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erica orden
@eorden
Legal reporter at Politico, covering SDNY, etc. Priors: @CNN, @WSJ. I'm good at weaseling my way to the front of a gaggle. DMs are open.
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Feb 18 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
NEW: Judge Ho has ordered Eric Adams to appear in court tomorrow at 2p. "The parties shall be prepared to address, inter alia, the reasons for the Government's motion, the scope and effect of Mayor Adams's 'consent[] in writing,'...and the procedure for resolution of the motion." Judge calls prosecutors into court to explain reasons for abandoning Eric Adams case Image
Apr 15, 2024 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Good morning.

The first-ever criminal trial of a former president of the United States begins today at 9:30 a.m.

I’ll be there. Here’s how we got here: politico.com/news/2024/04/1… We’ll kick off this morning with jury selection, no easy task when the defendant is Donald Trump – >
Oct 25, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Judge Engoron just tore into Trump, accusing him of having potentially violated the gag order again with comments he made outside the courtroom. Judge said he is under the impression Trump again disparaged his law clerk. Trump lawyer Chris Kise argued Trump was referring to Cohen Here is what Trump said: "it would have been fair at least...because no negative jury would vote against me. But this judge will, because this judge is a very partisan judge with a person who's very partisan sitting alongside… perhaps even much more partisan than he is.”
May 23, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
We're in the courtroom for a hearing in the Trump criminal case. Trump is appearing via video feed. He's seated at a table next to his attorney Todd Blanche. An American flag is draped behind them. Trump is scowling. The judge in this case, Justice Juan Merchan, has ordered Trump to appear to hear the judge read the protective order he issued a few weeks ago.
Feb 15, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
New: At SDNY, where politically sensitive cases and matters with geopolitical importance abound, the threat of political interference raised by the Roger Stone situation has especially high stakes. w/ @KaraScannell
cnn.com/2020/02/15/pol… DOJ leadership has twice in the past two weeks ordered U.S. attorneys offices across the country to participate in what some perceive as political activity, instructing them to publicly support “sanctuary cities” actions & comment on pending legislation cnn.com/2020/02/15/pol…
Mar 28, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Celebrity attorneys Michael Avenatti and Mark Geragos proposed to federal prosecutors in Brooklyn last week that Avenatti provide them with info in exchange for a “benefit” to Geragos's client, Seagram's heiress Clare Bronfman, Judge Garaufis said Thursday. Their proposal occurred March 19, the judge said, the same day Avenatti is alleged to have threatened to extort sportswear company Nike, a matter for which he was charged by Manhattan federal prosecutors on Monday.
Nov 29, 2018 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
NEW: Michael Cohen pleaded guilty this morning in Manhattan federal court to one count of false statements to Congress in connection with “the Moscow project.” Prosecutors were members of the special counsel’s team, including Jeannie Rhee & Andrew Goldstein. “I made these statements to be consistent with Individual-1’s political messaging and to be loyal to Individual-1,” Cohen said in court.
Nov 23, 2018 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Trump & Trump Foundation’s motion to dismiss the civil lawsuit brought by New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood has been denied by judge: Judge has given the defendants – Donald Trump, his three eldest children and the Trump Foundation – 45 days to respond to the petition.