Roberta Kaplan

Trump’s lawyers dance for him when he’s in the courtroom. At a criminal trial, that could torpedo his chances of winning.

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Amanda Smith

When former President Donald Trump shows up at his trials, his lawyers tend to act out. In his forthcoming criminal trial, he’ll ...

New lawsuit possible, lawyer says, after Trump renews attack on writer who won $83.3 million award

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Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for a longtime advice columnist who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggested ...

Roberta Kaplan recalls Trump used vulgar slang and got angry after his lawyers offered her lunch at Mar-a-Lago

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Amanda Smith

Attorney Roberta Kaplan, who most recently represented E. Jean Carroll against Donald Trump, recounted in a podcast interview released Friday that the ...

Judge Chutkan postpones Trump election interference trial until presidential immunity question is resolved

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Amanda Smith

Judge Tanya Chutkan announces that she is postponing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference trial until his appeals play out on ...

How Trump’s ‘I’m rich!’ boasts are coming back to bite him in court

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Amanda Smith

Before its $83M verdict, the Carroll defamation jury watched Trump brag on tape about his wealth. “We have a lot of cash,” ...

Prosecutors questioned witnesses in Trump documents case about Mar-a-Lago ‘hidden room’ and locked closet

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Amanda Smith

A new report alleges that special counsel Jack Smith’s team of investigators questioned witnesses in the classified documents investigation about a “hidden ...

Trump lawyer Alina Habba makes, then backs off, ‘conflict’ allegation against E. Jean Carroll judge

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Amanda Smith

Former President Donald Trump‘s attorney Alina Habba on Tuesday backed off of a conflict of interest claim against the judge who presided ...

Jury awards E. Jean Carroll $83 million verdict from Donald Trump defaming her

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Amanda Smith

A jury awarded E. Jean Carroll $83 million for defaming her. This is the second jury trial Trump lost for defaming Carroll. ...

Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in defamation damages, jury finds

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Amanda Smith

Former President Donald Trump must pay writer E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in damages for repeatedly defaming her, a jury found ...

Jury orders Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages

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Amanda Smith

Less than three hours after beginning deliberation, the jury in the second defamation case brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll against former ...