrong guy, @ManhattanDA says. Trump seeks records from an ex-DA investigator but got the wrong Jeremy Rosenberg.
"I don't have any files for you," J.R. said and told Trump's atty, before adding, "I'm keeping the fifteen dollars" in witness travel fees.
Trump asked the court to enforce his subpoena against J.R. , decrying his “flippant and dismissive approach” to it.
Trump says (a different?) Rosenberg had contact w/ Michael Cohen that may show “bias and hostility" toward Trump & “the lack of integrity” in investigation.
I don't know if he's the right guy or not... but this is quite a response to a subpoena from Donald Trump!
For this and all of the other filings in the otherwise all-paper case file, the @Law360 digital docket is now updated. law360.com/newyork-vs-tru…
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Now: Trump seeks to lift his gag order and to move his trial out of Manhattan, his attys tell @Law360, seeking emergency relief from an appellate judge this morning.
A docket shows Justice Merchan has been sued by Trump, under seal, likely tied to gag appeal.
@Law360 We are still waiting. What will follow is among the odd things in NY courts:
One side tells the other they're seeking emergency relief, with little notice. They show up, hoping a judge will see them. If so, they go to a little room. No steno. They argue. The judge rules.
@Law360 Meanwhile, senior clerks, and court staff check out the eclipse above the courthouse… which will peak shortly before arguments in Trump’s appeal
Today, Donald Trump makes a last-ditch effort to dismiss his hush money indictment or delay his trial.
I will be in the courtroom for @Law360. @stewartbishop will be in the hallway pen asking Trump questions.
Kick off at 9:30 a.m. Press thru security. We wait.
@Law360 @stewartbishop Here's the context: Trump subpoenaed records from SDNY prosecutors on his ex-atty and key witness Michael Cohen. A flood of 100,000 came in this month.
Trump says docs are exculpatory & the case should be tossed. DA disagrees. Justice Merchan will decide. law360.com/articles/18160…
Dive into @Law360's digital docket for the Manhattan DA's hush money case against Donald Trump. We will be updating it with all the latest filings as the case moves forward.
IN-DEPTH: Disorganized, incomplete and delayed. The mass of paper that makes up the official criminal record in New York does not even have a docket sheet.
Welcome to NY State Supreme Court, Criminal Term, where Donald Trump faces trial. law360.com/articles/18125…
The official Trump criminal case file is purely paper – as it is for all NYC defendants – even though emails and PDFs fly back and forth behind the scenes, what ultimately matters is an often piecemeal record with only the papers the judge sends to the clerk.
New: Trump subject to "enhanced monitoring" after Trump Org. monitor Barbara Jones identifies $40M in undisclosed cash transfers (among other things)...
The transfers include $29M paid to Donald Trump for taxes & $5.5M payment for the E. Jean Carroll sexual assault judgment.
"We have discussed with [the Trump defendants] why these transactions were not previously disclosed and I have now clarified (and Defendants have agreed) that *all* transfers of assets out of the Trust exceeding $5 million must be reported," ex-U.S. District Judge Jones writes.
Context: On Monday, Trump's atty said they wanted to put Jones on the stand to testify as she has not reported finding any fraud.
NEW: Death threats & antisemitic rants "inundated" Justice Engoron & his law clerk after Donald Trump attacked them on social media, says top NY court security official, citing 275 transcribed pages.
The threats are "serious and credible and not hypothetical or speculative."
"You should be assassinated," one threat reads.
A NY court security official links Donald Trump's statements to the threats.
"When Mr. Trump violated the gag orders, the number of threatening, harassing and disparaging messages increased," Capt. Hollon said.
The information was filed today as part of Justice Engoron's opposition to Trump's motion to lift the gag orders. The judge argued they were necessary for the safety of this staff.
This affidavit by court security is meant to support that position.