Trump’s Lawyers Try New Tactic to Escape Hush Money Sentencing

Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s lawyers are claiming to have received evidence of “grave juror misconduct” in his New York hush money case, part of yet another bid to have the case dismissed. Now the president-elect, Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts earlier this year—but his election last month raised questions about whether he would ever be sentenced for the crimes. Trump’s lawyers did not disclose what the misconduct in question was in a Dec. 3 letter unsealed by the court Tuesday, according to NBC News—but that didn’t stop Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Emile Bove from asking that the case be dismissed. “This behavior is completely unacceptable and it demonstrates without question that the verdicts in this case are as unreliable as DA Bragg’s promise to protect Manhattanites from violent crime,” the pair wrote, according to NBC News. In a reply to the letter, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office described the misconduct allegations as “vague” and said that their summary of the situation, which was not made public, “contains inaccuracies.” Judge Juan Merchan, for his part, said it contained “unsworn and contested statements” that could threaten jurors’ safety. The news comes just one day after Judge Merchan ruled that the case should not be dismissed because of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. Read it at NBC NewsRead more at The Daily Beast.

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Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson are reportedly on vacation in Venice, Italy, according to Page Six. The socialite has been posting vacation photos on her Instagram Stories, with one post picturing her on a gondola ride and another showing a throwback image of her mom, Inger, on a gondola years ago.

She also posted a picture of Fretter slippers, an item available at luxury hotels. While Don. Jr was not pictured in any of Anderson’s Venice pictures, the pair were photographed holding hands in Palm Beach in photos published by the Daily Mail last week.



President-elect Donald Trump also announced the appointment of Kimberly Guilfoyle , Don. Jr’s onetime fiancée, as ambassador to Greece on the same day The Daily Mail published photos of Don. Jr’s new squeeze.

“Kimberly and I will never stop caring for each other and will always keep a special bond,” Don Jr. told Page Six in a statement. “I could not be more proud of her and the important role she’ll continue to play in my father‘s administration,” though he didn’t address rumors on the couple’s apparent split.

Anchors at a local news station based in Tucson, Arizona, tearfully announced the death of their 28-year-old colleague in a Monday broadcast that seemed to stir the anchors on air. “Sad news to share with you, our beloved friend and co-anchor Ana Orsini passed away unexpectedly last week,” said anchor Tyler Butler of the CBS affiliate KOLD-TV. Co-anchor Carsyn Currier added, “Ana has been here at 13 News since June of 2023, and we are devastated by this loss.

” Reaching out to hold Currier’s hand, Butler added, “We had the opportunity to work with her every day, and we do want you to know that what you saw with her on air, the funny, crazy person she was, she was just like that off-camera and more so.” Orsini is believed to have died from a brain aneurysm, Butler announced on Facebook Tuesday. A Colorado native, Orsini landed her first job at a Lubbock, Texas news station and spent three years as a morning/midday anchor in Medford, Oregon, before arriving at KOLD, reported People .

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Donald Trump’s lawyers are claiming to have received evidence of “grave juror misconduct” in his New York hush money case, part of yet another bid to have the case dismissed. Now the president-elect, Trump was found guilty of 34 felony counts earlier this year—but his election last month raised questions about whether he would ever be sentenced for the crimes. Trump’s lawyers did not disclose what the misconduct in question was in a Dec.

3 letter unsealed by the court Tuesday, according to NBC News—but that didn’t stop Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Emile Bove from asking that the case be dismissed. “This behavior is completely unacceptable and it demonstrates without question that the verdicts in this case are as unreliable as DA Bragg’s promise to protect Manhattanites from violent crime,” the pair wrote, according to NBC News . In a reply to the letter, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office described the misconduct allegations as “vague” and said that their summary of the situation, which was not made public, “contains inaccuracies.

” Judge Juan Merchan, for his part, said it contained “unsworn and contested statements” that could threaten jurors’ safety. The news comes just one day after Judge Merchan ruled that the case should not be dismissed because of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity. A Virginia man died in a bizarre hunting accident when the bear his partner shot careened out of a tree and fell onto his head, state officials announced this week.

The hunting group was following the bear when it ran up the tree, the state’s Department of Wildlife Resources said in a statement. One hunter shot the bear while the group retreated away—causing it to fall off its perch and crush another hunter, Lester C Harvey. THe 58-year-old was at least 10 feet away from the tree when the incident occurred, the department said.

