Trump ‘just had a really bad 24 hours’: Kirschner – World Time Todays

According to legal analyst Glenn Kirschner, former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles add up to “a really bad 24 hours” for the ex-president.

The former federal prosecutor said Trump was “in trouble” recently Consequence from his Justice is important Podcast on Friday. Kirschner said that “the first step of accountability” for Trump was “just around the corner” after he recapitulated three messages about recent developments in the ongoing criminal investigation into the former president from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Special Counsel Jack Smith.

Trump faces multiple criminal and civil investigations at both the state and federal levels. Potential law enforcement could have a significant impact on his hopes of returning to the White House, as the former president has stated his intention to seek the GOP presidential nomination for 2024 in November.

Kirschner pointed to an NBC News article based on anonymous sources claiming that safeguards are being put in place in preparation for Trump being indicted in New York as soon as next week. He then referenced a Daily Beast article about Trump’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, announcing that the former president would volunteer if the New York charges were brought.

Kirschner said the apparent decision to surrender voluntarily if indicted was likely due to Trump’s desire not to be subjected to a “perp walk,” during which he could be handcuffed and photographed by the press. Separately, Kirschner said the former president couldn’t avoid the outrage of a mugshot.

“It seems Donald Trump is only doing this because he doesn’t want photos of him in handcuffs being committed as a perpetrator,” Kirschner said. “It could be very satisfying to see him handcuffed, but I’m not a fan of the perp walk. I honestly think we should go beyond that.”

“He’s still being booked,” he added. “That way he can avoid the culprit walk … but mugshots are being taken of Donald Trump and I have a feeling they’ll be released fairly timely.”

Kirschner went on to say that the more “substantial” of the three developments on Friday concerned reports that U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell had ordered Trump attorney M. Evan Corcoran to testify before the federal grand jury alleging the alleged Abuse of former president with classified documents examined.

Corcoran had previously testified before the grand jury but declined to answer some questions citing attorney-client privilege. Howell noted that Corcoran meets the threshold for a “crime fraud exception” that nullifies attorney-client privilege when an attorney may have been involved in a crime.

Kirschner agreed with a CNN report that described the verdict as “monumental,” with the legal analyst noting that attorneys are very rarely asked to testify “about the client’s crimes.”

Kirschner said that Corcoran, who confirmed to the Justice Department that Trump possessed no classified documents before the FBI seized more than 100 in Mar-a-Lago last year, would be forced to prosecute himself or become one “more valuable.” witness” against Trump.

“Evan Corcoran has no avenue to go where he won’t also be prosecuted for crimes he has committed,” Kirschner said. “Or being a valuable witness incriminating his former client Donald Trump.”

“Why do I say ‘former customer’? Because Evan Corcoran will inevitably have to leave Team Trump… He’s conflicted now, he has two loyalties… He needs to protect himself now.”

Kirschner concluded by admitting that he was “reading a kind of tea leaves,” while claiming that “the tea leaves paint a pretty vivid picture” that Trump was “in trouble.”

Trump has denied any wrongdoing in his multitude of ongoing criminal and civil investigations and has frequently described the investigations as part of a “political witch hunt.”

A Trump spokesman said in a statement news week that ordering Corcoran to testify signals that the “underlying case is very weak,” while vowing that the former president “will fight the Justice Department on this front and every other one.”

“Whenever prosecutors target the attorneys, it’s usually a good indication that their underlying case is very weak,” the spokesman said. “If they had a real case, they wouldn’t have to play corrupt games with the Constitution. Every American has the right to consult an attorney and have an open discussion — it promotes compliance with the law.”

“We will fight the Justice Department on this front and anyone else who threatens fundamental American rights and values. Interfering with Americans’ right to an attorney is a serious and weighty matter,” they added. “For a judge to do so in violation of due process, without allowing a real hearing, and within hours of her expiration date — as chief justice overseeing the grand jury — is un-American and unacceptable.”