A member of the group administered first aid on Harvey before he was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries last Friday. The hunting excursion took place 70 miles south of Richmond. Harvey was a contractor, as well as a married father of five with eight grandchildren.

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“For future reference: President Trump & Co. will soon start chattering about revoking/amending the 22nd Amendment, which limits presidents to two four year terms,” Rivera wrote on X this week. “He just needs 38 of 50 state governments to agree to convene.

(3/4ths) Trump won 30 in 2024. Trump in 2028?” Ratified in 1951, the 22nd Amendment says that no person elected into office can be president more than twice. It can be amended if two-thirds of the states—38 in total—petition for a convention.

Trump notably won 30 of the 50 states in last month’s election. Rivera isn’t the first to suggest that Trump seek a third term—former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon also floated the idea during a New York Young Republican Club Gala on Sunday, telling the crowd: “I don’t know, maybe we do it again in ’28 ..

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He just needs 38 of 50 state governments to agree to convene. (3/4ths) Trump won 30 in 2024. Trump in 2028? The motive for the deadly school shooting in Wisconsin involved a “combination of factors,” police said Tuesday.

Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, 15, opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, killing two people and wounding six before taking her own life. Police Chief Shon Barnes said that finding Rupnow’s motive is now the top priority for investigators. He added that they are looking into her online activity, including a possible manifesto posted online.

“We have been made aware of a manifesto, if you want to call it that, or some type of letter that’s been posted by someone who alleged to be her friend,” Barnes said. “We haven’t been able to locate that person yet, but that’s something we’re going to work on today.” Barnes said that police are looking into whether Rupnow’s parents owned the handgun she brought to school.

The culprit behind Jamie Foxx ’s birthday dinner injury has been revealed, per TMZ . According to the site, a disagreement began when crew members from the Jack--- franchise pointed a laser image in the shape of a penis at Foxx’s table, as he dined with 50 guests to celebrate his big day, including his two daughters. Sources tell the site the prank may have been in retaliation for Foxx not accepting a drink or waving back at the 12 crew members, who’d tried to get his attention earlier in the night.

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A California man was convicted on charges of second-degree murder for the 2023 stabbing of Bob Lee, one of the founders of mobile payment service Cash App, in a gruesome attack that shook the tony San Francisco neighborhood where it took place. A jury found Nima Momeni, a 40-year-old former tech consultant, guilty for second-degree murder, but did not convict him on first-degree murder charges—meaning they did not believe the stabbing was premeditated. “We think justice was done here today,” the victim’s brother Tim Oliver Lee told reporters after the verdict was handed down.

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Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been indicted on first and second-degree murder charges. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced the charges on Tuesday, which also include multiple counts related to the possession of a weapon. If convicted of second-degree murder, Mangione will face 15 years to life, while if he is convicted of first-degree murder, he will face 20 years to life.

“We allege that Luigi Mangione carried out the brazen, targeted and fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson,” Bragg said in a statement. “This type of premeditated, targeted gun violence cannot and will not be tolerated, and my office has been working day in and day out to bring the defendant to justice.” A first-degree murder charge is rare under New York law because it requires a special set of circumstances, including when the victim is a judge, police officer or first responder, or when the killing is a murder-for-hire or done with an intent to commit terrorism, according to CNN .

The 26-year-old will not fight his extradition to New York after being arrested in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, his lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, told CNN. Mangione allegedly shot and killed Thompson in Manhattan on Dec.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene offered a new solution to deal with the mysterious drones flying over New Jersey. “I’ll shoot the drones down myself along with every other red blooded freedom loving American,” Greene said on Truth Social Tuesday. “I’m going to tell you right now that if they try to tell us all to stay inside, stay home, shelter in place ‘FOR OUR SAFETY’ from the drones, there is no way in hell I will comply with that absolute bulls–t,” she added.

Though the Georgia lawmaker is a known conspiracy theorist , the drones spotted flying over New Jersey and other East Coast states have sparked fear and confusion from residents. In response, several government agencies, including the FBI and the DoD, released a statement Tuesday saying that the drones do not pose a risk to the public and “include a combination of lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones.”.